This may be too late, but when does the livestock/sheep fibery stuff start at
the Ventura Fair? Anyone know?
Robin? Are you going to be there, or have you moved to AZ? (talk about timing.
don't be buying any lottery tickets)
I checked the Ventura Fair info online, twice, but may still have
As far as I know, Magnus has not been making wheels for a couple of years
now due to ill health. Heidi has not been coming to our monthly spin-ins for
the last several months.
This news saddens me. Heidi and Magnus are two of the nicest people I
know. I hope this is something temporary and that
Skinny Sketti String used
to be easily available but is now hard to find. The company that made
SSS now markets the same material as Stretch Magic through bead stores.
Get the fattest they offer,
Fire Mountain Gems, a very large beading enabler, carries this product. The
very best part
As far as I know, Magnus never had a web site. And, again, as far as I know,
he's no longer making his wheels.
If anyone should find out that he is still making wheels, would they please let
me know?
TIA
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... how does one get in touch with him?
Try magn...@aol.com
No guarantees that it will work.
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I particularly loathe double treadle wheels :) I don't like the rigidity with
which I have to sit, and in spite of manufacturers' claims, none that I have
tried have been stable enough when used as a single treadle to spin well.
Uh oh! I'm going to make a guess that it was a Lendrum wheel. As
For the record, I have a Lendrum upright and use it for plying because you
can set it for strong pull, and as a go to meeting wheel. My regular spinning
is done on a Watson Marie, which just spins wonderfully and productively.
!Wow! Those wheels are absolutely beautiful. You and the wheels are
Thanks, Holly. That was really good information for me.
Who needs Spin Off, when we have Fibernet?
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I think that each way of doing it will give you a different look and feel to
the final yarn. Personally, I would lean towards all 5 at once or ply 3,
ply 2 and then ply those together.
Are all the plies identical or are the different?
I sort of was going for plying them all together. This is the
Would it help manage the yarns if you use a ball winder and wind them
all together first into a ball , then you can ply them all at once from
the ball?
Ohhh! I like this idea! I'd need to put them through the ball winder
anyway, just to be able to ply them together.
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AND I cannot imagine plying 5 strands. I will be watching to see how you do
it. ;-)
Well, pooh! I can imagine plying 5 strands (they're really really really
skinny), it's the execution that eludes me.
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No paddle, but would an extendable coffee mug holder be an adequate substitute?
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Can you thread them through a shaker top from a spice bottle? that will allow
you to have some tension and to be able to hold them separate up until you
want them together.
I almost missed this one. What a great idea! It's fairly simple. I could
probably MacGyver some kind of contraption that
Hi All
Sorry for the off topic, but this where I heard of a product for skin. I think
it was made from sheep? maybe goat? milk. A very little went a long way. And it
was years ago. The company, I hope,
is still around. I really need that product.
For fiber content, I dragged out my Schacht
Well, I'm astounded by what that website doesn't say.
http://www.hansencrafts.com/
What's the rpm? And since it's not a direct drive, what's the actual flyer
speed? It talks
about how heavy portable wheels are but doesn't say how much this espinner
weighs. It doesn't
even give the price?!?
Has anyone had an opportunity to either spin on, or hear about the new espinner
made by Hansen Crafts? A friend of mine went to Madrona, and one of the
espinners followed her home.
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d2 (watching the womens's Olympic curling event)
Well, we had our Rose Bowl Parade. The weather was gorgeous. Seventy-two
degrees, w/a slight breeze. I can just see the people who live in snow
states, and who saw the Parade, getting ready to move to sunny CA. Please
bear in mind that sometimes the solid earth provides feet massages for
happy
Oh, Holly,
I have to tell you, that Lincoln may act like it's next to the skin soft,
but don't let it fool you.
I had a baby Lincoln fleece that I spun up with the intent of something
lovely next to the skin, because the fiber was so soft, and was a gorgeous
dove grey. sigh Once it was spun up
Check to see that the angora has no dander in it to make you sneeze and if
so chuck it!!
This is a top quality blended fiber. The vendor would no more have allowed
mites to get past her, than she would fly.
It's not only dust mites that are an allergan. The protein in the rabbit's
saliva
Angora rabbits have mites not dander and if you across flakey stuff -- you
might be inclined to call it dander.
I beg to differ. Anything with skin is going to have dander. Dander is nothing
more than dead skin cells, being sluffed off by the body.
wrnk
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I have a bunny blend - wool, silk, angora...
We must be twins! I have the same product, and it sort of semi-felted also. I
didn't know hubby had put something on top of the blend, that sort of did the
semi-felting for me.
