Dakota Designs

Welcome to my place on the Web.  I am what is known as a multicraftual person.  I use many different tools in my creative life.  I have lived long enough to have learned a lot.  Knitting was my first craft, then came spinning so that I could afford the wool I wanted to use in my knitting.  Much later I started weaving.  Weaving and knitting with handspun can only be described as magical.  

Weaving is done on  Leclerc Mira II Loom.  This is a 4 shaft loom.  I also have a Harrisville Designs (smaller) loom which allows me to explore 8 shaft patterns!

Spinning is my "JOY"  I use Bosworth, and Woodland Woodworks Spindles, and Daedalus e-spinning wheels.  For most of my spinning career I have use treadle wheels.  Now that I'm older and have a few hip and back issues, the e-spinner is a much better choice for me.  

I am also a HUGE fan of Sweet Georgia Yarn and the School of Sweet Georgia.

If you're here, thank you.  I am transitioning over from another website to one I can afford more easily.  It is a lot more work for me, but I also have more freedom and I save money.  I will finish putting up items I have woven (if you want to see more pictures, just let me know) then I'll work on the Handspun and Yarn destashing page.  Then the socks page.  Bear with me!