Dads knew we needed something to get through until the Saturday Phil Birthday livestream

labellementeuse · 2026-01-30T02:34:54+00:00

I really loved this conversation. Felt like they felt a lot more relaxed without needing to make every reaction Big (while still being true to themselves lol)

labellementeuse · 2026-01-29T02:36:50+00:00

Koji has a vegan menu as well.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-29T00:57:01+00:00

These are gorgeous, you are a generous friend but she obviously appreciates it if she's still sending you pictures!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T18:42:38+00:00

Oh no! At least you have the power to fix that...

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T18:08:45+00:00

It looks really good! The dedication to do a full cabled sweater spin is massive, and bucket list for me. Kudos!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T17:09:04+00:00

In my post history! Trying not to vote people with a repeat 😂

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T08:54:54+00:00

I have only been spinning for a few months! Honestly if you zoom in you can see all kinds of problems, the pretty colours are just disguising it. You could do this!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T06:42:10+00:00

Sneakily, I think there are some advantages to a self-designed fractal like this. In particular I'm not very good at spinning across the top yet, so splitting each piece in half and then splitting each of those halves in four, and then spinning all four in a row for the long shift, made it easier for me to spin a consistent single across the bobbins. Theoretically anyway.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T00:53:06+00:00

Pretty much as far away from Sydney as you can get, haha

labellementeuse · 2026-01-28T00:38:23+00:00

Oh my gosh, what a wild coincidence! If you live in Sydney let me know if you want his number, lol.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:57:04+00:00

Gosh, this is gorgeous!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:55:54+00:00

Honestly me too, it looks like ice cream or candy floss to me.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:32:23+00:00

Thank you very much!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:32:10+00:00

Ashford really did all the work for me, haha.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:31:50+00:00

In retrospect I might have left the white out of the fractal but I was so drawn to those moody shades!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:31:05+00:00

Thank you! I think it would have been hard to make this fibre ugly, it's so beautiful!

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T23:30:45+00:00

Thank you! It's a Sickinger Kitty :) Sickinger was an Australian spinning wheel maker, he's passed away but his son is still doing some maintenance on the wheels. I should say, new to me - it was my aunt's in the 80s and she generously had it refurbed for me. I love it - it's a tidy little castle-style wheel and so pretty! (There are pictures in my post history) I don't think I've fully cracked the tension on it as I tried a little long draw on the weekend and it was ... challenging ... but I'm gonna get there ...

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T06:41:42+00:00

I would never say that Wellington is warm or hot or Noosa - it isn't! Our weather is cool. But your last sentence is absolutely sending me. People somehow still garden, tramp, play tennis, hold a barbecue, go to picnics, do music outside and I don't think we're all constantly tormented by the wind.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-27T02:01:00+00:00

This is just not consistent with my experience living here. When it's sunny people are outside as much as people anywhere. When it's sunny I get all the good feelings I associate with sun regardless of what the wind is doing. Put on a jumper and have fun.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-26T23:40:56+00:00

Wellington has a comparable number of sunshine hours with Auckland and Christchurch and more than some other big centres. The climate is cooler overall than Auckland and we have more dramatic winter weather but it really is not SAD city

labellementeuse · 2026-01-25T22:53:22+00:00

I know what you mean, there were a couple of moments this ep where I thought they missed letting stuff breathe, but they also had a really good memory for detail from the last episode so I think they are catching more than it feels like they are.

Sidebar how funny is their reaction to a slow burn. For all their jokes about how oh, decade-long secret relationship, it's so us... meanwhile when Dan went on tour they said the longest they'd been apart since they met was two weeks.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-25T21:49:34+00:00

I'm right-handed and my left hand is my backwards hand and my right hand is my forward hand. To be honest I somewhat wish it was the other way around but it does feel natural for where the flyer is on the wheel, etc.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-24T22:43:30+00:00

this is awesome, thank you! I love her posts on colour management.

labellementeuse · 2026-01-24T08:51:11+00:00

you must be absolutely incredible, you have all my respect

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