Monthly Archives: October 2005

Started rough-spinning some mohair

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 31, 2005
I decided to take a break from precision spinning and spin up some rough-carded mohair. I teased some white wool, blended it with some GORGEOUS steel gray kid mohair, and have been spinning up the results. It produces a lovely medium gray, lustrous yarn that I think I will use for socks. (Socks being my [...]
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I have finished my chapter outline, hurrah!

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 30, 2005
It’s amazing what a difference having a writing coach is making…half of it is just knowing someone will be there reading what I write, but the other half is his gift for breaking things down into pieces. I keep getting intimidated by the sheer mass of the bloody thing–keeping track of all the anecdotes, imagery, [...]
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Just bought some suri alpaca!

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 26, 2005
I was tempted by some auburn suri alpaca on eBay, and I won the auction! Mostly all I want to do is try spinning with some extremely long fiber–it occurs to me that I can probably spin finer with superlong fibers than with shorter ones. This one has a staple length of 8-12 inches, and [...]
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Found a writing coach!

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 23, 2005
I had no idea such things existed until a friend, who has published two books, suggested that I talk to one. (I was, once again, completely stuck on the book.) So I went to talk to his writing coach, and darned if he didn’t get me un-stuck!! Now I’m working my way through his nonfiction [...]
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Never go shopping when you're hungry…

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 23, 2005
I went to my local chocolate wholesaler this morning, and bought 42 lbs of chocolate: 13.2 lbs Valrhona Pur Caraibe (for truffle centers)13.2 lbs Valrhona Extra Bitter (for dipping)6.6 lbs Valrhona Guanaja (because I like it)8.8 lbs Valrhona chocolate “pearls” (spherical bits of chocolate)2.2 lbs cocoa nibs (to add crunchy chocolate texture) Then I went out [...]
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