Mastodawn

I'm really impressed by this lady bringing her #spinning #wheel to #Antarctica, especially reading about all the effort she put into preparing and testing her setup before she left: https://t.co/rPHAgKZ7N4 🐧 ❄️ I usually only manage to squeeze in a ball of #sock #yarn and a set of #DPNs when I go on polar fieldwork. 🧦 🧶 Perhaps I could bring a #spindle and some #fibre next time? 🤔

Spinning an icy yarn in Antarctica

Marion Wheatland has spun her way into Antarctic history in an effort to help conserve history. For six hours the adventurous Canadian-Australian spun wool on the doorstep of Mawson’s Huts at Commonwealth Bay in January this year. She used the …