I got to go on holiday back to Vancouver Island and while I was there, I spent an hour at a handspinners group meeting. Someone who remembered me from previous visits asked me to teach a new member how to spin using a drop spindle. So I did. It was fun.
Other than that, I've pretty much been doing mindless knitting of garter dish cloths for family and for charity.
While on holiday I dropped into a yarn store to look at the Fleece Artist roving for sale but unfortunately it was all merino and I'd really rather have BFL for the demi-lustre. And truly, what I want is naturally-dyed BFL or naturally dark BFL, both of which are hard to find. Probably I should consider hauling out the BFL/silk I dyed a light shade of indigo a number of years ago and spinning that. Or breaking into the small amount of naturally dark BFL that I have and think is too precious to use.
I could really use a new pair of linen or hemp pants, preferably undyed, to beat the Virginia heat. My normal source is out of stock. I searched online for undyed ready-made clothing and came up with the site for a small chain of stores called Industry of All Nations (IOAN). Didn't see any pants I wanted but I've ordered a couple of indigo-dyed t-shirts from them and I am excited to see what the t-shirts are like.
