The birth of a fiber Artist



 Finding myself flock less, with only my family, chickens, rabbits and crochet to keep me busy. It was short a time before an angora rabbit or three came into my life. These little wooly rabbits help ease my longing for a flock. Soon I had not only fleece from my last flock, but bags of angora just hanging out around the house.

 I was soon thinking of sending it all off to a mill to be washed and spun. After many days I became frustrated, it seemed so expensive, took 8 months plus and the minimum run size seemed so unattainable. 

Dusty being ever supportive suggested that I just spin it myself. And you know at that time I totally thought this was the most logical idea. Enter in a perfectly timed and priced Craig’s list ad for a country craftsman spinning wheel and a bunch of extras. 


I had no idea how much I lucked out with this wheel until after my lesson. I was quickly off to making yarn. This wheel made me learn to make smooth, consistent, thin yarn right out of the gate, because anything else just was not going to fit through the orifice. Soon I was spinning yarns to crochet amazing things with. 


Shortly after my friend Tori and I started a little finished goods business we named Knot Quite a Boutique. We made hats, cowls, mitts, and even a rung or two that we hauled around to shell at local craft shows. During this time I started writing my patterns down so that we could both duplicate these items. 

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