well, I'm still playing with the cloak project that has been my
on-and-off, back-of -the -closet project for many years.
In a fit of Nerdism, I ordered the fleece (Stansborough Gotland) from
New Zealand after the Spin-Off article said that they were the ones
who made the cloaks for the Lord
I'm just not giving this wonderful loom the workout it deserves
and need to find it a new home. It's too heavy (and large, even
dismantled) to consider shipping, and would need to be picked
up in Dover, New Hampshire.
Details:
Leclerc jack loom: 12H, 14T, 68 weaving width, overhead beater,
Ann writes she's working on samples for her cloak--what fun that one of
the cloaks we've written about here is actually in the works!
But they shear for millspinning, at about 3 of growth. And this is
a luster fleece--it comes in ringlets, with very little crimp. snip
This stuff needs a pretty
Ann writes she's working on samples for her cloak--what fun that one of
the cloaks we've written about here is actually in the works!
Well, it's been in the works for a long time ;-) Even wove
some cloth once before I realized that yarn that's a good weight for
knitting is too fine for
Can anyone tell me how the new technique of knitting socks on circular
needles? I can't figure it out. Seems like, using two circulars,
eventually you'll come to the end of one and have to knit onto the
other, which would be awkward given the small circumference of the
stitches compared to the
Its been just as hot here in Louisiana as its been in Texas girls. We had a little
thunderstorm yesterday that cooled things off but it won't be for long I know. Its
been
terribly dry here too, pasture is finally beginning to think about coming out of it
with
the showers we have been
Margrett writes:
I have been spinning sock kits in the evening, and they are coming
out so nicely.
What kind of wool do you use and what is the yarn like? I love using
handspun for socks :)
And how are your sheep doing in all the heat?
Holly
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I wish it would rain here! 2 weeks of NO rain at all--
boy we're wishing it'd only been 2 weekes since we had rain. it's been 6-9
months for us. In the meantime, I've warped up my loom with a lot of the
samples of cochineal and brazilwood dyeing I did earlier in the year and am
trying to get it
I would have thought the 'real' cloaks given by Galadriel to the walkers
would have been some sort of silk or silk-like material, from the
descriptions in the book.
I thought I was the only that noticed that, since for all the talk about
it, no one else mentioned it. I did try to mention it to
Holly,
Cat Bordi has a very good book out, 'Socks Soar on Two Needles.' NAYY. I
had to buy it, to be able to figure out the technique. You probably won't
have to, once you find the web pages dedicated to this technique. Do a
search on socks on two circulars, and your search engine should be able
We have some red geraniums. The petals fall off, and hit the concrete
driveway. If someone steps on the petals, that spot turns a beautiful shade
of blue. I decided to try to use the geraniums to dye some wool.
I steeped a pound of petals in about 3 cups of water, until the petals were
almost
Hello,
Has anybody in the list ever spun Giant angora or Giant
hybrid fiber? I have spun in the past plucked French and I am
curious how that compares to cut angora fiber.
TIA
Carla
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I've sent this out before, and I think it's been
helpful. So here goes:
Put half of the stitches on one needle, and the other
half on the other needle. Then you treat each group
of stitches as if you were knitting flat (instead of
in the round), knitting the stitches from one point to
the
Has anybody in the list ever spun Giant angora or Giant hybrid fiber?
I own a giant hybrid. I spin his plucked fiber just like I spin my
English's fiber. Usually with no prep, as it is plucked. Other times, I
brush, and spin directly from the brush. Or, I just throw all the
brushings/combings
I've been happily spinning up some Finn fleece after about a month away
from my wheel. This is dyed locks that I bought at MD SW, sorted by
color, carded in my drum carder, then sorted the batts into half lighter
colors, half darker (mostly purply colors, some greens and pinker
colors) and am
I read the headers on my last message *after* clicking send.
Twenty lashes with a wet noodle.
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Joy Beeson
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west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.
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Holly
I know there was an article in a *Knitters* about it all but I don't recall
which one. Here is what I have found on the Net :-) for you.
http://www.planetshoup.com/easy/knit/related.shtml - advertising a book
dedicated to using them. [1/2 way down]
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