Let's Roc

Distaff Day, 

also called Roc day, is January 7.

Many St. Distaff's Day gatherings are held, large and small, throughout local fiber community. 

The distaff, or rock, used in spinning was the medieval symbol of women's work.

In many European cultural traditions, 

women resumed their household work after the twelve days of Christmas. 

Women of all classes would spend their evenings spinning on the wheel. 

During the day, they would carry a drop spindle with them. 

Spinning was the only means of turning raw wool, cotton or flax into thread, 

which could then be woven into cloth.

( via Wiki )

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Snap of the car trunk yesterday on the way to our yearly Saint Distaff Day

gathering.  Twin Lady Bugs and Lendrum loaded..

Thanks Linda for hosting..

As always it was a wonderful day of food, fun, 

lots of laughter and spinning.

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Fluffer-nutters..

Naturally dyed fibers blended into little spinning nests..

"Fluffer-Nutters"

Hand spun on the drop spindle.

Colors from: Natural local alpaca, silk, 

indigo, madder, osage, cochineal, and 

marigolds from the garden.

.. yummy to spin..

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Currently carding for the festival, but hope

to eventually add some "Fluffer-nutters" 

to the shop.

Scarf-lace...

Spun up the "fluffer-nutters"..

The yarn was so soft and full of texture I couldn't 

resist weaving it into a little necklace-scarf..

... a "scarf-lace"...

.. or "Narf"..?

Merino / silk warp

Saori style weave on the Cricket rigid heddle loom

Local alpaca, hand dyed merino, and recycled sari silk weft

Autumn is in the air..

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Joining Ginny

Vintage

Mother's childhood loom 

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Vintage crochet cotton

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Handspun

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Miniature Saori weaving

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