Drum Carding with Abby and Spinning for Socks with Janel
Today was the final day of retreat sessions at SOAR and I had the privilege of being in Abby Franquemont’s morning session to learn about blending with a drum carder. Abby is a powerhouse of knowledge about all things related to spindles, fibre prep and spinning in general. She just seems to know everything about everything. Luckily for us, she is a prolific writer and you can read her articles on a huge range of fibre-related matters on her website. She also makes fabulous blended batts… and so we came to her to learn the magic behind making such batts.

Dye Crazy and All About Colour
After a good nights’ sleep, I started Friday morning with a dye workshop with Amy King of Spunky Eclectic. Our dye room was actually one of the beautiful River Lodges with a wonderful view of the golf course. Great natural light lit up our session which was made even more cozy with the fresh hot chocolate and marshmallow break midway through the morning. That’s Amy. She has a great, confident presence in the classroom.

The Road to SOAR at Sunriver
These past few days, I’ve been madly working from early to super late at the studio getting yarns finished and orders out the door so that I could make it down to the 27th annual Interweave Spin Off Autumn Retreat in Sunriver, Oregon. With all the work that needed to be done and all the sleep that needed to be had (and was not had), I was hesitant about leaving Vancouver at all. Up until the very last minute, I kept wondering whether or not this was a good idea to go. Still a bit wary about travelling so far on my own by car, I started my road trip this morning by getting up at 3:30 am and hitting the road by 4 am, making it to Seattle by 6:45 am and … finally, after almost 1

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