11 SPINNERS Zine

I (Jamie) was honored to be invited to contribute to a handmade zine by the fabulous Melissa of Mustache Rides Yarn! I’ve known the lovely Melissa as an online friend before the rise of Facebook…..yes that looong ago

From Melissa’s Site

personal interviews with:
LEXI BOEGER * JACEY BOGGS * JAMIE CHAN * CINDY COLE * KATHY FOSTER  RACHEL-MARIE * HOLLY KLUMP * NIKOL LOHR * LINDA SCHARF * EVONNE WEE * LYNN WIGELL

topics include: slugs (Jamie’s pet topic!), pineapple stuffing, sheep tending, travel, favorite smells, creative working method, favorite music & movies, migas, teaching kids about wool, spinning from bunnies, favorite flavors, recipes, favorite writers… and much more!

24 pages. 4 x 6 ” approx
made with repurposed Indian magazine pages, Joss paper, Wayne’s World dice game pages, construction paper hand-collaged, hand-stamped, hand-stapled. each copy is different, except for the interviews… the interviews are the same in each.

Price: $7.00 at www.etsy.com/shop/moustacheridesyarn

It was a great short read. I never knew Rachel Marie’s favorite smell was clean laundry or that Jacey Boggs is a sucker for Harry Potter! That plus all the included recipes (I finally got Holly’s famous Miso recipe!) and Nikol Lohr’s “Migas” was so so yummy.

There were some great questions about “process” and each artist was able to draw upon literary, art and musical  inspirations…it was nice to read and I really felt like I knew my fellow spinners better.

In short: order a copy, it’s a fun read and the handmade pages, illustrations and cartoons are a hoot.

P.S. Check out Melissa’s art yarn….it’s AWESOME:

and her handmade Mystery Batts (all made in the Mustache Rides Laboratory!).

Thanks Melissa!