Spinning Archives - Shinybees https://www.shinybees.com/category/spinning/ The Multi-Award Winning Knitting, Comedy and Yarn Podcast Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:08:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 122193119 From Ewe to Yarn: Mellow Yellow https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-mellow-yellow/ https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-mellow-yellow/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:57:38 +0000 http://shinybees.wordpress.com/?p=303 Image Details: ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ by monsterpants, via Flickr Rumpelstiltskin was a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, who first published it in 1812. It follows the story of a miller, who lied to the King by saying his daughter was able to spin straw into gold. She couldn’t, and was locked in a tower with a...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-mellow-yellow/feed/ 1 303 Spinning around! https://www.shinybees.com/spinning-around/ https://www.shinybees.com/spinning-around/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 20:56:28 +0000 http://shinybees.wordpress.com/?p=233 Image Details: ‘Spinning Wheel at Dusk’ by mtsofan, via Flickr As you may have already noticed, I have taken my first step into the world of spinning. Unlike Kylie, I will not be wearing gold hotpants whilst conducting my yarny business, as I’m afraid gold simply isn’t my colour… During the last post, I mentioned...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/spinning-around/feed/ 1 233 From Ewe to Yarn: Short back and sides. https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-short-back-and-sides/ https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-short-back-and-sides/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 21:32:09 +0000 http://shinybees.wordpress.com/?p=205 Image details: ‘Warning Sheep!’, by pearsongraphics, via Flickr Sheep shearing and wool production has been an important part of the UK’s sheep industry for the past 6000 years. Sheep are usually sheared at the beginning of the summer months, as they no longer naturally moult, to prevent them overheating in the warm weather. For many...

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