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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
These antiques truly deserve a spa day once in a while!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is amazing! It looks like it works perfectly, and it seems in beautiful condition!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Oh, thank you for pointing me the alt text. Super fun paper choices!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
These are beautiful! What kinds of paper did you go with?
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm spinning! And scouring. I just find myself distracted from posting
A finished skein of 2-ply yarn, 230 yards, 52 grams, held to the sky A handful of crossarm spindle singles in turtle form, ready for plying Two baskets of raw wool ready to scour. The top basket holds 450 g of white Corriedale, and the bottom basket holds 550 g of Suffolk x Border Cheviot x Rideau Arcott
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A view from inside a motor vehicle, looking out the front windshield. The trees are green and the sky is blue. Some doofus (me!) is giving the thumbs up sign in the foreground.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I played this tape so much when I was a kid. I still know many of the lyrics by heart.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Ron Sexsmith is a treasure!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Also we went home thoroughly entertained. Thanks for sharing your music with us, especially when you do it the right way (your way!)
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We loved this show! We were in F5 and 6, so we had a great view, and you might be surprised to learn that you gave my husband a comprehensive tutorial on your right hand technique 😉
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Your sweater is adorable! Hope you're having a great time at MDSW!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Those are lovely fleeces!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Lucky you, scoring tickets!! 🤘
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Upperbrook Farm is about an hour away from me, and the sheep they tend are primarily North Country Cheviot. Now they are crossing with other breeds, and this wool is the first shearing of a little ram who has a Rambouillet sire and a Romney x Cheviot dam. He's a real pleasure as a background spin.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Ready to be rehomed
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
And this other colourway
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Finished! #handwoven
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
After a two-shuttle project, a one-shuttle weave feels so much faster!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Always grateful to you! 💖
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A little two shuttle gift weaving
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Lol! The rabbit holes are endless. I started with making band weaving heddles, using an article that @kerstinneumuller.bsky.social published in VÄV magazine...and it opened up a whole world for me!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Spindle spinning for loom weaving. The skein is 411 m / 50 g of 2-ply. The spindles should yield similar stats. Fibre is from Northbound Knitting in Barrie, Ontario
Two supported spindles made of dark wood are lying on a wooden table. The spindles each hold a cheerfully chubby cop of spun singles yarn, in colours of pink and blue. To the left of the singles is a twisted skein of wool, in the same colours.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I wouldn't listen to it back then, but I will these days. Partly nostalgia, and partly I have more respect for corniness as I get older
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Joining a guild is a great idea! Often you can rent equipment and borrow books. Spinning is a fantastic craft, and I hope you enjoy it thoroughly!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
And here we have the reason I wove this fabric: to sew project bags #handweaving
Two project bags, one with a zipper closure and one with a drawstring closure, are on a wooden table in a cluttered workspace. The main fabric of the bags is handwoven, and the base of each bag is commercial linen. In the foreground is a band weaving project in progress, on a handcarved rigid heddle.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The more I weave, the more I love it Yarn: BFL/silk laceweight dyed by Northbound Knitting in the colourway Metallurgy #handweaving
Overhead view of a weave in progress on a floor loom. The weaving bench has a cushion covered with handwoven wool cloth
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Finally back at the loom today #weavingwithhandspun #handspunyarn
A weaving project in process, on a 4-shaft table loom. The yarn is colourful handspun Romney wool, and the draft is Wall of Troy twill.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Never too many spindles! 😂
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Thank you! It's sw merino/nylon from by CDick Designs (who no longer dyes)
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
The metallic effect is so lovely, I can't bear to cover it up with another layer. Time to start another spindle, I guess. #handspunyarn #crossarmspindle #spindlespun
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
And if you need some guidance, you can take a look at @fossilfibers.bsky.social website. They have a post about fleece imperfections, and an excellent scouring method: Percentage Based Scour Method by Fossil Fibers and LongDrawJames | Fossil Fibers share.google/4BYtvyIsZapA...
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Percentage Based Scour Method by Fossil Fibers and LongDrawJames
Now that we have spoken in depth about common scouring agents and methods by which they can be tested, we can present our method! We are very excited to share this with you. This method is based on…
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Yes, scouring is washing to remove dirt and lanolin. Have fun with your first!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I seem to recall Kim McKenna doing a segment on spinning with a hand distaff in her Working From Fleece at the School of Sweet Georgia. But I also have a distaff highlight over on ig, if you want to take a look there
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
❤️ to you too!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Tour de Fleece day 3, no team, just vibes, Brenna @senesced.bsky.social style! Today I'm plying up a blend of one part local Romeldale to two parts indie-dyed Merino, making yarn to knit a sleeveless top.
A spinning wheel with a jumbo bobbin of 2-ply yarn in blues and dark brown/blackAn overhead view of a wheel spinning corner, with a modern Saxony spinning wheel, an antique wooden chair, and a homemade lazy kateA blending board holding a layer of dyed Merino fibre in various blues and browns, with a layer of naturally coloured black/brown Romeldale fibre over it
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Coming home to some woolly mail from a friend must be the best way to start the weekend. Thank you @amivice.bsky.social for this beautiful package of wool grown by the flock of @shepherdessofbs.bsky.social, I can't wait to play with this treasure!
Two clear plastic bags are on a wooden table, and in the foreground, the sweetest note is being held aloft in my handWashed locks of the most beautiful black wool with brown tips are scattered on a tabletop. The wool was shorn from Gwen, a ewe tended by @shepherdessofbs.bsky.socialRaw buck wool locks from a Merino ram by the name of Carmy, suitably light caramel in colour and looking delectable, also from the flock of Erin @shepherdessofbs.bsky.social
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
💖💖💖
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Maybe Ontario Sock Batch B – Alley Cat Yarns share.google/YcwgdxmFFdzf...
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Ontario Sock Batch B
Canadian wool: Grown, milled, and hand-dyed within Canada! Batch B: 105 grams and 380 yards. Ever so slightly thicker strands than Batch A, and more yardage per skein. Very similar to a traditional co...
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Recent wool scouring led to some really beautiful little bundles of hand combed top
Left to right:
1. Grey Romney x Cheviot X Rambouillet 
2. Charcoal merino lamb with light tips 
3. Black Shetland 
4. Black Romeldale lamb 
5. Brown Romeldale lamb
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I love it! Watching people weave well is such a pleasure. And an education.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The sweater is knit
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Omg, I can definitely hear her saying that!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
I got mine last month, and didn't feel a thing during or after. I hope yours goes as well!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The yarn is made
Three chubby skeins of mostly grey wool yarn are grouped on a wooden table. A jumbo bobbin on a spinning wheel is filled to capacity with a 2-ply yarn.Small bundles of spinning fibre are randomly piled onto a colourful handmade rug. Six braids of handdyed Polwarth wool are arranged side by side.
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Properly struck with a handspun handknit sweater obsession a couple of weeks ago, so I was compelled to make some yarn #handspunyarn
A mostly grey cake of handspun yarn is being held aloft, and the beginnings of the sweater it's being knit into is in the background
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
That internal crank! 😍
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The yip-yip! 😍
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Aw, thank you, Barbara!
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Vivian @whatvivdoes.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
This is wonderful news! I'm glad you like it. I feel so lucky to be able to shop his booth at local events. If there's ever anything you want me to pick up for you, let me know 😊
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