The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,700 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.
Suzie
Suzie the Fiberdog
Charlemagne the Emperor
Oh yeah. My bro Lawyer K enabled me into a 4th wheel. When I saw it on the Raleigh craigslist he went and got it for me. All together now: Awwww. Apparently the owner of the wheel knew very little about it except that it was part of his father’s possessions. He did remember that his dad was into renovating spinning wheels back in the 70′s or 80′s. He didn’t really care, just wanted it out of his garage. It came with an old book called The Care and Feeding of Spinning Wheels which was VERY useful.
She is a small, old, saxony style wheel. Maybe from Shetland? I have no clue. The flyer is such that it is meant to spin “S” which to me means flax. There is a distaff. The treadle, the footman, the flyer all had evidence of repair but still. This thing is old. The original spindle shaft was present as are the maidens and the wheel and table and screw tensioner. As is the case with so many old wheels, the flyer was inoperable. The former owner had manufactured a new bobbin and flyer but they were either not finished or he was not able to recreate them properly. So Mr. Lady made a new flyer and bobbin. And now it works.
If you have Facebook, I am there. You can see a video. If not, here is a photo of my latest weaving project, some rugs with Crazy As A Loom‘s Solmate Socks
Solmate Sock rug
See? I can still manage to warp a loom. It just takes me forever to get it all to the point of weaving! Sorta like my blogging….
Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate!!
I took an online quiz lest anyone think I am doing nothing lately and I am…Anne Elliot.
You are Anne Elliot of Persuasion! Let’s face it; you’re easily persuaded, particularly when friends and relatives try to use “the Elliot way” against you. But this doesn’t mean that you don’t have conviction. Actually, your sense of duty is overwhelming. And though you won’t stick your neck out too often, you have learned to speak up when it counts. To boot, you know how to handle sticky situations. You love deeply and constantly.
Of course I am.
Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday!
