Manning Knits :: Spinning

» Let’s Try This Again

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a woman and her daughter who shared a love of fiber arts. Neither of the two every went anywhere without their needles and yarn, and between them they made many, many garments over the years. Sadly, though, the mother and daughter [...]

Posted on: February 01, 2009 by Liz | Tags: Baby Joe, Baby Knits, Classes, Fingerless Mitts, General, Knitting, Socks, Spinning, WIP, work | 2 comments

» A thoroughly gratifying weekend

ETA: For some reason, this blog post got deleted. (Perhaps the server had to be set back. Who knows.) Thanks be to the Livejournal syndicated feed, which still had it up, so I was able to copy and paste it back over here. This weekend, starting on Thursday, has been phenomenal, for a myriad [...]

Posted on: June 30, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Events, General, Spinning | 1 comment

» Rambling updates from a fiberholic

It’s funny how, the minute you say, “Thank goodness we’re entering the quiet time of the year,” the work just begins to pile up. People who’ve had those back-burner projects floating around in the recesses of their mind start popping out of the woodwork like mushrooms after a summer rain. It’s supposed to [...]

Posted on: June 23, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Audiobooks, Events, General, Knitting, Spinning | 1 comment

» Life in the fast lane

Hoo boy, I’m tired. It’s been a loooooong couple of weeks. It’s life in the fast-lane at work, and we’re all busy busy busy trying to get everything ready for our next tradeshow, which starts on Sunday. Yours truly flies out to Anaheim on Thursday to join those who will already be [...]

Posted on: May 12, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Audiobooks, Designing, Spinning | 1 comment

» the element of surprise

Settle in — this could get lengthy. That’s what happens when I only post sporadically. My mother is a collector of, well, many things. She loves pretty things, and until recently, more was always better. She’s in downsizing mode now though, so the mantle has been passed to me, her eldest child. Everyone knows [...]

Posted on: April 16, 2008 by Meg | Tags: Spinning | 4 comments

» it’s Twilight Zone time again

I’m in Chicago, where it’s cold and blustery — just my kind of weather. Gives me an excuse to wear sweaters just a little bit longer. And just when I can’t stand the cold any longer, poof! I get to fly back to Alabama. My trip here was unexciting, except for the courtesy upgrade to [...]

Posted on: March 24, 2008 by Meg | Tags: General, Meg's Knitting, Spinning | 1 comment

Tag: Spinning