<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Wheel & Anvil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handwoven cloth, handspun yarns, and SpinOlution wheels made in the USA.]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:46:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Anatomy &#38; Physiology Lessons: Part Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time for Part 2 of the lesson! It took me a bit longer to get to this simply because I have been absorbed in the project. We left off at getting the warp onto the back sectional beam of the loom and ready to start threading. When the warp is wound onto the beam, the […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/anatomy-physiology-lessons-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a3399950</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_bffe8dcbdd614e53aa01d150122561c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_696,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anatomy &#38; Physiology Lessons: Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I loved science in high school. Let me clarify — chemistry (thanks to Mrs. Green) and A&#38;P were my favorites. While working on my latest project and thinking of sharing it, I thought maybe I would present it like this: the anatomy of cloth and the physiology of weaving. So anytime you look at a […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/anatomy-physiology-lessons-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a339994b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:54:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_22495554ab5a4d56bc74f4465f7fc6ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_580,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wheel made on the Anvil!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using blacksmith skills to create a piece of functional art to spin fiber.]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/a-wheel-made-on-the-anvil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a3399949</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 17:11:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_7b002669b805495cbcc9ac62afa9440c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_270,h_368,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I get a drum roll please?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The time has arrived. The house is finished (minus a few touch-ups and, well, I’ll get to the rest) and moving time has arrived. Before we decorated the house with chaos, I took some pictures to give you the before’s and after’s. I will say that this extent of a remodel is not for the […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/can-i-get-a-drum-roll-please</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a339994e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 06:39:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_ad0812860d4349ccb899801a15b5b3c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_765,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a Handrail for Our Front Door]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our contractor said that we needed a handrail to the front door to pass inspection and I thought this would be a good opportunity to for me to utilize what I have learned so far on this blacksmithing journey.  I am still fairly new to blacksmithing, so this is not a perfect project, but I […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/building-a-handrail-for-our-front-door</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a339994c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 01:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_ef0a4dc854fb4fceb77e13479737e3cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_509,h_764,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give me an inch…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Give me an inch of progress and I’ll just be grateful! It’s been a few potatoes since the last post (can you tell I have leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes on my mind?), but there’s been quite a bit of progress! Not much to write about; instead, I’ll let the pictures tell most of the story. […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/give-me-an-inch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a339994a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2018 06:20:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_f75223fcb57049eeadbfd4a16d3b843b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get your fiber! (just don’t eat it)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I’m going to take a different turn in the blog posts. We have had quite a few folks ask us why we moved “way out to Ashford”? And the simple answer is the location, but that doesn’t really cover it. I’d say 50% of “location” refers to the beauty of the area, having land, […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/get-your-fiber-just-don-t-eat-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a3399948</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_57025da2c29c4b57b80638173ee2db79~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_624,h_468,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving along!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know, I know. It’s been awhile. A whole month! In my mind, when I list out the things that have happened lately, well, it doesn’t seem like a very long list. But it isn’t the number of things that matters, it’s that they were big jobs that were some of the most important. To […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/moving-along</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a339994d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 22:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_09ae4c2180e2488eb6576b073cbd3ba0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst news first…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worst news first. Yes, those were the contractor’s words to me today. That’s just code for “there’s no good news, just bad and worse”. But I won’t start you on the worst news first. You just know it’s coming… First, the sill plate and all the rotted framing in the front of the house is […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/worst-news-first</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a3399947</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:54:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_3c97908460f04cae904be31850e8497d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share the memories…]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those who are following our journey, I know it’s been awhile since I posted. There have been several times I’ve thought, “I really need to make an update!” But in an appreciation for your time, I didn’t want to post a bunch of gibberish just to say, “Look! There’s an update!” The changes are […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/share-the-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f10875a6143a339994f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2018 01:14:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow and steady]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update 12/15/2020: It was brought to our attention that the previous link to the basics on playing hammerschlagen was no longer available, so I found a new one. It isn’t quite as entertaining as the last, but it does the job. It’s been a few interesting weeks around here! Progress is a bit slower on […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/slow-and-steady</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f137326fc782b54f0c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:13:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_14c1aeb2916644a4a4c1c98eb07ccfb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a gloriously lazy week at the homestead. For me, at least! We finally finished packing and moving our household goods from Olympia and have them with us. Not that we can access it very easily in the packed container, but we could if we had the need and desire to rummage through it […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/luxuries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f137326fc782b54f0bf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:57:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_e8e94e80c9ac46468d3cfcedcf7c81d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_499,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flexibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have I mentioned the need for flexibility while rehabbing? If I haven’t, I’ll mention it now; if I have, let me re-iterate, you must be flexible! The demo work is continuing. We had nearly a week of not being able to move past the front door for photos because of all the debris. Nearly every […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/flexibility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f137326fc782b54f0c2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 23:05:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_3e970c4331624f3eb43f8b4f2aaa4285~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_529,h_706,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The long haul.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moving is the pits. And boy have we had too many moves! Fourteen years of marriage and fourteen moves, if we count the temporary move to Vegas (one month in a short-term rental) and when we moved into the RV for 8 months while transferring from Illinois back to Washington. And here we are doing […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/the-long-haul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f137326fc782b54f0c4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 18:12:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_7cee13335fc44a44b7da1e052b5e9fc1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_427,h_570,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curious about Rehab loans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people are drawn to new construction homes. They like having everything new and don’t have to think about who’s dirty feet have walked over the carpet before their own (I’m speaking directly to my brother right now). But some people gravitate to old homes and love to think about the lives previously lived within […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/curious-about-rehab-loans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f137326fc782b54f0c1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:49:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_b16385eafd46469681077e0ea1cdb1d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_373,h_498,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the beginning…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever gone on vacation and thought, “I wish I could live here full-time?” We have. In 2009, military life brought us to the Pacific Northwest. After living in a desert location for so long, we reveled in the beauty and lushness of northwestern Washington. The trees fill you with awe and wonder, and […]]]></description><link>https://www.thewheelandanvil.com/post/in-the-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a065f137326fc782b54f0c0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:38:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48bb57_ddccdb582be547e7a1e0e662319a9364~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_455,h_341,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shelley Lamie</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>