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Berlin wool?
What is the gauge of your Berlin wool? As for the pins, I would think that
they are British (non-metric) sizes, and yarnforward has a conversion table on their site. HTH I can't help with the fleeces, but I am sure that someone here will do so. Katherine "KARoloff" wrote in message ... Hi all, I really love making older (75yo) patterns, but have trouble figuring out what size "pins" to use, etc. Does anyone know what Berlin wool was? it seems to be a fingering weight; is it the same non-worsted used for Berlin work needlepoint and crewel embroidery? Also just got a call from a friend who has about 20+ sheep, mostly Southdown/Romney/Suffolk mutts used for meat lambs. He's bringing in a Cheviot ram this winter to try to improve wool quality, but meanwhile he's got all these fleeces of not-great quality wool. He used to bring them up to a co-op in Vermont that spun them, but over the past few years his farm manager (now gone) had only used meat rams, and the quality of the wool went downhill fast. Does anyone have any ideas of what to do with them? I snag a few every shearing and use the skirtings in my garden (the wool really helps amend the soil). |
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There was an article in a recent SpinOff, or maybe Piecework, that discusses
all of the old yarn types. http://dict.die.net/berlin%20green/ I found that link with a google for "berlin wool definition". Zephyr implies laceweight or finer, I would think. "KARoloff" wrote in message ... Hi all, I really love making older (75yo) patterns, but have trouble figuring out what size "pins" to use, etc. Does anyone know what Berlin wool was? it seems to be a fingering weight; is it the same non-worsted used for Berlin work needlepoint and crewel embroidery? Also just got a call from a friend who has about 20+ sheep, mostly Southdown/Romney/Suffolk mutts used for meat lambs. He's bringing in a Cheviot ram this winter to try to improve wool quality, but meanwhile he's got all these fleeces of not-great quality wool. He used to bring them up to a co-op in Vermont that spun them, but over the past few years his farm manager (now gone) had only used meat rams, and the quality of the wool went downhill fast. Does anyone have any ideas of what to do with them? I snag a few every shearing and use the skirtings in my garden (the wool really helps amend the soil). |
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Helen wrote:
In my limited experience, Suffolk resists felting to an amazing degree, Aha! Learn something new every day... g Monica --------- "No, that isn't me you saw - I'm not here, I'm incognito!" (Me, Myself & I) Support our Troops!! http://www.wtv-zone.com/kjsb/bataan.html ShipSupport Mailing List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShipSupport/ |
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| On 05 Aug 2003 00:19:25 GMT, home (CMM PDX2) wrote:
Helen wrote: In my limited experience, Suffolk resists felting to an amazing degree, Aha! Learn something new every day... g I always hope to! Dead boring otherwise! Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/ |
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