Mary HammondMay 23, 20221 min readWoad-homemade dyeMade my first batch of woad today. So to recap on the woad experiment: Wanted to harvest woad this week as it is eradication week for...
Mary HammondMay 1, 20221 min readFiber Art Show UpdateHad a lot of fun at the art show and fair at Alpaca On The Rocks in Weed last month. Others demonstrated their wares such as handcrafted...
Mary HammondDec 6, 20211 min readChristmas Gift IdeasI'm done spinning this commission and the skeins here pictured worked up to 835 yards and are now available for sale at Alpaca On The...
Mary HammondDec 6, 20211 min readThe Spinnstubenfrau-Spinners Witch at ChristmasThe Spinnstubenfrau. The Spinners Witch at Christmas. "As women became a larger part of the economy with their spinning and weaving,...
Mary HammondNov 13, 20211 min readAngora BlendsThese are some of the results of my last commission of 4.5 pounds of pure German Angora and some variously blended with alpaca, merino or...
Mary HammondNov 12, 20211 min readOn The Wheel: AlpacaA local alpaca farm has trusted me with their carded huacaya roving from their alpaca named Topaz to spin on a 80/20 commission basis....
Mary HammondNov 12, 20211 min readDisaster!Its been exciting. My Bluebonnet Bumblebee wheel broke its crankshaft. Of all the things that COULD have broken, this was the most...
Mary HammondNov 12, 20211 min readWool GatheringA beautiful week gathering surplus fleece and fibers at farms around Siskiyou County. Three colors of beautifully clean ready to spin...