Thank you to everyone who participated in our poll – it was very informative for me, and hopefully a snap for you to take. Here’s the breakdown of results: Top request by far was for more art batts. This is a good thing, as I have plans to fulfill your needs! Besides Box of Crayons batts, I’ll be adding a

I hope that your Holidays and your New Year’s celebrations were happy, fun, and safe! I have many plans for 2012, and although I probably will not implement *all* of them, it will be fun to try and see how many I succeed at creating. You might notice that I’ve got some new spins [see what I did there?] on

Hi there, my lovelies! I have a big Thank You I Love You Happy Holidays gift for you. FREE SHIPPING UNTIL 2012! You don’t have to do anything at checkout, the shipping’s already been removed from the cart. I still have some holiday yarns available, too! MERRY HAPPY!

Heya, all! Just in case you missed it, my very first day of my “world-famous” [hurr] spinning class hosted by Lovelyarns in lovely Hampden, Baltimore, MD, happens this Sunday, November 13th. I am excited! Here’s a little background: I will teach using basic top-whorl drop spindles and provide a spindle, fiber, and detailed instructions/book recommendations/website references for students to take

^^ current knitting project http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45169565/ns/nightly_news/t/faribault-blanket-mill-revival-restores-us-jobs/#.Trd6FvQnqC0 THIS is the most amazing story. Two men invest locally by purchasing the woolen mill that was on its way to Pakistan… and reopened it in town, offering jobs – and hope. Source: ravelry.com via dreamversion on Pinterest https://market.android.com/details?id=us.ravulo.projects – Ravulous is a knitting / crochet project browser app for users of Ravelry.com. Log in

Wheels, that is! I am still of course, in love with Genevieve – my purple Ashford Kiwi wheel – but as much as I love her, and she’s been a great help to my business… I have to admit that her traditional treadle action is killing my knees. Particularly my right knee, which came into this spinning thing with a

I can’t believe it’s the last day… all over again! My last recap post about Summit of Awesome is up at Unanimous Craft. Please hop over there to give it a read: http://www.unanimouscraft.com/blog/summit-awesome-last-day-sniffle I feel like it’s the last day all over again… my last blog post about Summit Of Awesome is now up at Unanimous Craft. *sniffle* I just

Did you know that I have a Print Gocco? [if, of course, you've even heard of one - they're a pretty obscure Japanese screen printing device!] Well, I do, and I didn’t know how to use it until Friday’s Gocco Like It’s 2004 workshop! This is just one of the things I talk about over at Unanimous Craft in my

Hey, look here and you’ll find the next update in my report on Summit of Awesome – http://www.unanimouscraft.com/blog/summit-awesome-day-two-part-one-continued-awesomeness – because I *know* you want to hear the funny things that Jay McCarroll said during his Craftnote speech! More reporting to come!

Look how happy and inspired we all look! I miss Summit of Awesome already. Want to see more photos from the three days, including some of my own? Head on over to the Summit of Awesome 2011 Flickr Pool!

Well well well! The second post I’ve got up at Unanimous Craft about Summit of Awesome is up – it’s the second part of my first day at the gathering, and you’ll read about sessions with Debbie Stoller and Laurie Henzel, Miranda Lievers, and Kate McKean, Kari Chapin, and Lish Dorset. Read more at http://www.unanimouscraft.com/blog/summit-awesome-day-one-part-two-crafty-boogaloo

Just a heads up: my first post about Summit of Awesome 2011 is up at Unanimous Craft! Learn all about what I did and saw on my first day… it was so much that I had to break it into TWO posts! The first part of my day is here: http://www.unanimouscraft.com/blog/summit-awesome-day-one-let-awesome-begin The second part will be linked here as soon

Hey hey! I’ve got spinning classes scheduled at Lovelyarns for November and December! What you’ll get in my class, An [fun!] Intro to Spindle Spinning: – one genuine hand-made spindle, of a weight for beginners – approx. 1.5 oz of spinning fiber to take home, as well as fiber to be used during class – a detailed instruction packet that

Things that have been happening in XianeLand: ✄ PLY Party was an amazing success! Once again, Threeravens & Baltimore made a great pair, and y’all bought everything up. Have I mentioned how much I love being back in my hometown? And MAJOR thanks go to Lovelyarns for hosting and doing all the tough work! There were deee-lish cupcakes, super-helpful helpers

Baltimore, you’re my home. I’m more or less moved in, and the work station will be going up tonight. The trip was long, hard, and sweaty. There’s a joke there that I will leave be. I’ve missed everyone! I’m going to be diving into getting prepped for PLY Party, which of course is happening on September 11th at Lovelyarns, but

Psst psst! Wanna get a nice discount just because I’m hauling my junk up the East Coast? Of course you do! Here’s all you need to know: enter the code “BMORE” at checkout to get a cool 20% off your order. All orders will be fulfilled immediately upon my landing in Baltimore, post-restorative-sleep of course. I’m not telling when this

Just in case you didn’t get enough of me talking about myself today, you can go check out the interview I did as a vendor for the upcoming PLY Party happening at Lovelyarns in Hampden on September 11, 2011. Remember – Peace, Love, Yarn!

UPDATED The new items are up! Get thee to the Shop page right now! Wheee! * * * Previously: I’ll be adding some new batts, yarn, and a crazypants new product – a spindle box! Want a tease? Of course you do. Look for the update to start around 9:30pm. Because that’s how I roll

I got tired of the old website. I started updating and changing the theme. I ran into some issues with the images associated with my products. You might notice a broken image or two, but if you click on the placeholder, the images do show. There’s still some tweaking to come, but so far I’m enjoying the brighter surroundings! Here’s

Oh boy, are you going to get tired of seeing this image. I’m participating in the Tour de Fleece 2011. What does this mean? Every day that the Tour de France is sending people up and down mountains and all over the countryside of France, I’ll be treadling along with the cyclists in spirit – and hopefully cranking out a

Saturday, June 25th, you can find me and Rob & Genevieve the Spinning Wheel at PILE OF CRAFT inside St John’s Church, 2640 St Paul St, Baltimore MD hon! Hosted by the ever-wondrous Charm City Craft Mafia, this show highlights some of the most interesting arts & crafts of the area. Things you’ll see include weaving, amigurumi, jewelry, paper goods,

If you wanted a yarn and it is sold out, there’s a very good chance I can re-create it for you. Just shoot me an email at info @ threeravens.net and we can chat about it! I’ll be compiling a page with previously available yarns – a gallery, of sorts – so that you can see What Came Before and

June’s Phat Fiber theme is “Science Fiction” – and this is my favourite SF film of ALL TIME – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension. I mean, how can you beat a story where the protagonist is a scientist, a neurosurgeon, a hero, AND a rock star? Obviously, you cannot. Backed up by the Hong Kong Cavaliers,

Crafty Feast is a juried independent craft fair in Columbia, SC bringing together the funky and the fabulous from all over the Southeast. And even better, this year they’re teaming up with the Indie Grits Film Festival for even more awesomeness! During the week Indie Grits will bring you films and music from around the Southeast. On Saturday, April 16th

[click "read more" to see photos!] All available at http://www.etsy.com/shop/xiane!