yarnspinner

Goodness me I am back......................

2011-06-11T21:44:00.000-07:00

Gosh it is ages since I done anything here so here goes.....still spinning, still on Committee at the Vic Guild and still enjoying both...
Lately I have been doing more spinning than knitting but still manage to knit a little every night. Yesterday I joined Vic Guild girls Yarn Bombing down at Fed Square, I was demonstrating spinning and Les was weaving. It was a good day with many cards given out to advertise the Guild in their new rooms. The new rooms are proving very sucessful with lots of new members signed up and sales in the Gallery increasing every day except when I am on duty
as last Friday when the sales amounted to $2.oo.
Well I will go now and Thank my daughter Emma for getting my page up and running again I shall be back soon.

How quickly time passes...............

2008-05-11T17:21:00.000-07:00

Here it is May already and I feel I havn't acheived half of what I wanted to this year. Still slow and steady wins the race they say, I have finished another sock and ready to start the mate I am also ready to start a beret from a pattern I got of Ravelry. I have managed to spin some light grey handspun wool to do it in so I shall hopefully get started this week.
We have just celebrated Mothers Day this week end and I had a wonderful day, we were picked up by our Son who then drove us to our daughters 2 hours away where we had a beautiful roast Lamb dinner with all the trimmings followed by Brandy Baskets filled with mixed berries and cream. It was a lovely day.
Guild wise we are coming up to our A G M next Saturday so it will be interesting to see who will put their hands up.. I shall let you know.
Well I must away now I want to wash some wool ready for spinning.
See you soon...............

BANYA BIAMI................. Photos

2008-05-02T03:23:00.000-07:00

BANYA BIAMI.................

2008-04-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

Have just been away to a camp at Banya Biami in the Brisbane Ranges (Vic) where we sleep in concrete water tanks, eat delicous food and just do our thing.....My thing was dyeing wool wool with the help of Carmel, Each skein was measured out in twenty foot lenghts then divided into four and then dyed four different colour. It was a really rewarding 2 1/2 days I have never enjoyed a work shop so much. Now all I have to do is work out what to do with it all.
I also managed to finish a pair of socks that I had started before I broke my arm so I came home feeling I had really acheived. Photos to follow...

Parcel in the post.....

2008-04-22T16:02:00.000-07:00

I have posted my parcel of to Ashley in Georgia and I do hope she likes all the things I purchased for her. It was great fun shopping for some one else.
Today I am busy baking as this week end is the Geelong Handweavers and Spinners group annual get away.... We go off to Banya Biami which is up in the bush and we talk,laugh and workshop....should be a good week end.and then we sleep in old water tanks which are really very warm and comfortable. I need to leave some home baking for my hubby and have some to take with me for our suppers....It is lovely to have some one else to do the cooking and the cleaning up even if it is only for a week end.
We are also waiting to hear from our Son who has gone of to Gallipoli for the Anzac day celebrations and he will hopefully meet up with his daughter whilst over there....all very exciting. I shall catch up on my return.

How time flies............

2008-04-19T06:06:00.000-07:00

Time does seem to be passing me by, the wrist is still no better and I am limited in what I can do...I saw the specialist last week and he wants to see it again in 8 weeks time when he will take another x-ray and see where we go from there.....In the mean time the socks started in January are still on the needles allthought I do hope to get them of this week end.
He did say to knit as it is good therapy but I can only manage about 20 minutes a day. Anway I shall continue to plod along.
I am taking part in a swap on Ravelry so that is exciting shopping for treats to send to my swappee in Georgia and I should get them posted on Monday.
Well I must away now I do hope to post a little more often in the future.

In Trouble........................

2008-02-08T11:36:00.000-08:00

Well what does any true blue Aussie lady do to celebrate Australia Day in January? Have a game of cricket of course and that is how this old girl ended up with her right arm plastered from finger to elbow and now has to spend the next 6 weeks watching the world go by....I am so cross with myself ............ so the socks are still on the needles and the 1 1/2 bobbins of wool sit waiting to be finished.
I shall be back as soon as the plaster is removed and in the meantime I shall fill my time reading and checking out what every one else is doing...

Here I am again.......