I figured I'd pick mine as a part as I can get it (in between sneezes,
...using them for dye was mentioned - the article, however, didn't detail how
to do this
There is a young fashion designer that is using betel nut dye on her creations.
The colors were heavy on the pastel shades of blue and grey. Pretty.
wrnk
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Ron,
Based on the bit I read about the betel nut, users will take a slice of lime,
squeeze the juice over the nut, add a bit of salt (hmmm, margarita, anyone?),
then pop the whole thing in their mouth and chew, chew, chew.
Based solely on ignorance, if I get the energy to mess around with
I was thinking (of course) of agricultural lime - which is used to neutralise
acidic soil. Isn't English a great language ;( ?
I got jumped on for suggesting someone clean their dog's paw with some hydrogen
peroxide. Meaning, of course, the stuff you buy at the drug store. Someone
thought I
As I understand it, saliva reduces the acidity in the mouth. Which I took to
mean that there's a brief amount of time where the betel nut can cause redness
of the teeth. Once the body starts producing enough saliva, the mouth is no
longer acidic, and the dye effect is reduced.
wrnk
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The
Just a shot in the dark, but you may need to find a betel nut beauty
LOL! I don't think I want to travel that far to find a betel nut beauty!
wrnk
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I just read a L.A. Times article about betel nuts. When chewed (not something
I'd recommend) the nuts stain the teeth red. Stain. That caught my eye.
Before I get jumped on, yes, I know betel nuts are a mild stimulant, mildly
addictive, stain the teeth red, and cause mouth cancer, when chewed.
Stern Tanning
Once again the rats and me are rolling on the floor in hysterical laughter, at
the thought of a drill sergeant type person sternly telling someone to, Give
me 10 minutes and TAN! or you'll be doing KP for the next 3 days!
As for fiber, I have been spinning a bit. Crown Mountain
George's guitar did not sweep...
Well, damn! What good was the thing?
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I'm gobsmacked. I've never this strip! I've just giggled my way through 9/95.
My sides hurt.
Thanks for the posting!
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I find that I can't spin her wool with the small amount of crimp (3-4 per
inch, tops) at that short length (4-5) without putting in so much twist that
it's wiry.
I don't consider a staple length of 4-5 as short. I've read that any staple
longer than 5, poses a carding problem.
More
But it's started making a chattering noise when I'm plying
(counterclockwise).
You should have received some paper work, when you bought the Woolee Winder.
That has the answers to all your questions, about oiling the winder. If you're
like me, you put it in a safe place, and can't find it.
Mirjam,
Thanks for the pattern! I like snails and slugs. Oh. Wait. This pattern is for
the garden kind. I thougt, at first, that the pattern was designed to look like
some supervisors I'd worked with.
Wow! A pink snail, with a violet shell. It should go nicely with the fun fur
rat pattern.
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I thought this was a 'no sales' list. Has that changed? I've got lots of wool
related items I'd like to sell.
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A neat experiment that would prove whether or not fibers from sheep were
finer in periods of the last thousand years or not would be to compare micron
tests of HUMAN hair from those periods in those same finds as the wool to
that of today.
I don't believe that you can compare sheep wool to
I don`t know if i ever told here how THrilling it was to touch a 2000
years old tectile
I read that and felt a small thrill run through me. Imagine being able to
touch, not just look, at something that was 2000 years old.
I imagine your thrill was much the same as mine, when a book seller
It doesn't say the lip is cleft.
Of course it doesn't. It's written by a vet. They use medical terminology.
For those of us not trained in medicalese, 'cleft lip' works just fine.
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Every once and a while you se something on TV were they have
just figured out something about farm animals that farmers have always
known. We always wonder how much research money was spent figuring out some of
these things.
I think that all MDs, or perhaps a special branch of MDs, should have
If you look up philtrum in wikipedia, it is defined as the little groove
below the nose in humans. Humans can also have cleft palate or hare lip - -
an abnormality, fortunately correctable by surgery.
That's it! That's what it's called! Yep. A groove. I used to think it was just
something
I don't know that I call it a cleft lip. I was reading with a preemie lamb
on my lap and the cat beside me and the cat has more of a cleft then the
lamb however it probably depends on what you think o as a cleft lip.
