Cool Cats
With the heat we've had in Boston these last few weeks, the cats have been holding up rather well. Better than I, that's for sure. Miss Lulu has taken to napping behind my Matchless Spinning Wheel. It seems that she's found a nice and breezy spot since the wheel does kick up a bit of [...]
Thank you!
A big thank you for all the comments and feedback to yesterday's post. Some of the comments made me really think, others made me laugh, and other gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling. While I was looking for a floral "thank you" photo for you, I came across this photo of a bee hovering [...]
What Does it Mean: “More Gay”?
Recently, I asked a friend to look at my new website here at David Taylar Daniels. After perusing the whole site, he said he was a little disappointed. "How so," I inquired. "It needs to be gayer…more…gay…more you." I've been pondering this for a while now. I'm at a loss. Should it have more sparkles? [...]
Autum Trilogy HandSpun Yarn
There hasn't been much going on here lately, just some basic spinning. I'm just finishing up this autumn-toned trilogy of superwash merino wool. It's been taking quite a while because there was SO much hand dyed fiber to work with. Who knew it was going to take me a couple of months to spin up a [...]
Fire at Summer’s End Quilt
The weather here in the Northeast has been unbearable for the last couple of weeks. I’m not a big fan of air conditioning, either. I don’t like that closed in feeling. Besides, this is what living here is all about: seasons. (But, believe me, you will NEVER hear me complain about the weather in the [...]
A Trip Over the River
Interesting things I’ve seen around Boston and Cambridge… An elderly gentleman from a foreign country, on the wrong side of the subway station, decided to cross the tracks to go to the other side. (I’m sure there’s a silly joke in here somewhere along the lines of why did the chicken cross the road…) Of [...]
Amethyst + Peridot Necklace
Sometimes, you just want to make a little something pretty that doesn’t involve a lot of time, tools or materials. When it’s hot, it’s nice to sit in front of a fan, grab a cold beverage, and just relax with some beads. Last week, I got over to Bead + Fiber and picked up a [...]
Davy D + The Silk Skeinettes!
The title of this post sounds like a musical group from the 60′s, huh? I know, it’s hard sometimes to come up with a good blog post title, especially when it comes to handspun yarn. This is a fun little quartet of silks that have been waiting in the sidelines for completion. They’ve all been [...]
PKT: The Thursday Edition
Pretty Kitty Tuesday, the Thursday Edition. (So, technically, it’s STILL PKT, just a different "T".) Kitty Photo Dump. I have so many photos of the little ones that I’ve got to post them all at once. If I hang onto them any longer, my computer might crash! For the longest time, I’ve been trying to [...]
Emerald + Gold Chenille Scarves
Not only has there been plenty of spinning going on here lately, there’s also been weaving, too. I’ve been exploring chenille weaving and learning about it’s various properties. The warp was made a little on the long side so I would have plenty of length to experiment. The first scarf is a green and gold [...]
Sample Spinning for Benita
A couple of weeks ago, Benita asked for some volunteer spinners to test spin some her prepared fibers. Being between jobs, I figured I’d have the time to help out a friend and do some spinning. Last week, she sent me a small box containing five baggies of assorted fibers. Since they were only one [...]
Plain Vanilla HandSpun Yarn
Playing around again with the natural milled top. It’s a simple spin, just working with the fiber in it’s natural color, knowing that it’ll be dyed and transformed into something in the next step when the time arrives. How to mix it up a bit? While plying, I decided to try plying in some gold [...]
Abandoned Boston?
Have you ever had one of those nightmares where you’re all alone? As in there’s no one around? Imagine waking up and heading out, ready for another mundane day…And, no matter where you went, there was no one to be seen… All the usual areas where you’d expect to see people milling about, no one. [...]
Knitting Advice Needed
Knitting advice needed. It was five years ago that I designed the Cabin Cove Journey Scarf. After all this time, I’ve FINALLY finished the scarf by giving it a nice twisted fringe. Up until now, the fringe was just dangling yarn hanging from the ends. It’s never been worn because I hated the fringe. Now, [...]
Journey Wheel Tensioned Kate
Re-posted from Cabin Cove: I thought I’d give you a quick look at a spinning wheel modification for the Journey Wheel. There is a built-in Kate, which is used to hold the extra bobbins, and acts as a holder/dispenser for bobbins waiting to be plyed. (And, is it “plyed” or “plied”? I never can never [...]
