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On 10 Nov, 13:25, enigma wrote:
want some llama? i've discovered i'm getting nice workable fiber just brushing them. really long staple (6") though, so i dunno how it spins. i've been needle felting it. Oh, that sounds so fantastic!!! One fine day I would LOVE to try felting llama. Unfortunately, my calender is booked up until about my 50th birthday! Erin (with the 7 year long todo list!) |
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Erin wrote in
ups.com: On 10 Nov, 13:25, enigma wrote: want some llama? i've discovered i'm getting nice workable fiber just brushing them. really long staple (6") though, so i dunno how it spins. i've been needle felting it. Oh, that sounds so fantastic!!! One fine day I would LOVE to try felting llama. Unfortunately, my calender is booked up until about my 50th birthday! (with the 7 year long todo list!) hmmm, don't i have your address? heh heh. seriously, i'm working on a technique in needle felting that i *think* ought to work, & would make needle felting objects much easier, for me at least. it involves sewing cotton muslin (calico) forms. so far it shows promise. lee |
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check out http://ispindle.com/
Taueret -- NSW, Australia http://taueret.typepad.com Anyone got any tips for someone learning to use a drop spindle? |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message "Mary Fisher" wrote in message It's the whorl which is weighed. Because we make them (that is, Spouse makes them) for a wide variety of experience we do try to give the spinner what s/he wants. One of our friends has Spouse make them without any whorl, the spindle itself has a bulge (see pic link below) as well as in a variety of usually polyphant whorls. It looks like a spurtle, the Scot's porridge stirring stick. Which is n't a criticism - it could be a multi purpose tool. No, all the spurtles I've had and used have had a straight, thicker 'stem' and a decoration of some king (*usually a thistle shape) at one end. I have one just like your description, but I also had another that looked quite similar to the spindle your husband made - it had a nondescript top though - no thistle. In the end I used it as a dibber in the garden and promptly lost the darned thing. Pity really as it worked well as a dibber. Do you know where she gets the flax from? I can't get any in this country and would like to try spinning some but need a source. Have you Googled? Yep. No luck for any local supplies and even the guild I belong to doesn't seem to be able to buy any (or so they tell me anyway - prolly I am the only one interested and they don't want to get stuck with a load of flax they can't sell easily). Google seemed to "go off" about 2 years ago and for some reason it seemed to fail to provide less useful hits. It's not difficult to get here, I buy sliver by mail order but for my wick I had a car full of tow samples given to me in Ireland. Green with envy. I was spinning at a party not long ago (I knew it'd be last for hours so took my wheel). A very nice young man came up to me to chat and told me about his friend who is 'the' world expert on Asian spinning whorls. Sounded very interesting, but I did wonder how many years it had taken her to become such an expert in such an arcane field. I'd like to know who she is. He did tell me but it was about 6 weeks ago and I'm notoriously bad with names. I do remember that it was a female name, but beyond that I can't recall. He was also not someone I know. It was a 'sort of' block party and I've not even heard of the existence of the young chap before or the people he came with. At our silver wedding party - many years ago, a shepherd friend brought his wheel and Spouse had his too, the sitting room was quiet with lots of people watching and learning and practising. The dining room became louder and louder according to the amount of champagne flowing. Guess which room I was in! I have a strong suspicion that you might have been in the dining room with the wheel and the champagne glass. |
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"enigma" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in "enigma" wrote in message i'm probably the last person to take advice from on drop spindling, as i'm not very good, but... Have you spun that mix I sent you yet? no, it's right here in a basket next to my desk where i admire it daily... (sooooooft!) Well I can understand that. Stash is good (to some extent) but I have decided that stash reduction is in order. I have decided that I really must not buy another stash item till all half finished projects (and at least some stash items [across all areas of interests]) are dealt with. So far I've managed to stick to my resolve. i think i'll go talk to Marci at the Elegant Ewe about a private brush-up lesson on the wheel & spin it up this winter though. It was a Finn/cashmere mix I sent wasn't it? you said you made socks with yours? what pattern? did you put nylon in the heels & toes? I never put nylon in the toes or heels but I always do a reinforced heel flap of slip, knit, slip, knit etc on the knit row and then on the purl row, slip the first stitch and then purl all stitches back. I just use the good old Opal wool pattern of casting on 60 stitches (20 each of 3 needles) but do the reinforced heel flap. Do you want the pattern? lee currently knitting Lovkka mittens for the kid Don't know them. What are Lovkka mittens? |
