Vivian

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Two supported spindles made of dark wood are lying on a wooden table. The spindles each hold a cheerfully chubby cop of spun singles yarn, in colours of pink and blue. To the left of the singles is a twisted skein of wool, in the same colours.
Two project bags, one with a zipper closure and one with a drawstring closure, are on a wooden table in a cluttered workspace. The main fabric of the bags is handwoven, and the base of each bag is commercial linen. In the foreground is a band weaving project in progress, on a handcarved rigid heddle.
Overhead view of a weave in progress on a floor loom. The weaving bench has a cushion covered with handwoven wool cloth
A weaving project in process, on a 4-shaft table loom. The yarn is colourful handspun Romney wool, and the draft is Wall of Troy twill.
A spinning wheel with a jumbo bobbin of 2-ply yarn in blues and dark brown/black
Two clear plastic bags are on a wooden table, and in the foreground, the sweetest note is being held aloft in my hand
Left to right: 1. Grey Romney x Cheviot X Rambouillet 2. Charcoal merino lamb with light tips 3. Black Shetland 4. Black Romeldale lamb 5. Brown Romeldale lamb
Three chubby skeins of mostly grey wool yarn are grouped on a wooden table.
A mostly grey cake of handspun yarn is being held aloft, and the beginnings of the sweater it's being knit into is in the background
Two handcarved wooden ring distaves are lying on plain newsprint. The one on the left was made from backyard birch and is broken through the middle. The one on the right is made from locally milled birch and is miraculously intact.
A wooden ring distaff is dressed with a spiral of white wool, which is in turn connected to a wooden top-whorl spindle lying next to it. A wee amount of the spun yarn is wound onto the shaft of the spindle, the beginnings of a larger project.
An almost completed wooden hand distaff is lying flat, next to a rag and a glass jar. The jar contains some homemade wood finish and reads "lemongrass, 75% beeswax, 25% hemp oil", and the contents are a cheerful yellow
An overhead view of a woodcarving work in progress, including a stick of wood and a carving knife on a black rubber mat. There are wood shavings and some other hand tools scattered around
Video of my two hands finishing the warp threads of a handwoven coaster, with the aid of a crochet hook
An overhead view of a paused backstrap weaving project, with undyed linen warp, and a multicoloured weft that suggests a night sky.
A hand is wielding a twisted bundle of long flax, over a wooden desk which is holding more similar bundles, as well as some white some spindle-spun wool. In flax speak, there are four stricks of line flax, each a different variation of brown
A still view of a desk holding the beginnings of three band weaving projects. The bands have wee hearts woven into them.
A flatlay of a handspinning project, with a spindle holding a small amount of yarn, balanced on a spinning bowl. The bowl and spindle are positioned on some colourful unspun fibre. The overall effect attempts to evoke The Starry Night by van Gogh.
A video of a person winding yarn off her hand and onto her spindle. When finished, she gives the viewer a close up view of the spindle and bowl. She looks inordinately pleased with herself.
A video of the spinner winding a messy collection of yarn off her spindle and onto her hand. Then she starts winding the yarn back onto the spindle in an orderly manner.
Video of a person sitting on a couch, turning wool fibre into yarn with a supported spindle
A still view from above, showing many marshmallowy bundles of white wool, one intact wool lock, one empty spinning wheel bobbin, and one bobbin filled with freshly spun yarn
Six plyback samples of freshly spun wool yarn
A hand holding a tahkli spindle. There is freshly spun natural white cotton on the spindle.
A still view of a cotton spinning project, including spun yarn on a coin tahkli, balanced on a wooden spinning bowl. In the background, there is unspun cotton and fibre preparation tools