Time for Part 2 of the lesson! It took me a bit longer to get to this simply because I have been absorbed in the project. We left off at getting the warp onto the back sectional beam of the loom and ready to start threading. When the warp is wound onto the beam, the […]
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I loved science in high school. Let me clarify — chemistry (thanks to Mrs. Green) and A&P were my favorites. While working on my latest project and thinking of sharing it, I thought maybe I would present it like this: the anatomy of cloth and the physiology of weaving. So anytime you look at a
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Using blacksmith skills to create a piece of functional art to spin fiber.
A Wheel made on the Anvil! Read More »
The time has arrived. The house is finished (minus a few touch-ups and, well, I’ll get to the rest) and moving time has arrived. Before we decorated the house with chaos, I took some pictures to give you the before’s and after’s. I will say that this extent of a remodel is not for the
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Our contractor said that we needed a handrail to the front door to pass inspection and I thought this would be a good opportunity to for me to utilize what I have learned so far on this blacksmithing journey. I am still fairly new to blacksmithing, so this is not a perfect project, but I
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Give me an inch of progress and I’ll just be grateful! It’s been a few potatoes since the last post (can you tell I have leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes on my mind?), but there’s been quite a bit of progress! Not much to write about; instead, I’ll let the pictures tell most of the story.
Today I’m going to take a different turn in the blog posts. We have had quite a few folks ask us why we moved “way out to Ashford”? And the simple answer is the location, but that doesn’t really cover it. I’d say 50% of “location” refers to the beauty of the area, having land,
Get your fiber! (just don’t eat it) Read More »
I know, I know. It’s been awhile. A whole month! In my mind, when I list out the things that have happened lately, well, it doesn’t seem like a very long list. But it isn’t the number of things that matters, it’s that they were big jobs that were some of the most important. To
Worst news first. Yes, those were the contractor’s words to me today. That’s just code for “there’s no good news, just bad and worse”. But I won’t start you on the worst news first. You just know it’s coming… First, the sill plate and all the rotted framing in the front of the house is
For those who are following our journey, I know it’s been awhile since I posted. There have been several times I’ve thought, “I really need to make an update!” But in an appreciation for your time, I didn’t want to post a bunch of gibberish just to say, “Look! There’s an update!” The changes are
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