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Margret
@chzypanda13.bsky.social
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She/her | 30+ | 🏳️‍🌈

Photographer based in Central VA | Currently really into fiber crafts (spinning, knitting, weaving)
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Christmas brought some new squeep (square sheep) from Iron Water Ranch to the farm. These are going to be super fun to process!
December 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Finally made some time to skein some resting yarn
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Took a fun besom (aka witch's broom) making class today!
October 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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I've been using this nice fall weather to knock out scouring some fleeces. Finished a Shropshire fleece and a Valais Blacknose lamb fleece.
A dense cloud of cotton candy-like Shropshire fleece A small grouping of locks of a Valais Blacknose lamb fleece
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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If he fits, he sits.
September 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Late Tour de Fleece updates
July 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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All the supervisors are working today
July 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Supervisor of the day
May 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Did I need to purchase 6 new fleeces at Maryland Sheep and Wool? No. Did I get them anyway? You bet I did! Photos to come later.
May 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Threw a nice vessel on the wheel, and then spent the whole afternoon obscuring it completely. Maybe it’ll be worth it when it’s done though.
April 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Two more yarns ready for their bath
A skein of handspun yarn in pale yellows, blues, and orange-pinks A vibrant handspun yarn in more jewel tones of blues, greens, purples, and yellows.
April 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I am slowly making my way through my singles, trying to get bobbins free for my big sweater spin. Hopefully, I am going to have all prep work done for it by mid-June to have everything ready for spinning it during tour de fleece this year!
A very textured art yarn Cockledoodledoo! Colorway dyed by Kim Dyes Yarn spun by me as a 2-ply yarn The to be washed yarn bucket slowly filling up with yarn
April 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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It's my 40th birthday! Wanna help me celebrate by sharing my art?

Also it brings me joy to share so reply below with your own creations and I'll repost my favorites throughout the day 💚

No AIorNFT

#art
oil painted portrait of a silken windhound head bordered by stylized black hollyhocks. The Silken Windhound is facing left, with warm brown eyes on an unseen horizon, she is black and white, and the brushstrokes are fresh and vibrant with the blacks comprising mostly of greens and blues and the highlights much warmer. Watercolor painting of a grey and white silken Windhound anthro figure in a blue green robe holding a caduceus floating between its paw-hands. The rice has gold embroidery around the edges, the figure has a gold halo behind its head and the background is abstract green watercolor. graphite drawing of a horse head that slowly transforms into swirling abstraction of scales and art nouveau linework - on the left and right are pastel abstraction to make it fit to square. Watercolor painting of a tiger head and neck facing left, with it's mouth open. The tiger has art nouveau style water coming from their eyes and mouth in teal that matches their eyes, and ripples around the shoulders. The piece is painted on wood and you can see a hint of the woodgrain in the creamy background behind it.
April 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Pulling out my fleeces to take inventory and I realized I apparently really need to expand the white/gray fleece stock.

Also, look at that cormo x corriedale/cvm! Gorgeous! Her name is Nancy Artingstall from Dresow Family Farm.
March 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Now that the fleece I scoured is dry, I was able to weigh it....8.667lbs of rambouillet cross! My plan was to try to get enough for a sweater, and I think I have that, plus some!
March 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Deciding to scour one of my biggest fleeces (10.11 pounds!) on a chilly day was probably not the best idea 🥶
March 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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The supervisor is hard at work
March 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Finishing up getting my samples of cormo ready for being made into a batt. Started off as 2oz of raw fleece, which I then scoured and picked to 1.48oz.
February 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Spinning some shaniko fiber from Gritty Knits
February 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Spent the Super Owl adding to my growing pile of singles to ply.

Colorway is Cockadoodledoo! from Kim Dyes Yarn.
February 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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The supervisor has been checking on the progress of those files she requested all morning.
A female tabby cat walking on the receptionist desk.
February 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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I did something really silly and accidentally got 3 gradient sets of braids in 2 different bases, so now I'm slowly working my way through blending them on my drum carder for the spin.
A metal mixing bowl on a wooden rocking chair filled with a mix of dyed combed top fiber and that same fiber blended into a batt. The fiber is a variegated green with hints of oranges and browns. A blended batt of fiber of variegated greens, light browns, and rust oranges.
January 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM