Christmas Frenzy

I know I said I was going to update with a real post over the weekend. Wishful thinking on my part. We got a little over 2 feet of snow and couldn't get off the mountain until Tuesday. I don't mind shoveling snow but this is ridiculous. Now they're calling for sleet and freezing rain Christmas Eve so I probably won't get off the mountain again until Saturday or Monday. That's alright, the kids are having a ball with the snow!

Eric finished my skein winder!!! He even hung it on the wall for me since it's my Christmas present from him this year........I LOVE LOVE LOVE this fiber tool. He's decided not to make them for the shop since they are super time consuming to put together and the shipping would be outrageous. That's fine with me....I got my skein winder;)

Well, Eric has finally gotten a pattern down for the hackle and comb sets that he's satified with. I think we've been through 3 different designs with the previous being modified a little each time. He's working on some now to go in the shop sometime in January. I thought he would never decide (he's picky) on a pattern but now we've got several sets of combs and hackles that we can keep for our use. Yipeee!!! The hackles pictured are his 1st set and an improved 2nd set with a wider area of tines, slightly shorter tines, and recessed clamp area. The 3rd and final set is going to be even nicer!!

I spent two days (at least I think it was, it's all a blur now) cleaning out the area of the downstairs where I do fiber........or I guess I should say where the fiber is taking over. I've organized, cleaned up , cleaned out, and made space. It's like having a whole new work space!!

The kids are super excited about Christmas...Katie's almost climbing the walls......and they've jollied up the house and the tree. Now I need to wrap presents which I don't much care for. Geez, I bought them it doesn't seem fair to have to wrap them too. Eric will help I'm sure.......he will want clean underwear next week after all. Okay, that's enough for now.......back to work! Merry Christmas  !!!        Happy Holidays   !!!            Happy New Year!!

Super Busy!!

I know I haven't posted for awhile and it's driving me nuts!! Alot has happened and I'm hoping to catch up with a real post this weekend. In the mean time here are the highlights:
*Eric is making gorgeous comb and hackle sets that will be affordable. He has come up with several sizes and designs some of which you won't be able to get anywhere else. We are hoping to start carrying them in the shop sometime in January provided his tools quit dying. We've had to replace 2 large tools so far. Crap! We do have combed top in the shop now---currently Border Leicester and he's working on a batch of cloud soft Cormo.

*I've been playing with Cormo fleece and made myself a luxury batt with silk, cormo, bamboo, sparkle and other goodies. It is fabulous!! I'll be listing some luxury batts in the shop soon.

* The kids are excited about Christmas and not going to school for 2 weeks. I'm not sure which they are happier about.....
* We are expecting as much as 18" of snow between Friday night and Sunday morning and another snow storm around Christmas. I think it's time to hybernate.
* I finished Christmas shopping today and refuse to leave the house to do anymore shopping!

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Eric's Fiber Tools!!

Yes!! Eric is making fiber tools!! I'm so excited I could climb the walls!! The first of each tool that he makes is mine and will be for product testing, this goes without saying. I mean, he does want clean underwear next week, right. Anyway he's made a wall mounted skein winder with a lazy kate of sorts that holds extra bobbins and has a mini fold out table to clamp a ball winder to. The skein winder does 2 yard and one yard skeins and the 5th peg is used as a handle. It's so much easier than that table top winder I have!!! He still has a little sanding and other minor things to do to finish it but you get the idea. I'm not sure if he's going to make more for the etsy shop or if he's just going to take custom orders since there is such a wide variation of bobbin sizes.....mine is made to fit Ashford bobbins so it wouldn't work for say a Schacht or Spinolution bobbins. Anyway, I love it!! My sweetheart (he's the one with the sawdust in his hair......that's so sexy ;)
is also working on hackle and comb sets. My hackle is almost done. Mine is bigger than the ones he'll make for the shop unless someone wants to custom order one with 6" tines....he said that was a pain but he'd do it. I can't wait until he makes the comb to go with this. Next he's going to make blending hackles!! Am I a lucky woman or what!! I keep pinching myself thinking I'm dreaming..........he's happy about all this since he's getting to work with wood again but he's not really sure it's going to pay the bills. We'll see.

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Wahoo! Blue Mtn. Handcrafts is featured on the Phat Fiber Blog giveaway today!! Just go to the blog and leave a comment about the BMH etsy shop and your name will go in the drawing for a Bare Trees & Blue Sky set of spinning batts!!