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Spinning in the Winery!

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On 22 May, 2013

In Spin

This Saturday is the 16th Annual Spinning in the Winery. Beautiful location, friends, food, sunshine, lots and lots of fiber (and vendors) — and fabulous tasting organic wines. What more can you ask for?

May 25, 2013, 10 am to 4 pm
Retzlaff Winery, 1356 S. Livermore Ave.
$5 entry per person

Tips for the first time attendees:

  • Have your $5 ready as you enter the driveway. They collect the fees on the way in while they help direct you to a parking location.
  • Drink lots of water. It’s hot out there.
  • Bring sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses. Did I mention that it gets hot?
  • Do a wine tasting before lunch. This way, you can pick out a bottle of wine to have with your lunch.
  • Bring your checkbook. Many of my favorite vendors are there.
  • Bring some extra cash for the raffle tickets. I seem to recall a spinning wheel was raffled off one year.
  • Don’t expect to get much spinning done.

Unfortunately, I can’t make it this year, but I will raise a glass to toast the event.

ICAD 2013

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On 21 May, 2013

In Sketch

icad2013

Guess what? Index-Card-A-Day (ICAD) is returning for a third year.

I will be traveling during a good portion of June, but I think I will still join in on the fun. I may not be able to post, but I should still be able to create!

Here are some of my blog posts on last year’s ICAD Challenge, and link to my Flickr set.

Want to join me?

Another Stray

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On 20 May, 2013

In Weave

RitaLoom

This time, it’s a 30″ 4 shaft, 6 treadle counterbalance loom. I don’t normally name my equipment, but I received this from a lovely woman named Rita, who bought this loom to learn to weave rugs on over 30 years ago. After a couple of rugs, it was put away. In her honor, I named this loom Rita.

Rita had this loom made for her by a fellow in the Santa Cruz mountains. That is all they remember. The wood appears to be basic pine. Nothing special, but in great shape and aged to a beautiful patina.

Unfortunately, the top cross beam was damaged while taking it apart. I showed it to a friend and a few hours later, I had a new cross beam! I love friends with tools. It will be a different color from the rest of the loom but I can live with that.

I’ll spent the next few months cleaning the loom up and refinishing it before putting it back together. It will likely be fall before I can put a warp on this loom.

The reed is a goner. I’ll be tossing that out. All the ropes/ties need to be replaced. The string heddles are over 30 years old and need to be replaced. I haven’t decided if I will buy Texsolv heddles or make new string heddles. Texsolv would be more expedient but there is something rustic about string heddles. I know I’ll think differently after tying several hundreds of these!

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