2008-01-21T13:35:00.000-08:00

Well I have managed to post twice in one week wonders will never cease.
I have been busy on Ravelry today and caught up with a few girls that were on the trip with us.
Makes you realise just how small this world is now.
Meanwhile I am plugging away at a pair od socks that I am knitting just because I can...last year the girls at my Guild told me socks will get you.......
Today I want to ply some wool ready to try a hat from a pattern I found on Ravelry called and Cabled Rangoli Hat. It looks very nice and if succesful will be a nice entry for Geelong Show in October.... Nothing like getting ready early.
Well I must away off to Melbourne today with the Grand children.

2008-01-21T13:34:00.001-08:00

Busy busy busy

2008-01-20T02:34:00.000-08:00

Well the time just seems to race by and I am getting nothing much done. I have an old Aunt who
I love dearly but I just hate to see her grow old. Tomorrow we are moving her into an Aged care facility and I'm having trouble coming to terms with it. Never mind I shall get over it and in the mean time I shall have a new pair of socks which I have knitted to try to keep myself calm.
I have taken over the role of Teaching Convenor in my State Guild and have been trying to get that up and running on an even keel....after a very positive meeting on Saturday the future looks all good. I am so pleased.
Well I must close now. I will try to get here a little more than I have been doing in the me4antime ....off to shape those toes....

2008-01-05T21:14:00.000-08:00

Well here I am again,.....Happy New Year to one and all. Well after a wonderful trip to Scotland Wales Shetland isle Fair Isle and Orkney it has taken me a long while to settle down but hopefuly I will now be able to do all the things I have been putting off. I promise to get back here again tomorrow....or at least next week.

June 17th

2007-06-16T17:33:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday attended my monthly Guild Meeting, it was a very busy day as I started off by givin a little workshop on Felted soaps. Quite a few girls took part with lots of laughter so I would say it was succesful. That was followed by a Teaching meeting and then the main meeting followed by another meeting with our Secretry. We then adjourned around to the French cake shop for coffee before the hour long drive home. It was a really good day, it will be October before I can attend the next meeting as we leave before the August meeting for our trip ...I can't wait. Yesterday I received a lovelly little back pack from my friend Tricia which will be able to hold some wool,and spindles..I feel so spoilt. Thank you Tricia. See you soon..

Winter is here!!!!

2007-06-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Well here it is Friday and I can't see where the week has gone. I am still working away on my socks but really only have the toe to finish. Tonight I have managed to untangle a ball spun from a fibre sandwhich and I think I may just weave a little scarf with it. It should look O.K. as it is multi coloured/multi fibres.
Tomorrow is Guild meeting day and I have to demonstrate Felting over soap, so that should give us a good laugh.
Anyway I shall say good night and go away to my bed where the hot water bottle is ready waiting, with a little luck I shall be back tomorrow to let you know how the soap went.
By for now.
Joy

9.6.2007

2007-06-09T16:42:00.000-07:00

It is a beautiful day here in Geelong, nice crisp morning but sun will soon be out. Haven't been doing much really. My arm is not getting any better but never mind it will respond to rest I am sure one thing I have learn't is not to throw the ball for the dog......it hurts. I keep looking at my wheel with the flax sitting beside it and wondering if the fairies will come along and help but it doesn't look as though I am lucky there. Well hubby will have breakfast ready so I had better say bye bye and keep him happy. Have a wonderful day and I shall see you all later.

2007-06-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

Must force myself to keep adding to this every day....so what did I do yesterday....I went up to Melbourne to visit the Guild then Marie and I went shopping. We bought a new P A system which will be terrific after all the years having the old one scream at us. We also purchased 30 new/seconhand chairs so our bottoms will be so spoilt.
Managed to work on my socks for a while last night ....at this rate they should be finished by the end of the year. Today I am having my shoulder worked on again so hopefully she will be able to free it up and I shall be able to knit a lot longer tonight. Must away now or I shall be late for my appointment. See you all tomorrow.

2007-06-03T05:40:00.000-07:00

Well I have been too busy to keep this blog up to date but promise to try to keep it up from now on. We are busy counting the weeks until we leave to go to Scotland for 7 weeks. I am really quite excited about this trip. I shall tell you more tomorrow but now I need to get to bed.
See you tomorrow.

yarnspinner23

2006-10-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

Hello my name is Joy and I am a member of the Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria. I love to spin any and every fibre and then I knit a little to use it up. I just love conversing with other spinners and to hear what is going on in their part of the world.