Spinning Sandy's Ditsy Drivel

I'm known as a knitter, spinner, needleworker, singer, pianist, organist, church musician, eBayer, and generally crazy person! I am "Shandeh" in the Knitting Help Forum. (www.knittinghelp.com) Come and glimpse the life of a southern American in North Carolina.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

My Meme

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I'm considering myself "tagged" by Nancy Knits . She made a list on her blog, answering questions for a "meme". I...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Teaching an Embroidery Class

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Recently, I taught a crewel embroidery class to a group of home-schoolers. It was a lot of fun! I started off by gathering together lots of...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Embroidery Work - Nice on Hot Days

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Recently, our air conditioning was not working, so our house was SUPER HOT!!! (It was over 90 degrees overnight, even with 10 fans running ...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Relaxing Day at Home

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Today has been a wonderful day. My hubby and I started the morning with a nice hug and kiss. I'm so glad I found my soulmate. We are g...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Sewing for a Friend

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A friend of mine from the Knitting Help Forum asked if I could sew a dress for her granddaughter. She chose a pattern from my collection, a...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Hey! I MADE some Spinners on The Sims!

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I've been a Sims fan ever since the first "The Sims" game came out. I have every single expansion pack for the original serie...
Friday, March 14, 2008

Yay! I Found Some Spinners!

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Today, when I was at Cottage Yarn, in Mint Hill, North Carolina, I was talking to one of the friendly shop clerks. She told me that there a...
Monday, October 29, 2007

SAFF Purchases

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I didn't have a lot of money for my trip to SAFF this year, but I did buy a couple spinning things. A pretty, buttery yellow sweatshirt,...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007

SAFF 2007

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I had a WONDERFUL time yesterday at SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair) in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. The weather was perf...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

More Roses

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I still haven't spun a thing. I'm a BAD spinner. I've mostly been knitting and sewing lately, but that will soon change. I...
Saturday, September 29, 2007

Roses for Healing

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I haven't posted anything in this blog in SO long, so I decided to show that I am still alive. I was sick for the past week with a stoma...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Cashmere Yarn

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I can't believe I never posted photos of the beautiful cashmere yarn I got after unravelling that sweater. The first thing I unravelled ...
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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Waiting for New Craft Room

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I'm in the process of re-modeling my craft room right now, so all my stuff is piled up in the living room. Since I can't spin, I...
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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Weaving & Unravelling Old Sweaters

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I haven't posted in FOREVER, because I've been busy doing knitting projects, and learning to weave, and buying sweaters at thrift st...
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Monday, May 07, 2007

The Silver Grey Alpaca is SPUN and PLIED!

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Tonight, I finally finished spinning all the silver grey alpaca. SO SOFT. I really enjoyed working with it. I started out with 8 ounces of r...
Saturday, May 05, 2007

Silver Grey Alpaca Top - Handspun by Me!

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Last night and tonight, I've been spinning some beautiful silver grey alpaca top I've had in my fiber stash for a long time. It is ...
Friday, May 04, 2007

More Spinning!

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I've really enjoyed spinning in the past week. I think a fire must have been lit under my spinning chair! I can't seem to do anythin...
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Shandeh
I'm a forum moderator and blogger for Spinrite Yarns (www.yarnspirations.com), and I spend WAY too much time there. :D You can also find me on the Knitting Help Forum occasionally
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