By The Fibreside

BTF 021: DoodlingIn which I absolutely must do something with my hands all the time, forget way too much of what I learn... Read more

BTF Episode 73: Priorities In which I talk about priorities and why they are important, embrace texture in yarn, go over... Read more

BTF 043: Lost ThingsIn which I wonder why losing certain things affects me so much, spin up a couple of skeins for Level... Read more

BTF Episode 65: On the RoadIn which I examine exactly how much knitting and spinning I bring on trips, figure something ... Read more

BTF 032: All About PotentialIn which I contemplate potential in yarn and other things, spin silk and wool and decide to ... Read more

BTF Episode 60: HiatusIn which I talk about the changes in my life, update you on where I am at with Master Spinner and ... Read more

BTF 046: TextbookIn which I begin to deal with the repercussions of some health news, get to the halfway mark time-wise ... Read more

BTF 007: When You’re FamilyIn which I talk about family, make a whole bunch of excuses, talk about nature dying, list my... Read more

BTF 006: Order to Chaos (that’s the top of a yard-stick, stuck in the snow on our front lawn.)In which I yearn for a tan... Read more

BTF 003: Revenge of the Ancient Curse…In which I extoll the virtues of fibre arts as stress management, berate myself fo... Read more

BTF Episode 70: Simple VictoriesIn which I talk about my successes at making fire, spin a little bit and prepare to expe... Read more

BTF 041: The Heat Is OnIn which I try not to melt in the heat, successfully spin cotton and weave a silk swatch for Leve... Read more

BTF 034: GeorgeIn which I miss our houseplant George, make a couple of ten-yard skeins for Master Spinner Level 3, do sw... Read more

BTF 035: Do All the ThingsIn which I am finally able to do all the things again for a little while, remind myself that I... Read more

BTF Episode 54: BespokeIn which I talk about bespoke living in an off-the-rack world, wash and prep wool for Level 4, ta... Read more

BTF Episode 59: Work Through the PresentIn which I work through my present to make changes to my future, get over half-d... Read more

BTF 045: The Big MoveIn which I update you on The Big Move, actually manage to get some work done on my Level 3 homework... Read more

BTF 042: What You Can HaveIn which I think about the things I can have instead of the things I can’t, have some problems... Read more

BTF 005: In Defiance of WinterIn which I shake my fist at Mother Nature, talk about woolen and worsted yarns in the cont... Read more

BTF 004: Decisions, DecisionsIn which I contemplate decisions in knitting as metaphor for decisions in life, pat myself ... Read more