Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
How to spin wool by Gina from Twisted Fibers Shop on Etsy
The Quick and Easy Way to Spin Wool by Hand
It's starting to get a bit chilly around here and time to think of dreamy fall sweaters, mittens, hats and scarves. We ran into Gina from Twisted Fibers not too long ago at the Freret Market (along with her adorable son Austin) and her gorgeous wares of fibers that she sells in her etsy shop: http://twistedfibers.etsy.com and also online and in wholesale accounts.
She had this gorgeous bounty of wool and other fibers that she hand dyes but also spins this wool while we were standing there talking.
She let me take this step by step tutorial so I could figure out how to do it at home. She starts with a big bit of puffy wool that she has carded(?) from her goats (yes she has goats.You catch a bit of the wool through an eye hook at the top of the spindle and just begin spinning it in your hand.
In a bit of DIY heaven, her *husband makes these spindles for her* out of wood and she just spins away. As Gina explains, it really is a simple process.
One can only surmize that the hardest part must be getting and caring for the goats.I wanted to buy every one of Gina's gorgeous handmade spun fibers that came in silk, cotton and of course, wool.
To recap the process:
1. Get the bit of wool that needs to be spun.
2. Insert a bit of the wool into the eye on top of your spindle.
3. Begin twisted your spindle in a clockwise fashion.
4. Fill up your spindle and you are done!Begin again!
If you are looking to make unique knitted items for your sweeties this holiday season, you've got to check out this Violet,Louisiana artist, Gina from Twisted Fibers.
It's starting to get a bit chilly around here and time to think of dreamy fall sweaters, mittens, hats and scarves. We ran into Gina from Twisted Fibers not too long ago at the Freret Market (along with her adorable son Austin) and her gorgeous wares of fibers that she sells in her etsy shop: http://twistedfibers.etsy.com and also online and in wholesale accounts.
She had this gorgeous bounty of wool and other fibers that she hand dyes but also spins this wool while we were standing there talking.
She let me take this step by step tutorial so I could figure out how to do it at home. She starts with a big bit of puffy wool that she has carded(?) from her goats (yes she has goats.You catch a bit of the wool through an eye hook at the top of the spindle and just begin spinning it in your hand.
In a bit of DIY heaven, her *husband makes these spindles for her* out of wood and she just spins away. As Gina explains, it really is a simple process.
One can only surmize that the hardest part must be getting and caring for the goats.I wanted to buy every one of Gina's gorgeous handmade spun fibers that came in silk, cotton and of course, wool.
To recap the process:
1. Get the bit of wool that needs to be spun.
2. Insert a bit of the wool into the eye on top of your spindle.
3. Begin twisted your spindle in a clockwise fashion.
4. Fill up your spindle and you are done!Begin again!
If you are looking to make unique knitted items for your sweeties this holiday season, you've got to check out this Violet,Louisiana artist, Gina from Twisted Fibers.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Yea, I blogged First.
Alright, as promised at meeting number 2, I am now blogging. Please be kind I am doing my best. So fellow Etsiers, we finally had our first group show; The Marigney Home Tour Art Market (or something like that). It featured the greatest Etsy artists ever, such as: Bayou Salvage, Nola Cooks, yabettasupadont (the newest overused word in my vocabulary), Inexplicable Confetti (that's me (see how unselfish I was not to put my own stuff first)) , Whitmore Photos, NOLA Salvage, and Between Piety and Desire. The tent looked good, the people who were running it were great (thanks to Maria and Kathy for sitting there all day), the sales were UUUhhhggg. Well, a couple of people sold, but I talked to most of the vendors there, and the sales were poor all around. The good thing was that we all got our cards handed out, and people are soon going to be using New Orleans Street Team as a household name. Maybe this Mardi Gras someone will even dress as the New Orleans Street Team (don't count on it being me).
Next on the (oh so important) agenda...
The ad on the back page of the 
. There is still a (very) small amount of time to get in on it if you want. We are splitting the cost. Currently it's 50 bucks
a person to be in the ad. If more people join in, the price will be re-divided and be less. The ad gets you a small circle with one of your products and of course your website. So please all of you who claim to want to be part of the Street Team that is New Orleans, e-mail us at(whitmorephotos@gmail.com) and get involved.
. There is still a (very) small amount of time to get in on it if you want. We are splitting the cost. Currently it's 50 bucks
a person to be in the ad. If more people join in, the price will be re-divided and be less. The ad gets you a small circle with one of your products and of course your website. So please all of you who claim to want to be part of the Street Team that is New Orleans, e-mail us at(whitmorephotos@gmail.com) and get involved.That's all for now, though you can look forward to hearing from me every week (sorry Teena).
--Phillip
PS. Check out some more pics from the Marigney Show:
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