I think the problem arises from the fact that when we hear cleft lip or cleft
like the eash of
Holly,
Were you dipping into the medicinal brandy, while writing this? gdr
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Oh, the subtle differences in meaning! A babushka was something worn by mostly
German Jews. At least in our part of the country. Along with saying 'babushka',
were the unspoken words that equated babushka with warmth, safety, affection,
unconditional acceptance, etc., because that's the way the
In the late 40s 50s you wore Big heads scarves
Up into the early 60's. There was an art to wearing one. I envied the women who
could wear one, and tie a perky bow, and not have the scarf slide off their
hair. We used them to cover up the hair curlers. And whispering There was a
time when we
Sure...what is your constructive suggestion?
I don't have one. I removed him. He came back. I banned him. He came back.
I've had to set up my lists so that new member messages are moderated.
That works.
wrnk (who wants a really big hammer spammers' heads)
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I have to okay new members on my list, because of this idiot. I watch for
messages like the one below. SPAMMER
Dear Owner
I�m working in spin and I would like to join to your group, benefit and amazing
groups. I will be happy if you accept my request to join your group.
Sincerely
And
I, for one, am really tired of this guy trying to join lists that I own
One more reason to keep the member list hidden. These people get on a list, and
then milk the membership list for spamming.
What an evil laugh! I know I'm impressed. I'll tell you anything you want to
know. Except where
This creep has been plastering lists with this ad. Different email each time he
posts. Same message.
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Today we have new Good and Free Embroidery Design, you would have to visit our
web site and enjoy with a lot of best free daily designs.
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Maybe quiviut?
The last time I purchased quiviut, about 15 years ago, it was $18/oz. I think
it's up to the stars by now.
Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an ounce in the raw state?
I can find prices that range from $2-5/oz.
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Are you saying that there was more than 2 oz of VM? That is a problem
It turns out that the seller didn't check his description of the bumps. Turns
out that each bump weighs 6 oz., not half a pound. So he's begun the process of
correcting the error.
He's going to send me some more of the
All,
I recently purchases some alpaca roving. The fiber had been mill prepared, and
was very nice looking, in the photos on the web site.
Here's the description: Price for each bump is $15. Average bump weight is
approximately one-half pound.
I was truly amazed at how much VM was in the
Hi Dianne,
Sometimes the producers actually get fooled too because they think they have
done a good job skirting and the way the machines work when the fiber comes
back the edges don't have the vm -- it all falls inside somehow.
That's exactly where the VM was found. Some of the smaller bits
The bump weighed less than 7 oz. Once that 7 oz. was spun, the as yet unwashed
yarn, weighs 4.46 oz. A loss of almost 2 oz. of fiber.
FWIW, I wouldn't have minded if the seller had mentioned that there was VM in
the fiber. I've purchased fiber with that caveat, and I haven't complained.
The
Yeah. I was surprised that one of my groups, with no one using a grouply
address, had all its messages deleted from grouply. Makes me wonder if I should
houseclean all my lists.
After selecting Disable be sure the box to delete all your
messages is checked so your archives can be removed
We removed those persons as FiberNet subscribers.
I'm curious as to why you removed those persons. I have some members on one of
my lists, who has been a member for over 5 years. I just noticed that the
person has a Grouply address.
Is there some damage that a member can do to a list, if
Interesting. You have to submit each list you own, in order to get an
authorization code for each list. One code doesn't work for all of the owner's
lists. Time consuming.
http://www.grouply.com/owner_controls.php?r=1.
After selecting Disable be sure the box to delete all your messages is
You've got it backward - one kilogram = 2.2 pounds.
Now you know why I needed help with my math. :)
wrnk
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The exact formula reads:
yarn = 2000 yards per pound
Er, it should read:
yarn = 2600 yards per pound.
600 yds. is a significant number, for the purposes of this problem.
wrnk
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Mirjam,
28.35 grams/ounce One of our pounds = 2.2 kilograms
You should have seen me in school, trying to figure out what dose of medicine
to give a 65 Lb. dog, when the required dose was 5 mg/kg.
THAT I could do. Then I forgot how to do it. :)
wrnk
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Because of the 10% difference between English and Metric measures, the yards
per pound is almost exactly the meters/500g.
In this case, divide the 2600/500 for yards per gram and multiply by the
number of grams.
Yeah. Uh hu. Okaaay. Whatever you say. But I'm afraid. Very afraid. I can't
My thanks to all of you who helped math phobic me, with my math problem. It's
truly appreciated.
For those who want chocolate, send me your address. I have a line on some of
chocolate that's dark chocolate w/lavender and other strange (to me) food
pairings.
And thanks again!
wrnk
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I could probably do this problem, if I could stop thinking of it as a word
problem in Algebra 1. !pleH Please!
I have some yarn that, according to the balance scale, is 2600 yds/lb. I have
4.56 oz. spun up.
