He's worked with a
simple card loom I made and seemed to do really well. So, I thought of
getting him a simple loom to work with. Is this a good idea? What would
you recommmend for a very beginner?
May I suggest that you get him something a little more than the very
simplest loom? Because
Hi Deborah,
You didn't give any prices that I could find for the books on your list
- but I think I would enjoy the Rose Wilder Lane book, if the price is good.
Gwen S. in Salt Lake City
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Holly,
You are really an inspiriation! And your fiber choices sound so lovely.
Gives hope that the rest of us (moi, for exmple g) might actually
accomplish such a thing in our own lifetimes.
A big cheer for you
Gwen S.
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All the advice so far about washing that wool is great - but remember,
please, to do a vinegar rinse when you're done with all that ammonia,
soda ash, alcohol etc.
All these products are pretty corrosive to the wool as well as the
grease, and a few glugs of vinegar (the cheapest kind will do
They seems to be quite old
books copyrighted in 1970;
Sorry, but I almost snorted my tea all over the computer when I read
this! Dahling, 1970 is not OLD! Many of my shoes are older than that!
Some of us consider OLD to be a whole lot older than that!!!
Gwen S.
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Does
anyone have experience with the graphite or molybdenum
lubricants for spinning wheels?
You might consider one of the silicone lubricants instead. They seem to
work quite well, and are often sold in cute little bottles that get into
small orifices without leaving a huge mess.
Gwen S.
Any suggestions where I can buy Super Lube?
If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to find it at either/and Home
Depot, or any bicycling store.
Gwen S.
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I can already see a tiny line of black sludge
after 30 min of spinning.
I still think that it would work even better if you could clean those
places well before applying the new lubricating liquid - or,
alternatively, (if it's too hard to reach), apply an excess of lubricant
rather than
Now I need a brown.
I've read somewhere that walnut leaves also produce a nice brown dye,
and can be used if the nuts themselves aren't yet ready.
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The manual dobby is an excellent loom, but do keep in mind that each pattern
shot needs a dobby bar to be pegged. (There are ways to insert tabby
without
taking a dobby bar for each one). This makes it somewhat more time
consuming
and prone to small pegging errors than the computerized dobby
I have to ask. Why would one iron a perma-press shirt?
A good question.
Reminds me of a comment I read once - asking a similar question. Turns
out the iron-er was pressing down the little no ironing needed tags,
which, unfortunately, DID need ironing or they stuck up out of the backs
of
Unfortunately I have already deleted my Fibernet digest.
Just wondering -- did I misread the post about iRobot? I
thought someone said they were $30.
I'm looking at their web page and the cheapest is
$150, the most expensive is $350.
For $30 I was all set to buy one!
There's two
I'm soaking it in acidulated water with a small squirt of detergent, then using
the same water to dilute my stock solutions. I've tried using 40, 50, and
100 ml of water to carry the dye--I pour it on in stripes, then 'mush'
it in
slightly--and I've used various methods of arranging the fiber
I have also been a subscriber to Piece Work (another Interweave mag),
and have decided to let my subscription lapse. What used to be a
fascinating fiber-arts magazine has become, IMO, an almost exclusive
embroidery publication.
Really sorry to see this happen, but I am keeping my old
The current issue, however, isn't embroidery but all knitting.
True - and it arrived at my home about an hour after I complained of
'nothing but embroidery'.
My face is red, but my point remains - I still prefer the variety in the
older issues.
Gwen S.
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Ivermectin is completely safe...
I beg to differ. Ivermectin can cause neurological deficits, if administered
incorrectly--too often, or incorrect dose.
Absolutely!
I use Ivermectin occasionally for our livwestock, and find it useful
stuff - but my DH inadvertantly overdosed our newly
Try Traub - artikel Nr. 1106 on this page:
http://www.traub-wolle.de/fasern/natur.html
8 Euros per Kilogram (2.2 pounds)
That should be reasonable enough to pay the postage. 12 Euro = $1.33.
