Mandyz
@mandyzmoon.bsky.social
Spinning, knitting, dancing, soccer, community builder. Married; mother of 3. Sci-fi, fantasy reader. Cat, dog rescue. Witch.
Cozy 🍂 autumn fibre projects include new mystery KAL gnomes, a sweater, and spinning Ile de France fleece.
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Cozy 🍂 autumn fibre projects include new mystery KAL gnomes, a sweater, and spinning Ile de France fleece.
Washed some fleeces this weekend and did a quick sample spin (of previously washed/dried sample).
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Washed some fleeces this weekend and did a quick sample spin (of previously washed/dried sample).
Swatch for a new sweater in progress
September 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Swatch for a new sweater in progress
Plenty of goodies came home from the Manitoba Fibre Festival. 2 future sweaters for sure here and hours of spinning joy. (Not shown: full Ile de France fleece still chez mom ☺️)
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Plenty of goodies came home from the Manitoba Fibre Festival. 2 future sweaters for sure here and hours of spinning joy. (Not shown: full Ile de France fleece still chez mom ☺️)
Finished last evening in time to keep me warm watching a second game at the pitch (since I'd forgotten to bring warm layers for the 8pm game)
July 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Finished last evening in time to keep me warm watching a second game at the pitch (since I'd forgotten to bring warm layers for the 8pm game)
Long day at a lake in the Whiteshell and a few more rows on the drive home before all light was lost.
July 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Long day at a lake in the Whiteshell and a few more rows on the drive home before all light was lost.
Spinning up some squishy soft Rambouillet prepared by Long Way Homestead for this year's #TourDeFleece
Have to love this #CanadianWool (@cdnwool ) 😍
#TourDeFleece2025 #PembinaFibreShed #FiberShed #FibreShed #wool #FiberArts #FibreArts
Have to love this #CanadianWool (@cdnwool ) 😍
#TourDeFleece2025 #PembinaFibreShed #FiberShed #FibreShed #wool #FiberArts #FibreArts
July 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Spinning up some squishy soft Rambouillet prepared by Long Way Homestead for this year's #TourDeFleece
Have to love this #CanadianWool (@cdnwool ) 😍
#TourDeFleece2025 #PembinaFibreShed #FiberShed #FibreShed #wool #FiberArts #FibreArts
Have to love this #CanadianWool (@cdnwool ) 😍
#TourDeFleece2025 #PembinaFibreShed #FiberShed #FibreShed #wool #FiberArts #FibreArts
I haven't had yogurt in a week at least - we're a yogurt and granola household- and there are at least 3 containers in this condition - not quite empty.
Kids! (I don't have to dirty a bowl today. Upside).
Kids! (I don't have to dirty a bowl today. Upside).
June 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I haven't had yogurt in a week at least - we're a yogurt and granola household- and there are at least 3 containers in this condition - not quite empty.
Kids! (I don't have to dirty a bowl today. Upside).
Kids! (I don't have to dirty a bowl today. Upside).
Had a good laugh at an advertisement for a pneumatic tube system for laundry. Ridiculous levels of privilege aside and the fact that getting laundry to the machine is rarely the biggest issue for most folks - I fixed the image.
May 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Had a good laugh at an advertisement for a pneumatic tube system for laundry. Ridiculous levels of privilege aside and the fact that getting laundry to the machine is rarely the biggest issue for most folks - I fixed the image.
Full square of the hap shawl.
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Full square of the hap shawl.
All my undyed, handpsun, Pembina Fibre Shed, One Year One Outfit items at once.
Linen hair kerchief, angora-Shetland cowl, Shetland hap (all one sheep), Shetland dragon sweater, and Valais Blacknose x Shropshire fingerless mitts.
Linen hair kerchief, angora-Shetland cowl, Shetland hap (all one sheep), Shetland dragon sweater, and Valais Blacknose x Shropshire fingerless mitts.
May 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
All my undyed, handpsun, Pembina Fibre Shed, One Year One Outfit items at once.
Linen hair kerchief, angora-Shetland cowl, Shetland hap (all one sheep), Shetland dragon sweater, and Valais Blacknose x Shropshire fingerless mitts.
Linen hair kerchief, angora-Shetland cowl, Shetland hap (all one sheep), Shetland dragon sweater, and Valais Blacknose x Shropshire fingerless mitts.
April's gnome!
Another fabulous mystery knit gnome-a-long from Imagined Landscapes. #NeverNotGnoming #KnittingSky
Another fabulous mystery knit gnome-a-long from Imagined Landscapes. #NeverNotGnoming #KnittingSky
April 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
April's gnome!
Another fabulous mystery knit gnome-a-long from Imagined Landscapes. #NeverNotGnoming #KnittingSky
Another fabulous mystery knit gnome-a-long from Imagined Landscapes. #NeverNotGnoming #KnittingSky
Enjoying an extended weekend / short vacation with my BFF since middle-school and her beautiful family. Taught them Wyrmspan. Ran out of eggs today, but we had substitutes 😅
April 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Enjoying an extended weekend / short vacation with my BFF since middle-school and her beautiful family. Taught them Wyrmspan. Ran out of eggs today, but we had substitutes 😅
The pleasure of transforming raw wool from a local sheep into something wearable and warm.
April 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The pleasure of transforming raw wool from a local sheep into something wearable and warm.
I had all my handspun on the floor looking for project inspiration. Asked teen to help. She agreed the Moon and Zen garden crepes should go together but needed something. She suggested purple/lilac. Found this in the stash and yes, I think this could do. (I know it's not lilac/purple)
March 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I had all my handspun on the floor looking for project inspiration. Asked teen to help. She agreed the Moon and Zen garden crepes should go together but needed something. She suggested purple/lilac. Found this in the stash and yes, I think this could do. (I know it's not lilac/purple)
Deliberately textured with those sunbleached tips
March 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Deliberately textured with those sunbleached tips
I got up to make tea, and Minou claimed my spinning seat.
Making a last push to finish spinning yarn for sleeves so I can finish mom's dragon sweater for the #OYOO challenge with the #PembinaFibreShed
Making a last push to finish spinning yarn for sleeves so I can finish mom's dragon sweater for the #OYOO challenge with the #PembinaFibreShed
March 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I got up to make tea, and Minou claimed my spinning seat.
Making a last push to finish spinning yarn for sleeves so I can finish mom's dragon sweater for the #OYOO challenge with the #PembinaFibreShed
Making a last push to finish spinning yarn for sleeves so I can finish mom's dragon sweater for the #OYOO challenge with the #PembinaFibreShed
Moon yarns.
I worked the handspun as a crepe yarn and worked in some extra silk in a similar colourway.
I worked the handspun as a crepe yarn and worked in some extra silk in a similar colourway.
March 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Moon yarns.
I worked the handspun as a crepe yarn and worked in some extra silk in a similar colourway.
I worked the handspun as a crepe yarn and worked in some extra silk in a similar colourway.
A local dyer hosts an annual mystery yarn/fibre subscription around a theme.
March 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A local dyer hosts an annual mystery yarn/fibre subscription around a theme.
I started with local flax prepared by Randy of the Pembina Fibreshed and spun it into linen. Most of the spinning was done during public demonstrations with the Fibreshed showing the process from dried #flax plants to finished #linen. #Fibreshed #pembinafibreshed
March 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I started with local flax prepared by Randy of the Pembina Fibreshed and spun it into linen. Most of the spinning was done during public demonstrations with the Fibreshed showing the process from dried #flax plants to finished #linen. #Fibreshed #pembinafibreshed