Seabreeze Spinners

Demonstrated again today. A lot of spinning, but not much to show for it. I’m spinning lace weight llama and I’m so used to spinning heavier yarn it doesn’t seem like much for so much spinning. But, I am expecting that it will create a pretty scarf. Both skeins were spun from fiber from the same baby llama, Prevo. He just has light and dark areas.

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Headed back to the Manatee County Fair this morning. My strawberries made it through the frost. These berries were sacraficed to decadent vanilla ice cream last night.

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This is the project I started to demonstrate weaving to the kids at church studying the woven basket baby Moses was placed in. I used seven colors of white, repeated several times. The largest yarn is cotton, the second largest is bamboo, the third is a thick and thin cotton mix with brown slubs and the others are rayon. I used a “white linen” colored rayon for the weft. It looks prettier without the camera flash but see what you think. (I’m still using the old camera. Hopefully, I can play with the new one this weekend when work doesn’t get in the way.)

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We were expected to drop below freezing last nigt but only got into the 40s. Here are my tomatoes and strawberries.

I haven’t blogged as have been crazy busy. The fair was really fun on Saturday. Overheard in the ladies room, “if we can’t sell it, we’ll eat it”. Only at the fair; it was the day of the swine sale for the youth.

On behalf of the Prayer Shawl Ministry did some visiting on Sunday afternoon. A heart attack out of no where and a stroke befell members/friends. Certainly a blessing that they were there to visit, but incredibly difficult for their families.

Last night, dinner at church. The younger youth group was studing baby Moses being placed in a woven basket cast out into the river. I did a weaving demo with the small rigid heddle loom. They were a great “audience”. The were so quiet and attentive, but asked great questions. They had an opportunity to weave ribbons and were really into it.

Saturday, I’ll be returing to the fair. More pictures to come. My camera has been a 4 megapixel, yes f-o-u-r, but I’ve just this week replaced it with a new camera … 14 megapixel. I’m so excited. But now I have to figure out how to work the new camera. For those of you that follow this blog, you know how I love close ups. More to come!

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Was demonstrating at the Fair today … what fun. It was also fun to see my entries win ribbons.

If you read this blog, you’ll see some familiar projects.

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I’ve abandoned the Ship’s Project project, for now. I’ve read updates and have learned that olive is not an acceptable color. I’ll get some red, white and blue and go at it again.

I have been busy. We have a batch of shawls ready for blessing next Sunday for the Shawl Ministry.

I’ve been carding llama to spin and then knit into a shawl/throw. The next two Saturdays, I’ll be demonstrating at the Manatee County Fair. I’ll load some photos of the crafts and the fair.

The results of my carding:

I plan to spin at the Fair. More soon.

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The Ships Project hat/cap was too loose and too big. I unraveled it and started over. This time I’m using two strands of llama/silk to give it more substance. Here we go again …

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Finished the llama cap. My guage was really loose and it turned out extra large. I will send it along and hopefully it will find a home. I will try it again but with smaller needles. And for those of you who are facing ice storms and chilled weather…my strawberries.

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I’ve just discovered a new to me organization. The Ships Project delivers hand knit hats and socks to our troups. You can get more information on their web site The Ships Project or visit the Yahoo Group The Ships Project
I’m knitting a llama/silk cap. No wild colors, no tassels, no roll-up brims…so I’m knitting a simple cap that will fit under a helmet. I’m using my husbands head as a model so it will be extra large; he assures me that it had to be extra large to hold all his brains. The llama/silk is soft and light but should be warm. I’ll add photos as the project goes on.

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Saturday, my computer lost connectivity with the internet but seemed to work well otherwise.  In the process of getting it back on line, it appeared my husband had reformatted the hard drive.  All photos gone, geneaology research, correspondence, the works.  After two days and some “marital discord”, we’re both pretty hard headed, we got the computer going again.  Apparently, he wiped out the drivers but the data was mostly still there.  Once we reloaded the software (what a job), we found most of the data.  Any way, that has been a major event and the blog has been down. 

Saturday, I took some of my years “production” to the Manatee County Fair.  I took three photos and 7 fiber items.  Friday I had been frame shopping at Michaels and met a very nice couple who where also frame shopping.  Saturday, I saw his hibiscus photo at the fair, beautiful …  Lots of amazing photography which humbled me and my offerings.  My singular consolation, when we thought we’d lost all my photos on the computer, I knew I had three photos.

Recently, I was honored to have been elected an elder at my church and was ordained today, Sunday.  I also had the honor to serve communion for the first time.  After receiving the challis from the pastor,  I looked down to see  a huge horse fly doing the breast stroke in the grape juice.  We serve communion by intintion, that is participants dip the bread in the cup.  Fortunately, we had  a third challis on the alter and we made a quick substitution.  For such a solemn ceremony, my friends assured me that only I would have to contend with the errant fly.  I checked on that fly after the service, he was still treading grape juice.  Yuck.

This has been my weekend.  Thank you for all who have visited. 

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