Now, I know that I should be able to take those measurements and be able to
figure out
...no suprise that MS IE can't be bothered to display things according to
html/xhtml web standards, of course!
Er, I use MS IE exclusively. It worked fine on your site.
wrnk
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PS You have got to stop making absolute statements. :)
Diego Velázquez was a very influential Spanish painter. Putting the title of
'The Weavers' on his painting, was probably a bit of artist's license.
It's a beautiful puzzle. $180 is a bit out of my price range though. :)
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Did you notice that it was 10,000 pieces d2?!
No, I missed it. That must have been when my eyeballs went into shock, after
seeing the $180 price tag.
There's not a table big enough, to hold a 10,000 piece puzzle. At least, not in
my house.
But wait! If I had a table big enough for a 10,000
Please, I need suggestions regarding a brochure, if you have any!
Go to any Kinkos (or any copy/print store) and tell them what you need to do.
They'll have a very large base to choose from.
wrnk
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Ivomec Plus contains ivermectin plus clorsulon, a drug to control liver
flukes in cattle. It is not approved in sheep.
Yes! Any other use of it is considered 'off label', as the company hasn't and
won't, do any clinical trials on other species. The company did manage to con
vets into
ACK!! My most humble apologies to the list and the list owner. That message was
supposed to go private.
Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
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Ivermectin is very safe
I strongly disagree with this statement. Ivermectin is a powerful drug and
needs to be used responsibly and safely.
I know Ron doesn't want discussions of this nature on the list. I'd be happy to
discuss it off list.
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CLAP, CLAP, CLAP
Well said, Holly. Thank you!
wrnk
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Routine antibiotic use makes for resistant bacteria. We all know this.
Routine wormer use makes for resistant parasites. We all know this,
too. But many of us don't know that the residues of wormers negatively
impact beneficial
I'm curious as to how textiles cam become environmentally friendly. I can
understand that managing animal waste, in the case of fiber animals, would be a
subject of concern. I know people who would be happy to get elephant poop for
their gardens. They might be willing to lower their
Where do you all usually find good instructors and vendor to teach classes?
I imagine instructors can be expensive. I'd love to organize one in my
area.
You don't need to have vendors, or 'name' instructors. Basically, if you
announce a fiber function, at a reasonable rate per person, they
Oh boy! Ted's gonna have a knitting retreat! If he's gonna be there, I'm gonna
be there! me and rats doing a happy knitting retreat rhumba around the
computer
Seriously Ted, I think if you announce that you're going to have a knitting
retreat, people will come.
wrnk
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I am so very sorry!! that was a mistake!
That wasn't meant for the list
Glad you made the mistake. I enjoyed reading it.
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WOW! I sure hope somone adopts your instructions, Glenna!
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Reading the British wool classifications they seem to mix the criteria. If
you classify by where a sheep originated then none of the categories should be
fine. I don't understand why you would want to classify sheep by where they
originated unless all the breeds from that area have the same
If anyone looks in the British Wool Marketing Board's publications, it
becomes clear that the sorting is by breed/area, not by what US spinners
decide is the wool type.
Once again, even though we speak the same language, we don't. :)
I wasn't able to access the SO survey page, so I'm going
Columbian fleece? Great to spin! Karakul? Yes, I like spinning it also.
I think, as long as we're giving advice on which fiber is best for a beginner,
that we should provide information on the use of some those wools.
Karakul looks great on the sheep, but, in general, is a harsh fiber more
Ditto with the latest black white issue.
After all the discussion about the b w issue of Handwoven, I looked through
it at the local Border's.
I like b w. I think it's very Deco and retro. I liked the projects in
Handwoven. Not all of them, but enough of them that, if I were a weaver, I'd
a young Bedouin soldier , he asked politely what i was knitting , then asked
if he can take my photo on his Cellular , than phoned his mother sitting in
her tent spinning and showed her my picture sitting in the train knitting
Incredible, Mirjam! A cell phone and a tent. I'm going to be
The Fleece of these animals is of no commercial value and in most cases is
Simply shed each year
Holy Sheepskin! These sheep shed their wool? How many sheep breeds do that?
Other than the big horn sheep? Interesting!
How often do they shed their wool? Once a year? Twice?
wrnk
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On page 35 is a picture in black and white, showing one man and some
women, most of them with their knitting in the hands. Except that nobody would
ever be posing for such a photograph these days, displaying this kind of spare
time activity
The knitting was done in their spare time. Or, they
I foolishly allowed a skien of incredibly gorgeous merino handdyed sock yarn
to work its Siren magic on me (it wasn't my fault, really. It was crying
sooo loudly!). So now I HAVE to knit it up.
