by DesignerLynne | Feb 27, 2013 | Art, Philosophy, Projects, Sculpture, Spinning, Spinning Art Yarn, Techniques
Inspirational quotes can be enormously powerful if we refer to them regularly in our everyday lives. Much like resonating with the vibrations of a tuning fork, when we find a quote that strikes the perfect note within us, we can be driven to stretch ourselves; break...
by DesignerLynne | Dec 12, 2012 | Art, Batt Art
This is one of the latest creations from our fibre arts studio, which is a rather fancy word for the crowded room in our house, where we attempt to contain the dirtier jobs of fibre work. Not having encountered anything like this elsewhere, it’s highly unlikely...
by DesignerLynne | Nov 7, 2012 | Navajo Plying, Spinning, Techniques
The rain has been lashing down for quite a few days, although it feels like quite a few weeks, but at least the weather has forced us indoors to catch up on a few things, not the least of which is sorting through the hours of video material that we have accumulated. ...
by DesignerLynne | Nov 1, 2012 | Drop Spindle, Drop Spinning, Spinning, Techniques
Spinning on a drop spindle doesn’t sound very sexy and it doesn’t match the romantic image of relaxing at a large wheel as it hums its favourite tune, whilst spooling exquisitely fine yarn. However, you can produce some amazing yarns on this cheap and simple device,...
by DesignerLynne | Oct 18, 2012 | Techniques
The sun was shining, the llamas were full of kisses for everybody and judging from the smiles all around, I would say everyone had a great time at the latest in our series of fibre arts workshops. Saturdays subject revolved around a curious desire to wrap a bar of...
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