The Spinner's Cottage

07/09/2019

07/07/2019

TDF
Post your progress photos in this thread. Beginning goals, what ever.

07/03/2019

Ladies, it's that time of year again! The most wonderful time of the year.....TDF!!!!
I have been reading that Ravelry is having some problems and new accounts are not going through right now, so I can run simultaneously through FB as well for anyone who wants to join in but doesn't have a Ravelry acct.
Kick off July 6th and spin through July 28th.
Set your own goals. This is not a competition with each other, but a way to challenge yourself.
My goal is to actually spin daily, even for 10 min.! Yes, that little bit will be an accomplishment for me.
I'll be spinning fiber from my Combo-Spin spin along we did like 2 years ago and I never finished. Yes, it's been that long for me.
I will be offering a prize, not sure what yet....anyone think a new project bag would be fun??
No TDF colorway offered again this year, so spin what you have on hand. This is always a good time to challenge ourselves to spin from stash.
So if you want to join in, either get on the Team Poopsy thread on Ravelry, or comment below with your goals.
Sat. is the big day. WOO HOO!!!

07/19/2017

ELYRIA — Michele Plumley would like to think her sister Linnea Satterfield is out there somewhere unharmed, but she also believes Satterfield’s ex-boyfriend, Roy E. Owens Jr., is dangerous and capable of the worst. Satterfield, 56, was reported missing by Plumley on Monday. When police searched Owen...

07/19/2017

ELYRIA, Ohio-- The Elyria Police Department is asking for people to be on the lookout for a missing woman and her ex-boyfriend. Linnea Satterfield, 56, was reported missing by her sister at about 7:45 p.m. Monday. Police said the woman's car was sitting in the driveway of her house on Eastern Height...

07/07/2017

Got 8 oz plied up! I have just a bit left over that I'll make into a mini-skein. I couldn't get anymore on my jumbo bobbin. Now to find my Niddy-Noddy!

06/30/2017

Is anyone doing TDF? Starts tomorrow if you're interested. I've been thinking about what I'll be spinning this year. This will be the first time in several years that we don't have an official team but we do have a thread on Ravelry if anyone wants to join in with us. I have tons to do today and tonight will be pulling fiber and making lists! So much fun.
Have you started your goals yet?

11/28/2016

I'd like to thank everyone who came out for our Christmas Open House in the Grainary this weekend. The snacks were wonderful and so were our guests! We'll be adding more items as we make them. New primitive ornaments are ready to be put on the tree this week, as the tree was pretty well cleaned off over the weekend and new candles are nearly packaged and ready for display as well! We are back up and running after nearly a year of being closed and open Thurs-Sat, 11-4, however, on Sat. we'll be at the Wellington Christmas Craft Show in the Town Hall so we'll be closed that day. This is my first time there, but I'm told it's a very nice show. I'll have a small sampling from the shop but only small items since I'll only have an 8' table to display on. I'll try to post some photos this week, but need to reload my software since my hd fried and I lost everything! This is why some of you did not receive an invitation this year. I've been entering the new mailing lists into the computer and burning the hard copies. This is the reason why we need to back up our computers, by the way. Even though the awesome Metro Computers in Amherst was able to save most of my files, all of my programs are gone and I didn't have time to reload anything so I had to just use a very old mailing list that I had stashed away in my desk. Lesson learned!
I'd also like to thank Jean Crawford and Linnea Satterfield for helping me out with flyers and online promotion. Good friends are so much appreciated. Thank you girls!

11/24/2016

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

11/24/2016

I'd like to invite all of you to our 27th annual Christmas Open House this weekend at The Grainary. Housed in our 19th century granary building, we offer primitives, hand dipped candles, other candles, soaps, stained glass, Christmas decorations and florals, and gifts for the spinner and knitter! Hope to see you all there!
By the way, I've had a hard drive fry so I've been offline for a few weeks.

09/21/2016

Oh yeah.

08/05/2016

New listing at www.cowgirltradingco.etsy.com

08/04/2016

Just listed this in www.cowgirltradingco.etsy.com with an image upgrade if you want your own horse as the image instead of ours!

07/28/2016

These are going out tomorrow.
Full of sparkle like the costume that circus performer/horse trainer, Sasha wore while performing her act with her white Arabian horse, this 1 oz batt aptly named Sasha is my contribution to the Spinning Box for August. The theme is Under the Big Top.
I met Sasha while she was travelling with her family's circus and I was doing a story on her for the magazine I worked for. It was my first time to the circus and Sasha was a pleasure to interview, showing a great love and admiration for her horse. Unfortunately, my photos were shot on film and I have no way to hook up a scanner to my computer. This batt was inspired by Sasha's beautiful dancer-like costume, full of sequins and soft colors of pink/peach. I dedicate this to Sasha, wherever she may be.

There will be 4 batts available in my Etsy soon.
Merino
Ohio Alpaca
Ohio Mohair
Firestar

07/25/2016

Check this out guys!!!

Liz Hook of Hook's Greenhouse shows how to prune a Zonal Geranium for optimal blooms throughout the season! For more information visit http://www.hooksgreenh...

07/15/2016

My first sock! Alpaca. Fits perfect. YAY!!!!

07/14/2016

I was stung twice on the face and once on the arm today! Hornets. This is why I should be inside spinning!

07/12/2016

I've always loved veggies with eggs....I'll be trying this one!!!

07/08/2016

Here's my July contribution to the Spinning Box!
Cinnabar is used in mercury and was the original pigment used in the color Vermilion. In the shop now. www.thespinnerscottage.etsy.com

07/06/2016

Got a little spinning in today! Well, I did some sampling of a new colorway...that counts, right?

07/05/2016

Ok, all packages are ready to ship tomorrow!!!

07/05/2016

Well, day 3 into TDF and I have yet to spin a thing!

06/16/2016

Lookie here! We're Featured in the May issue of Fiberlution Magazine! http://etsy.me/1Y221bs

06/16/2016

LOWELL -- The American Textile History Museum's doors are closed permanently, following a months-long but unsuccessful quest to determine a way to reopen.

06/15/2016

Listed these Rolags in the shop. They are my first contribution to The Spinning Box. Delighted to be part of this wonderful group of artists!
www.thespinnerscottage.etsy.com

06/14/2016

Every time I tend these beautiful roses I think fondly of the dear friend, Cherry who gave them to me. I remember vividly the day we dug these and several daffodils and some other things and put them in plastic grocery bags. I packed them into my boyfriend's saddle bags on his Harley. He helped me plant them. He was not happy about transporting them in this manner! My friend has since passed, but comes to visit every summer.

06/12/2016

FINALLY a w**d killer that even I'll use! Thank you Aunt Lou for this recipe.

05/02/2016

May issue of Fiberlution is in the shop! www.mrsbeebes.etsy.com

04/30/2016

Rock Your Socks Challenge starts tomorrow in the mrsbeebespodcast ravelry group!!!
Working hard today so tomorrow I can knit!