Hey all,
Just wanted to let you know that Dear Hubby and I will be traveling for Thanksgiving, so blog updates will be scattered. Yarn will still go out on schedule, and the website will launch on time, so don't fret about that. I hope you all have a happy and safe holiday (Americans) and/or a happy and safe Thursday (the rest of the world).
And don't forget - if you have "liked" the TSY Facebook Page, you have until December 8 to do so for a chance to win a custom skein of Socktails!
Showing posts with label on the road. Show all posts
Showing posts with label on the road. Show all posts
Taking this show on the road. Again.
November 4, 2013
Dear Hubby and I once again spent a whole day in the car, roadtripping from Portland to SF to spend a week in the fog with my family and his main office. I managed to finish dyeing Alaskan Ice Tea before we left and plan to make this a working vacation - I brought my swift, scale, winder, and labels so I can skein up these beauties!
Blog posts will be pretty sporadic this week since I won't have regular access to a computer, but I've got some sweet stuff in the works for Tipsy Sheep and will do my best to tease you with hints and previews. :)
Blog posts will be pretty sporadic this week since I won't have regular access to a computer, but I've got some sweet stuff in the works for Tipsy Sheep and will do my best to tease you with hints and previews. :)
September 12, 2013
Now that USPS is telling me all the shipments of White Russian have been successfully delivered - and sorry, lone person whose order took a week longer than everyone else's for no good reason - I've updated the gallery post with photos of the colorway.
Hubby and I are still down in SF, but I've placed orders for yarn and dye through December, so I'll be able to get right back to work when we return to Portland.
Hubby and I are still down in SF, but I've placed orders for yarn and dye through December, so I'll be able to get right back to work when we return to Portland.
July 30, 2013
Just a friendly reminder that, if you haven't placed your order for the August 1st mailing of Mint Julep, the deadline is midnight tomorrow! I'm going to be on the road pretty much all day tomorrow, driving back to Portland from SF, but I totally don't mind stopping to buy more shipping boxes :)
More info on Mint Julep:
Mint Julep won't be available again until November when the Tipsy Sheep shop opens.
I'll be posting info on the September mailing of White Russian on either Thursday or Friday, so stay tuned!
July 22, 2013
Hubby and I spent about 12 hours yesterday driving from Portland down to San Francisco. He needs to spend some time at his company's SF and SoCal offices, which means I get to spend some time visiting my family who I haven't seen in months.
The Mint Julep yarn came along for the ride, though, as did my ball winder, yardage counter, scale, and swift. This is definitely a working vacation for me. Tonight, after spending the day hanging out and doing some shopping with my mom, I got the first kilo of MJ all divvied up into its 100g skeins and wrapped them in their cute labels. Tomorrow, after running errands and donating my hair, it will be time to get started on the second kilo.
I may not be updating as much this week, as I'll be pretty busy and don't have regular access to a computer - I'm writing this post on my mom's laptop in the kitchen. Comments come straight to my email on my phone though, so I'll be sure to respond to them.
The Mint Julep yarn came along for the ride, though, as did my ball winder, yardage counter, scale, and swift. This is definitely a working vacation for me. Tonight, after spending the day hanging out and doing some shopping with my mom, I got the first kilo of MJ all divvied up into its 100g skeins and wrapped them in their cute labels. Tomorrow, after running errands and donating my hair, it will be time to get started on the second kilo.
I may not be updating as much this week, as I'll be pretty busy and don't have regular access to a computer - I'm writing this post on my mom's laptop in the kitchen. Comments come straight to my email on my phone though, so I'll be sure to respond to them.
July 16, 2013
Next week I'm going to be down in San Francisco visiting my family, which will be awesome, and I'll finally be able to bring my spinning wheel back up with me, which will also be awesome. I had to leave it in the custody of my parents when we moved up to PDX because there was simply no room for something so delicate in the Uhaul by the time we were done. It was either leave the spinning wheel or carry it on my lap for 12 hours and, well, comfort won out.
It's an older spinning wheel that I inherited from my grandmother when she passed away. Based on its design and some of the books I found with it, it's an Ashford from the '50s or so.
It's not in the best shape - the drive band is missing and most of the metal parts are pretty rusted. I cleaned it up with some wood restorer so it's not as dry now, but I need to spend some quality time removing rust and maybe even replacing some of the pieces before it's really usable. (And, obviously, gotta get a drive band.)
So, dear readers, I'm asking for some advice. Does anyone out there have experience restoring vintage spinning wheels, or perhaps you could point me in the right direction? I'm terrified I'm going to break it or something.
It's an older spinning wheel that I inherited from my grandmother when she passed away. Based on its design and some of the books I found with it, it's an Ashford from the '50s or so.
It's not in the best shape - the drive band is missing and most of the metal parts are pretty rusted. I cleaned it up with some wood restorer so it's not as dry now, but I need to spend some quality time removing rust and maybe even replacing some of the pieces before it's really usable. (And, obviously, gotta get a drive band.)
So, dear readers, I'm asking for some advice. Does anyone out there have experience restoring vintage spinning wheels, or perhaps you could point me in the right direction? I'm terrified I'm going to break it or something.
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