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Gnomespun and the Future

The Gnome — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:11:01 +0000

So, it’s a new year!

The latest Mythic Fiber Club is finally mailed out, the latest big update is up, and… the world turns. Which means it’s time to talk about the future. Gnomespun’s and mine. Don’t worry, I’m not closing it down. I still have to pay bills for the foreseeable future.

However, I have something new starting. I’m going to be volunteering in a toxicology lab at UMass Amherst. This is definitely a good thing.

After all the up and down and back and forth over jobs, I’ve ended up going 2 years without active science on my resume. This is not so great a situation for trying to get a job in this economy with the government cutting funding to just about everyone who funds biologists. So now that’s ending, and I’m putting active science back on the resume, getting a new letter of recommendation, some new skills, etc. If I’m really lucky, maybe I’ll even get a new publication.

It does mean my time will be compressed. This is pretty much a full time position, plus 2 hours of commute every day. So, what does this all mean to you guys? It means there won’t be a winter Mythic Fiber Club. I’m still hoping to do another one in spring. There will be updates, but I don’t know right now how frequent or large they will be since I will be dyeing on nights and weekends.

So! Gnomespun will continue to be around, but slightly different for the next 3-4 months.

That’s all for now!
~The Gnome

How to follow Gnomespun

The Gnome — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:58:01 +0000

So, a couple people have asked me how to be as up to date as possible on Gnomespun shop updates.

Updates will hit here first, with a post to the blog. So if you follow the RSS feed (say in Google Reader) then you’ll see it there.

Within a minute or two after, there will be posts on the

Ravelry Group
Twitter Feed
Facebook Page

So that’s how you keep up to date.

~The Gnome

A new reference page

The Gnome — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:30:30 +0000

Hello again. Dyeing continues apace, and I’ve actually finally gotten to something I’ve wanted to do for the site for a while now.

I’ve added a reference page for breeds and fibers that Gnomespun has carried. It includes classifications of the breed, general descriptions of loft, fineness, softness, good purpose, etc.

As I note in the page, it’s not unbiased. It’s totally affected by what things I find each fiber to be well suited for, which sometimes does not match with what other people think.

So, here you go. Let me know if you see any problems or have any questions.

The Fibers

More updates coming!

~The Gnome