It is caller Eiderwolle because it comes from Eiderstedt - or the area along
the mouth of the Eider
Nobody here has it yet. I might consider getting some in the future for our
store.
Well, in case you hadn't noticed - that was a gentle hint g. Maybe
too subtle?
(And, just for the record, I do have a German dictionary - so I can
'understand' what I'm singing ;). )
But I wonder if this
Since I have these little cheviots, I'd really appreciate some
feedback about cheviot wool from those who have worked with it. Don't
hold back, please! Tell me the good, the bad, the ugly.
I really like spinning with cheviot - and wish I could convince DH that
we really need a mini-cheviot of
I used a syringe to measure 6 ml of olive oil and 6 ml of water and sprinkled
it over a little more fiber than he specified--45 grams instead of 40.
ended up with more tangles and messed up fibers than I ever had with my old method
of occasionally spritzing the fiber with water if needed
I have some nice 1 ply yarn and I'm looking for a device that would twist the strands
together.
So please tell what you want the twisted yarn for. It can help to
figure out what you need.
If you just want 2-ply yarn, for knitting or weaving, then a spinning
wheel or a hand spindle will do
Can anyone recommend a good little mill? I live in Western WA, but I'd send it anywhere
in the West if the place is good, and I'll get back a spinnable product.
Spinderella is another good place - she's located in Salt Lake City.
Lynne does a great job, and gives personal attention to each
Umm
Where can we find Ron's Processor's list?
John S.
Try here -
http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/Processors.html
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I'm sure not all llamas are covered in dirt at all times (ask a herd
owner g), but rolling in dust/dirt does seem to be a pretty common
thing among the camelids. For this reason, many spinners prefer to wash
the fiber first, because they'd rather not have that grit go through
their wheels.
Works for me in both Netscape 7.2 and in Firefox 2.0.0.12.
Gwen S.
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Check the addy Pat, because page says can't be found. Dianne
Yes it can, if you add on the (f) that slipped down to the next line;).
You can also get there using this (tinyurl) link
http://tinyurl.com/45ddg
Gwen S.
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Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an
ounce in the raw state?
Wow - I don't think so! That'd be way high.
Gwen S.
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I had to look up babushka--bet ya can't guess what the others are! :)
You're right - I sure can't G!
Gonna tell us?
Gwen S
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Gee, Mirjam,
Those are very pretty sheep.
Now there's a breed mu DH would probably agree to let me keep, too
g(we do live in the 'burbs, unfortunately).
Thanks for sending the URL
http://www.cualquiera.com.ar/notas/arte.html
Gwen S.
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I love the colors produced by dyeing natural colored wool. It gives a
really rich color.
My first adventure into dyeing (I'm still not very proficient) was to
overdye some not-too-interesting brown fleece with green - just to see
what would happen.
The brown became a bit richer in color -
LOL Does this strike anyone else as being someone with a serious
need to find something to occupy his time? 3 Hrs! How about he gets a
spindle?? ROFL
Well, maybe he was spindling while he waited g - lots of old-world
shepherds did, you know.
Gwen S.
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Hello, anyone here know how to get the ads off of your email when you use
aol?
Don't know if you can really take them all off (short of paying a higher
fee, of course); they're a source of revenue for aol. But they are lots
less obnoxious if you turn off the HTML setting in your account
Also no way to turn off the HTML aspect as far as I have been able to ever
figure out.
Actually, I believe I've seen how to turn this off, even in aol, but
it's quite (deliberately, I'm sure) tricky to find.
Gwen S.
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George's guitar did not sweep...
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Way to go d2. I agree g.
Gwen S.
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If everything goes according to plan, I should finish my
papers in Nov 2010 and be capped the following May.
Good for you Cathy!
I'll be rooting for you all the way (and I bet I won't be the only one!)
Gwen S,
Lemons are between 2.0 - 2.6
Limes are between 2.0 - 2.35
Thus they can both be as acidic as each other, but a lemon may be less
acidic, the range is due to seasonal and regional location variation.
Oh good grief, you're right!
I was thinking (of course) of agricultural lime - which is
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