Author name: The Twisted Purl

Cyndi is one of the owners and crafty creators of The Twisted Purl.

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Why Craft Fair Rain is a Blankety Blank

It’s raining, it’s pouring, this craft fair’s super boring.  No customers and wet wool. Oh look! Our booth now has a pool.With unbridled anticipation, I stalked the Weather App on my iPhone last week.  Refresh.  Refresh.  Had it changed?  10% chance rain, 30% chance rain, 60% chance rain…oh crud.  Should I go to the outdoor […]

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Spinzilla Week Continues

  Day Two of Spinzilla week consisted of creating felted soaps for a few of our retail stores, so spinning was a bit slow.  Yesterday, however was a different story. I worked up a blend of natural alpaca fiber.  The different variations of color reminded me of chocolate chip cookie dough.  Delicious. Seriously, it was

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Spinzilla Day One

Spinzilla is a week long competition to see which spinner can spin the most yardage of yarn. I found out about the event too late to join a team, so I signed up as a Rogue Spinner. Day one started pretty strong with a bright burst of color. Up and spinning at 5:45 am, nothing

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Arkansas Arts Center Yarn Bombed Fountain Fest

Last night was Fountain Fest at the Arkansas Arts Center.The entire front of building and the fountain was yarn bombed (covered in yarn) along with the trees.  What an amazing thing to see!!!  The amount of detail is beyond comprehension.  Photos really can not capture the beauty or scale of the installation.  The work that

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