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This past weekend has been CRAZY! I took the SAT this past Saturday and then went straight to the local spinners meeting. Then Sunday we had church and a fireside later in the evening.

As far as the Master Spinners project, I am sending level three in this week. I still have to do the dye project (which I am half way done with), using one natural dye to produce 25 different hues.

Hope all is well with all of you. I would love to hear your comments of my blog updates.

I will post more pictures when I start level four. Thanks everyone for everything you do!!!!

Finishing Level 3 and Starting Level 4

Boy! This past month has been crazy. I am getting ready to take the ACT (12th) and SAT (5th), plus I am finishing level 3. Everything has been flying by so fast. I keep reminding myself that I will finish by Sept. and I know I will (good pep talk, huh?)! Anyways, I promise more pictures soon. Our family website http://millennialwayfarm.com/ & http://shopcelestialstudio.com/ are finished. I am working on designing my own website for webdesign and photography business that I am starting. So, if you know anyone who needs a website have them email me.


I need to go. I post more later.

This Past Month's Pictures

This week I have been very busy SPINNING (as you can see in the photos above)! haha.... I am hoping to finish level three this week. I think I am going to make my goal to have all of the levels done by the end of Summer!

Check back for more updates!

Surprize Package!!!

Yesterday a package came from Miss Babs. It was such a treat to open. She had sent many different fibers and yarns for dying that will be used in the up coming levels. THANKS SO MUCH! I am going to post pictures of the sample yarn I spun up this past week (look for them on Munday or Tuesday!). Thanks everyone!

Marking for Level Two

I just recieved my mark for level two (80%), which I think is really good since it is really hard to know what they are looking for this far away. I am half way done with level three, which they are doing on trial since no one has ever done this level homestudy.

I want to say how sorry I am that I have not written much the past month or so. I promise to post more pictures of level three later this week.

Happy Spinning!

Giving Back -Heifer Class-

This week has been more than crazy! Anyways, because I have had so many things to do each day, yesterday night was the only time I had to pack for my class at Heifer. The class turned out well, and many were interested. I hope that I can continue to share with others, as others have done for me.

Marking Results for Level 1

I just got the results back, and I found out that I got the mark of 80%! I am happy with that, and am glad for the helpful hints Rosemary gave me to get my mark up higher.

Keep checking back!

Level 2 Almost Finished!!!!

I am almost finished with level two. I was asked to do a 25 hr. project, so I chose to make a baby hat and mittens out of alpaca/mohair. The project has to be made out of raw materials, so I so far have washed and now am carding the fibers. Check back for pictures of the finished project! :)

Package Pictures!

Silk Samples

Denise Knitting Needles

Guanaco

Pima Cotton

Yak

Yak/ Merino

Hemp

Package Surprise

Silk Stages

Silk Brick

Another picture of the Denise Interchangeable Needles

Silk/Linen

I wanted to THANK everyone again. It has been so much work and fun being able to do this big of a project. Keep checking back for updates or email me if you want me to send you these updates (so you don't miss out on the fun).

More Surprises!

Today two packages came! One was from Michael Cook who sent different samples of silk. I really like the display he sent showing the different steps. It has been really fun learning more about areas that are required for the master spinners. Thanks Michael! The other was from Bill at the Copper Moose. He sent many of the exotic blends needed for this level, plus he surprised me by sending the DVD "Spindles from Around the World" and the Denise Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set. Thanks Bill!

I can't thank everyone enough for helping with this project. I could not have done it without you guys!

I will post pictures of these two surprises later this week.