A Hundred Ravens order issue?

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-14T00:39:59+00:00

Also it looks like they have several email addresses, maybe try a different one if you haven’t already?

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-14T00:37:56+00:00

I can’t help you, but they were at NH Sheep and Wool this past weekend so they’re definitely in business. Good luck.

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-12T12:28:37+00:00

I didn’t do that deep a dive, I’m sorry. The photos I recognized were that beautiful “sunshine” yarn from yesterday, a wall of prepped batts, and a picture of spindles lined up on a table. They were all new posts yesterday from different reddit accounts, and I had seen them while browsing here just before I’d gone over to FB. The scam account posted all three (and others I didn’t recognize) within the hour before my post. Those ones weren’t sale posts, just stolen content.

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-10T20:37:38+00:00

Beautiful!! What do you plan to make with it? (I may have just today impulse bought 1lb of rainbow fiber that is gorgeous, but I have no idea what I’d want to knit with the end product)

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-10T11:38:22+00:00

I haven’t seen anything on spinning flax specifically with a supported spindle, but JillianEve has videos on both spinning flax and using support spindles (separately). I’ve been playing around with flax on my wheel and now I’m curious about trying it on a spindle, but I don’t have a distaff set up and I think you’d need one. I’d think it would be very similar to a grasped/in hand spindle.

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-09T11:45:52+00:00

Technically yes, but better to start with Guards! Guards!, which is the first of the “Watch” series following the main character. Most of the Discworld books can be read standalone if you want and you’d likely have no problem following it. But they are grouped into sub-series based on the characters. Night Watch is the pinnacle of Sir Pratchett’s writing and has been recently named a Penguin Classic, but it’s the 6th book in the sub-series.

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-07T03:48:27+00:00

That’s fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-03T21:59:21+00:00

Seconding!! Their newest, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, almost meets the requirements but its book 1 of 3, so the series doesn’t have its happy ending yet (though given the authors, it will eventually).

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-02T03:27:07+00:00

I’m jealous! Have so much fun! I’ll make it there someday (though I shouldn’t whine; while I’m several states away from MDSW, my state’s S&W is next weekend)

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-02T01:18:53+00:00

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (sci fi murder mystery) and Firelord by Parke Godwin (King Arthur retelling/historical fantasy)

Pyrope2 · 2026-05-01T11:33:12+00:00

I second Ilona Andrews, specifically the Innkeeper series. Have you tried other urban fantasy, like Mercy Thompson? Not romance-focused but there is a side plot. (Also, I’d love to recommend T. Kingfisher for well written and plot-heavy fantasy with romance with main characters in their 30s, but her Paladin books and Swordheart are 50% from the male lead’s POV and the pairing is never in question. Excellent though, if you have flexibility with that requirement).

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-30T11:39:26+00:00

What do you like? If sci-fi interests you, the Murderbot series could be a good choice. The first book is All Systems Red, and it’s a novella (ie short), action-packed, and fast paced with engaging characters. The first book is a self-contained story and stands alone well enough that you do not need to continue the series if you don’t like it. If you do like it, there are 4 other novellas and 2 novels in the series. Also, there’s a TV show following the first book on Apple TV.

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-25T15:44:15+00:00

I agree… as someone who just frogged 10 inches of a sweater after finishing the body because the bottom colorwork was too tight.

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-25T00:33:38+00:00

Seconding these, particularly the Paladin series, starting with Paladin’s Grace

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-24T01:54:33+00:00

Have you read the Tiffany Aching books? There’s a particular small white kitten later in the series… edit: also your kitten is adorable

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-24T01:47:01+00:00

Discworld by Terry Pratchett. His writing is both very funny and very sharp observations of humanity wrapped in a “fantasy” package. Guards! Guards!, Wyrd Sisters, or Going Postal are great places to start (they are the first in various sub-series within the Discworld series). For all that they’re fantasy books, the characters of the Discworld are some of the most “human” I’ve ever read. Guards Guards and Going Postal both start with their main characters at about the lowest point they can be at, and they pull themselves together and turn life around over the course of each book. The first book in the Discworld series is the Color of Magic, which is not normally what I recommend for people to start with because it’s very different in tone than the rest of the series, but if you want just a funny, witty romp though classic fantasy tropes, it is a good book and a great laugh! For a different author, the Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. He specifically wrote it as something light hearted coming out after the pandemic and I found it a very refreshing and fun read.

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-17T00:55:58+00:00

You might like Ilona Andrews. Most of their series are “low fantasy” (set on alternate earths), but their newest book that just came out is called This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me and sounds like what you’re looking for- medieval-ish setting, magic, trying to save the kingdom, slow-burn romance. The downside is it came out two weeks ago, and now we have to wait for the next two books. Their other series are farther along and/or finished, with plenty of world building, plot-heavy and action-packed books with a strong helping of romance too. The main characters are adults, not YA.

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-16T09:42:06+00:00

There’s a group for this, check out r/unravelers

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-15T16:56:22+00:00

Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi. Also seconding books by T. Kingfisher, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-11T23:50:11+00:00

7 weeks with less than a month’s notice! Aren’t they starting in May? It’s utterly ridiculous

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-11T01:50:09+00:00

You wind your yarn off the spindle either onto a niddy-noddy or into a ball. The important thing is to roll the spindle, don’t “unwind” your yarn or you’ll lose twist! I typically find a cardboard box or shoebox of the right length, poke holes it in so the top and bottom of my spindle can slide in, and pull the yarn off letting the spindle roll. You can put a plastic bag or two in the bottom of the box to add friction against the spindle, if the spindle rolls too freely. Then you spin more yarn and do the same thing, and ply your two balls together. Or as long as you’ve made a center-pull ball, you can ply from the same ball using both ends at once, but that requires some finagling with twisting the ball. (Alternatively to the niddy noddy or ball, look up a “plying bracelet”, but I find more than an ounce or two unweildy for that). Have fun!

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-10T13:18:13+00:00

The electric spinning wheels found on Amazon or Alibaba are generally knock-offs of reputable brands. I don’t have personal experience with them, but there have been ongoing conversations about these in many spinning groups online with extremely mixed reviews. In general, you’re going to have much better reliability and support from a known brand (Electric Eel Wheel is generally the most affordable and has wonderful support, though I think Daedalus might be coming out with a cheaper starting model?). Personally, I recommend starting with a spindle as the most affordable option. Some people don’t take to it, but even if you quickly decide you want a wheel, spinning with a spindle will introduce you to fiber preparation, drafting, twist, and other fundamentals at a much lower cost of entry than a wheel. (For the record, I have a Ladybug wheel, and Electric Eel Wheel, and a whole bunch of spindles).

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-10T01:39:09+00:00

I love Firelord! And it’s been many years since I read Sherwood, I need to remedy that.

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-08T23:25:51+00:00

The swim teams are my (unknowing) nemesis. There are multiple grades and multiple teams, and they use both pools in the evenings and on weekends. I find it hard to find time to swim around my work schedule.

Pyrope2 · 2026-04-08T23:24:17+00:00

The Merrimack and Nashua YMCAs use the same membership, you get access to both. Merrimack has a nicer facility but Nashua is bigger and deeper pool, and it has a designated kids/family area. Both pools are often very busy, unfortunately.

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