You can't fool me peering into your knitting bag. I know it's here somewhere
peering under the
But I wonder if this would not be a good idea for someone who already
has a sales website set up.
nodding head up and down enthusiastically OUCH! I have a headache.
But it's still a good idea.
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..knit at 8 stitches to the inch...
Ack! ACK! That means you nit one what? size needles? ACK! Maybe
the Yarn Harlot can knit a sock a day, but I'm more a sock/year
knitter. Eight stitches/inch would have me in a corner, flubbing my
lips.
I think you exaggerate, more than a little.
..knit at 8 stitches to the inch...
Ack! ACK! That means you nit one what? size needles? ACK! Maybe the Yarn
Harlot can knit a sock a day, but I'm more a sock/year knitter. Eight
stitches/inch would have me in a corner, flubbing my lips.
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Would have been more interesting if a few skeins from each 'theme' had been
chosen, and those highlighted with (imagine this!) SPINNING information given
about them! Not just fiber and wpi, but how the fiber was prepared, where
did it come from, twist angles, how it was plied, what spinning
Grace writes:
If one does not use wormers, there is likely to be a break or weak
spot in the wool in some members of the flock at some times of the year.
Wool break can be caused by almost anything. Stress. Which can be caused by a
helicopter overhead, a missed meal, a fight with another
What will it look like when it's been worn a few times? Socks in particular.
If I hear one more suggestion in a magazine or catalog that merino will work
well for socks, I may explode.
You need to come over to the SpinToKnitSocks list, Holly. No recommendations of
merino. Lots of talk about
I do find the designation organic sheep somehow misleading and confusing -
Here in CA, the term 'organic' has been codified into law. Organic means no
chemicals of any kind. Nothing but earth and water, and perhaps mulch made the
home made way.
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Every time I go to let it lapse though, I change my mind at the last minute,
thinking it's better than nothing, but I'm not thrilled with
them.
Me, too! Hubby always ask if I want to renew, and I just put it off, and put it
off. My thinking is that maybe they'll print something wonderful,
Several years ago I commented in a letter to the editor at Spin Off how I
thought the quality was going down hill and the publication was becoming
pedestrian (not exactly how I put it, think I said it no longer inspired me
like it used to).
I remember that letter! I thought the letter was well
I use Ivermectin occasionally for our livwestock, and find it useful
stuff - but my DH inadvertantly overdosed our newly acquired collie -
and made him pretty darn sick (d#$% near killed him, in fact)!
I used to know a catchy little rhyme about giving Ivermectin to collies, and
other dogs
The Great Guru of the list said:
Apparently the RoboMaid floor duster is only sold in the US via TV
infomercials and suspect mail order places. If anyone ever sees one
in a real store, let us know.
There are stores that have the name 'As Seen On TV.' We have one in one of the
too many malls
I also sold my old Incredible Sweater Machine on ebay. Even though I'd paid
probably ~$250 for the equipment when I bought it, I knew this item was
discontinued (hard to get spare parts) and not very popular even at its
peak.
The Bond company has come out with, I think, at least 3 other models
Now I doodle along with my LK150 (or should I say LK300 b/c I bought two of
those, too?!?) when the urge to machine knit strikes.
The LK150 seems to be next step up from the Bond. Most people get rid of their
Bonds, and switch over the LK150.
I have 3 Bonds that I can hook together. Every one
I have to ask. Why would one iron a perma-press shirt?
Ancient history, Ron. g Perma-press shirts, if left too long in the 'folding'
area, can get perma-press wrinkles, that only an iron would smooth out.
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Bill of Copper Moose, my local Kromski dealer,
I love that man! One of the best vendors around. Usual disclaimers.
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He also described a way to set it up for scotch tension, using (if I'm
imagining correctly) free-swinging weights instead of a spring to provide
tension.
Yup,yup,yup. That's what he showed me, when I picked up my wheel. I haven't
tried it yet.
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Be sure to leave the tea in the bags, and if using coffee, put it into a bag,
otherwise you'll be picking crud out of the wool for a LONG time. Don't ask
me how I know this G
LOL! Reminds me of the time I decided to help the felting process in the
washing machine, by adding a few heavy
June,
Sometimes I use a bit of alcohol on a cotton swab to get in the tight spaces.
Other than that, I use a paper towel. I pull it through anything I can pull it
through, to make sure I've got as much gunk as possible.
I think you said you're the 3rd owner of this wheel? If it's still pretty
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