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"enigma" wrote in message
it was me it's a Finn/Cashmere. so so soft. Ah! T'was what I thought. Ignore question about mix Lee. |
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in
..au: "enigma" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in Have you spun that mix I sent you yet? no, it's right here in a basket next to my desk where i admire it daily... (sooooooft!) Well I can understand that. Stash is good (to some extent) but I have decided that stash reduction is in order. I have decided that I really must not buy another stash item till all half finished projects (and at least some stash items [across all areas of interests]) are dealt with. So far I've managed to stick to my resolve. my yarn stash isn't horribly large. my bead stash OTOH... i guess my fiber stash is a bit up there, as the llamas keep needing shearing. i've been pawning it off on other folks though. It was a Finn/cashmere mix I sent wasn't it? yes, it's so soft! you said you made socks with yours? what pattern? did you put nylon in the heels & toes? I never put nylon in the toes or heels but I always do a reinforced heel flap of slip, knit, slip, knit etc on the knit row and then on the purl row, slip the first stitch and then purl all stitches back. I just use the good old Opal wool pattern of casting on 60 stitches (20 each of 3 needles) but do the reinforced heel flap. Do you want the pattern? that sounds like my basic sock. top down, 1x1 or 2x2 or 2x1 rib for a ways. i've never used nylon either. i just wondered how well it helps with heel wear (less sloppy fitting boots might help more). i like the knit, slip for heals. i sometimes do it in stripes. Don't know them. What are Lovkka mittens? bulky wool, single ply, knit on fat needles (these are 9.0mm), 22 stitches around. they are knit large & fulled down, so they are thick, warm & fairly water resistant. excellent for snowball making. lee |
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"enigma" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in Well I can understand that. Stash is good (to some extent) but I have decided that stash reduction is in order. I have decided that I really must not buy another stash item till all half finished projects (and at least some stash items [across all areas of interests]) are dealt with. So far I've managed to stick to my resolve. my yarn stash isn't horribly large. my bead stash OTOH... i guess my fiber stash is a bit up there, as the llamas keep needing shearing. i've been pawning it off on other folks though. :-)) I was just given an alpaca fleece by a neighbour (along with a lot of dog hair from her Mareema). I've spun some but decided that it simply has to be washed before use and I've not had to do that before. I'm worried about ending up with felt. you said you made socks with yours? what pattern? did you put nylon in the heels & toes? I never put nylon in the toes or heels but I always do a reinforced heel flap of slip, knit, slip, knit etc on the knit row and then on the purl row, slip the first stitch and then purl all stitches back. I just use the good old Opal wool pattern of casting on 60 stitches (20 each of 3 needles) but do the reinforced heel flap. Do you want the pattern? that sounds like my basic sock. top down, 1x1 or 2x2 or 2x1 rib for a ways. Don't think there is much difference in any sock basic sock pattern (except perhaps for the prefered method of doing the heel) I no longer faff about changing the way I do the heel but stick to the way that suits me. i've never used nylon either. i just wondered how well it helps with heel wear (less sloppy fitting boots might help more). i like the knit, slip for heals. i sometimes do it in stripes. Yeah, or perhaps washing them carelessly so they felt a bit? I've decided that the next time socks get holes, I'll try "The Twisted Sister" reworking of the damaged bit. Don't know them. What are Lovkka mittens? bulky wool, single ply, knit on fat needles (these are 9.0mm), 22 stitches around. they are knit large & fulled down, so they are thick, warm & fairly water resistant. excellent for snowball making. Sounds interesting but would be rather OTT for my climate - stinking hot here at the moment. Dunno why I was looking forward to summer. Let me know if you need more of the Finn/cahsmere mix. Fran |
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