<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Spinning @ upislandeggs.blog-city.com</title><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Spinning) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 upislandeggs.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:54:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Spinning @ upislandeggs.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Island Fiber Folk meeting Sunday 13 Nov</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_meeting_sunday_13_nov.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_meeting_sunday_13_nov.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=island%5Ffiber%5Ffolk%5Fmeeting%5Fsunday%5F13%5Fnov</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Island Fiber Folk will meet on Sunday, Nov 13, from 1:00-4:00pm at the Ag Hall in West Tisbury.  The meeting is free, informal, and open to the public.  Bring a fiber project or just come visit!I'll bring my wheel, and some drop spindles.  But]]></description></item><item><title>Orchid &amp; Ashford</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/orchid__ashford.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/orchid__ashford.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=orchid%5F%5Fashford</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tom has a lovely orchid blooming!  It has 4 blooms and a 5th one about to open.  Hard to photograph though.I've spent the weekend re-learning to spin.  I spin pretty well on the spindles and am learning now on my Ashford Joy (which arrived Friday]]></description></item><item><title>Shetland on a Drop Spindle</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/shetland_on_a_drop_spindle.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/shetland_on_a_drop_spindle.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=shetland%5Fon%5Fa%5Fdrop%5Fspindle</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm spinning shetland roving on my drop spindle.  Shetland comes in a wonderful array of colors.  I think I'm going to make a shawl out of this, that shades from dark to light and back again.]]></description></item><item><title>Grand Rapids Spinning Dilemma</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/grand_rapids_spinning_dilemma.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/grand_rapids_spinning_dilemma.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=grand%5Frapids%5Fspinning%5Fdilemma</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are thinking about going to Convergence (the biannual weaving convention) in Grand Rapids next June-July.In previous years we have always had the debate over whether there was enough weaving content that we cared about in the conference to justify]]></description></item><item><title>Serenity on the Island, Briefly</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/serenity_on_the_island_briefly.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/serenity_on_the_island_briefly.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=serenity%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fisland%5Fbriefly</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Serenity (the movie I've been obessing over) is coming to the Vineyard.  Two showings only.  One at 9:15pm, Saturday night in Oak Bluffs and on Tuesday at 7:30 in Edgartown.  Even with naps and the best intentions in the world, I just can't see ho]]></description></item><item><title>Sunday&apos;s Island Fiber Folk</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/sundays_island_fiber_folk.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/sundays_island_fiber_folk.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sundays%5Fisland%5Ffiber%5Ffolk</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator></item><item><title>Harvest Festival Fiber Folk</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/harvest_festival_fiber_folk.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/harvest_festival_fiber_folk.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2005 00:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=harvest%5Ffestival%5Ffiber%5Ffolk</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator></item><item><title>Sunday</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/sunday.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/sunday.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sunday</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These are the Light Brahmas - the ones who were baby chicks not too long ago.  One of the hens has even gone broody.  I'm afraid something bad has happened to Queen Victoria, the turkey hen.  She has not been around in a couple of days.  Yesterda]]></description></item><item><title>Wooly Mammoth sighted on the Vineyard!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/wooly_mammoth_sighted_on_the_vineyard.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/wooly_mammoth_sighted_on_the_vineyard.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2005 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wooly%5Fmammoth%5Fsighted%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fvineyard</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My Wooly Mammoth Tusk spindle arrived and is splendid.  Here is it, on the left, and the Moosie is on the right.  Spins like a dream and has an ebony shaft.  Very handsome!If you want one of your own, so see Jonathan and Shelia Bosworth atJourney]]></description></item><item><title>Island Fiber Folk meeting</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_meeting_1.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_meeting_1.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=island%5Ffiber%5Ffolk%5Fmeeting%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Island Fiber Folk will meet in the Ag Hall in West Tisbury, Sunday April 10 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  Bring a project or just come visit.  The meeting is free, very informal and open to the public.  Email me if you need details or directions.]]