i feel bad about this, but for some reason i’ve never blogged about trillium artisans, which i joined a few months ago. trillium is a portland non-profit for people like me who try to make money selling things made from recycled materials. it is located in se, on foster and 95th-ish, and the store isContinue reading “trillium artisans!”
Category Archives: yarn
blogging news and hair and food!
my first Craftstylish post is up!! the secret’s out! i’m doing a series of holiday gift project posts, every week from now through december, starting with the ones that will take months to complete, working up to the quicky last-minute gifts. i wanted to start with something knit sweater related since that’s the most classicContinue reading “blogging news and hair and food!”
new yarn and iron artist!
a couple things…. i just put up 2 new handspun yarns for sale! beaded alpaca sky: and bulky september leaves: i will be selling all kinds of neato stuff this saturday at the scrap iron artist event, on se 2nd + salmon. should be a fun time!! i’m working on a small line of leethalContinue reading “new yarn and iron artist!”
new patches and kits in the shop!
first real quick, if you’re in the portland area, i just want to let you know my zine is restocked at powell’s on hawthorne (it had been sold out for a long time, and is still out downtown), newly stocked at guapo comics, and still stocked at q is for choir. in case anyone localContinue reading “new patches and kits in the shop!”
belated tour wrapup and new yarns!
remember the tour de fleece? remember how i said i planned to make one skein per day to put in my shop? yeah that didn’t happen. that first week i was sooo into it and made so many rad yarns, i guess i drained all my energy and ran out of steam to keep itContinue reading “belated tour wrapup and new yarns!”
all kinds of wooly goodness!
well the tour de fleece is off to a great start! i spun those 4 on the first 2 days, 2 each day, and then this one yesterday: and i love all of them! woo! all 5 are for sale now, see the yarn page for yarn details and stuff. yumyumyummy yarnnnnn!
diy rebellion and fibery things
in celebration of the 4th, i did a short post yesterday for threadbanger about revolutionary knitting, and i want to get into it a little more here. i’ve been reading a lot about the history of knitting and spinning lately (here and here and here and here and more) and one of the most interestingContinue reading “diy rebellion and fibery things”
black sheep gathering!
so i went to black sheep gathering in eugene on saturday, my first ever fiber festivaly type thing. oh my goodness it was awesome. we were all so exhausted by the end of the day, it felt like spending a day at disneyland! we left at 8am, spent about 3 hours checking everything out andContinue reading “black sheep gathering!”
alpaca anyone?
a few weeks ago i was given an amazing gift by my friend dianne: 11 huge bags full of alpaca fleece. it came from northwest alpacas here in oregon, and i’m pretty sure each bag is a full blanket worth (like, the entire alpaca), or close to it. it’s not cleaned, so i spent aContinue reading “alpaca anyone?”
long-awaited patterns+yarn page!!
ok ok ok it’s done at last! these last few weeks have been weird and hectic and up and down but things are finally winding down and i’m able to get some real work done. i’m so excited for this webpage to be up and running, all my patterns and yarns together in one convenientContinue reading “long-awaited patterns+yarn page!!”
Lee Does Stuff 