My Commute is for the Birds
I’m not sure why it is, but birds seem to take a liking to me. First it was the sparrows, then the pigeons and then cardinals. And, let’s not forget about the hawk that takes up residence on my fire escape outside the kitchen window.
Well, for the last few weeks, it seems that my early [...]
Sunset Fibers Handspun I
Another spinning from an independent hand dyer. This one is from Sunset Fibers, it’s Corriedale wool, and I started out with a half pound of it. The color run or color sequence is longer than I usually like, but it worked out nicely in the final plying.
And, for the record, I plied the whole [...]
The Book: Where Color Meets Texture…
There have been times when I’ve made something exceptionally nice, and someone will comment or send an email saying I should publish a book.
Well, truth be told, I have. And this is the 2¢ tour of my book, Where Color Meets Texture…the Fiber Arts of David Taylar Daniels.
This is the front cover of this adorable [...]
Autumn Basketweave Project Fabric
The fabric is done. This was a test piece for the upcoming Weaver’s Swap so I could see what I was doing. it doesn’t meet the requirement of being 12" wide or 2 yards long. It was just a fun little piece to make up and play with.
One of the things I was trying [...]
Brownstone Handspun Yarn
Living in Boston leads me to using a lot of the local color in my artistic palette. I’ve lived here pretty much my whole life, but I always feel like a visitor when I’m out walking around. My favorite places are the same as any visiting tourist would want to see. And I especially enjoy [...]
Goose Crossing
The other morning, while out for a walk, I spotted this large group of geese crossing the street, right in the middle of traffic. They were heading from the little waterway to the grassy area to rest for a spell. It was so cute to see the personalities of each of the birds. (As much [...]
Basketweave Fabric
I don’t what what this is going to be. It is some 10/2 cotton, 120 ends warped at 12epi, weaving at 9 inches wide, and will see if I have enough cotton to be around 4 yards long.
I just wanted to weave and didn’t want to cut into any of the new handspun yet. [...]
The Honeysuckle Handspun Yarn Collection
While taking a stroll early one Sunday morning after the rains had cleared, I spotted this beautiful little flower twined around an old rusty chain link fence. I loved the colors of the flowers, how they go from pink to orange, and have the yellow stamens dangling in the sunlight.
Of course, I HAD to [...]
Out of My Hair
Shhhh, the babies are doing what they do best: Keeping out of my hair. Resting. They are such innocent little angels when they are like this. When they are napping is when I get the most work done in my studio. I’ve been working on some more handspun yarn and a few other things, taking [...]
How to gain 20 pounds without really trying?
How to gain 20 pounds without really trying? Try a high fiber diet. One rich in friendship with addictions of their own. My stash gained 20 pounds in the last week!
This came in last week from Heide of Serendipitous Opportuknitty, FIVE POUNDS of wool! She got back quite a haul from the processing mill. One [...]
Happy Birthday, Miss Lulu!
My little peanut turns six today! I got her from Angell MSPCA FIVE years ago, when she was barely a year old. (And they always have an abundance of animals available, even now.) She’s been a non-stop source of love and attention, and love her dearly.
To view any of these thumbnails, just click the large [...]
Yucatan Tide HandSpun Yarn
Some time late last fall I was working on some handspun yarn in vibrant green and another one in deep purples. At that time, I had considered combining the two colors together; but, I ended up keeping them as individual colors and using them to weave my first checkered scarf. There was a lot of [...]
Handweaver’s Swap
Yes, you read that right: Weaver’s Swap. It’s true.
As if there weren’t enough going on already with the Summer of Spinning, why not start up something about weaving?
In an email exchange with Benita (Of Basically Benita fame), we got to thinking that it would be fun to have a little something creative and inspiring [...]
Miss Trouble
My little Miss Glamourpuss, she’s always so prim and pretty. She’s always posed for a photograph when the sees the camera come near. When there’s no camera, that’s a whole different story. As mild mannered as she appears, she’s also the guilty one to instigate trouble! She’s always game for demurely walking up to Dusty, [...]
The Sissy Satchel
This project started out on a lark. My desire was to make a plaid using some of the vibrant cottons on the shelf. In the back of my mind, I was thinking "gay parochial school drag queen cheerleaders". Hey, I was bored, and D.E.B.S. was on cable.
Hang on, I have to go find something from [...]
Fawn Handspun Yarn
People have commented over time about my constant use of merino wool, and inquire if I’ve ever used anything else. In all honesty, I have, and I keep coming back to merino. I know how it works, and it’s a familiar fiber. I’ve also worked with BFL, my other favorite fiber. A couple of months [...]
This Thing Called Relaxation…
Earlier this week found us taking a break from city living and heading down to Provincetown on Cape Cod for a few days. There are times when you just have to take a break and escape to relax and regroup. And knit on the balcony at sunset overlooking Cape Cod Bay…
Leaving all modern technology behind, [...]
Pheasant HandSpun Yarn
When I first started dyeing this merino wool, I was going for mottled oak leaves. Now that it’s done, it looks more like pheasant feathers to me.
It spun up very consistently and fine. I liked the contrast in the colors and they were still harmonious.
But, once it was done, it had a totally [...]
Mango HandSpun Yarn
As the old fiber stash is dwindling, it was time to break out some fiber I was gifted last fall. This first one is some Copworth dyed in cochineal and madder root. The wool is on the coarse side, and the color is somewhat intense. It was originally a compact little ball; but, once unwound [...]
Summer Plaid
A week or so ago, I was in the process of cleaning and oiling the loom, and I had started getting the next weaving project started. Remember this?
It’s finally made it to the loom…
…and it’s weaving up beautifully. I’m liking plaids, especially in cotton. I can already tell that there will be more plaid experiments [...]
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