></description></item><item><title>First Grass</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/first_grass.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/first_grass.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=first%5Fgrass</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The chicklets had their first graze today.  We let them just outside the door to their coop, with a temporary fence around the doorway and me inside the fence spinning.  It is a glorious day - low 60s and breezy - and a grand time was had by all. ]]></description></item><item><title>A Scholar of Magics (A College of Magics)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/a_scholar_of_magics_a_college_of_magics.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/a_scholar_of_magics_a_college_of_magics.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fscholar%5Fof%5Fmagics%5Fa%5Fcollege%5Fof%5Fmagics</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This lovely sequel to College of Magics has a description of an alternate use of a drop spindle.  It is a tiny ivory spindle - and it is unclear whether it is a child's toy or a real working spindle.  It shows up on page 148 and is used with a set]]></description></item><item><title>Bugle and the Blue Sweater Plans</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/bugle_and_the_blue_sweater_plans.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/bugle_and_the_blue_sweater_plans.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=bugle%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fblue%5Fsweater%5Fplans</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These are the St Peters Port Stripe socks I spun, knit and wore to curling today.  Very warm and comfy.  Tom curled today and was very careful, until something went *pop* and all of the sudden he felt better than he has in more than an month and was]]></description></item><item><title>Island Fiber Folk photos</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_photos.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_photos.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=island%5Ffiber%5Ffolk%5Fphotos</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We had a nice turnout at out Island Fiber Folk meeting.  There were two styles of rug hooking, knitting, needlepoint, drop and wheel spindling, and I Navajo plied on my drop spindle.  There was some discussion of whether or not to do an informal fa]]></description></item><item><title>Orchid spindles</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/orchid_spindles.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/orchid_spindles.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=orchid%5Fspindles</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I spun all the orchid roving, and filled up everyone of my little spindles.  Now it will be Navajo plied and then knit into warm socks for Tom.   Before I spun, I divided the roving in half lengthwise, and then into 1 yard sections that were easier]]></description></item><item><title>Island Fiber Folk Meeting</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_meeting.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/island_fiber_folk_meeting.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=island%5Ffiber%5Ffolk%5Fmeeting</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Island Fiber Folk will meet on Sunday, 13 March, from 1:00-4:00 at the Ag Hall in West Tisbury.  The meeting is very informal, free and open to the public.  Bring a project, come visit, or come learn something new.  I'll be drop spindling and]]></description></item><item><title>Pecks help keep the spindle spinning</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/pecks_help_keep_the_spindle_spinning.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/pecks_help_keep_the_spindle_spinning.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pecks%5Fhelp%5Fkeep%5Fthe%5Fspindle%5Fspinning</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I can drop the spinning spindle down to the chicks and they dash over to peck at it.  Now, if they would all peck clockwise, that would be great! ]]></description></item><item><title>Orchid Roving</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/orchid_roving.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/orchid_roving.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=orchid%5Froving</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It isn't all chickens!  I've dyed some superwash roving and am busy spinning it, for socks of course.  The colors were inspired by the orchids Tom has blooming in the kitchen.]]></description></item><item><title>Alternate Use for a Drop Spindle</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/alternate_use_for_a_drop_spindle.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/alternate_use_for_a_drop_spindle.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=alternate%5Fuse%5Ffor%5Fa%5Fdrop%5Fspindle</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The chicks like to peck at shiny things and at this stage they often peck at the shiny eyes of other chicks.  Giving them something else shiny to peck at helps distract them from eyes and an old CD is perfect, however if layed flat gets covered with]]></description></item><item><title>Joyous Winter Solstice!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/joyous_winter_solstice.htm</guid><link>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/joyous_winter_solstice.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://upislandeggs.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=joyous%5Fwinter%5Fsolstice</comments><dc:creator>Katherine Long</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is utterly of no interest that the Winter Solstice is some weeks in the past.  As far as I'm concerned, it is today!  My WS socks (spun on the drop spindle and knit by me) are done, we saw one dead and one live (in the smack dab middle of Vineyard]]></description></item></channel></rss>