Hi , i'm new to the list and to the internet and e-mail thing, so please be patient with me if i make mistakes [ and please correct me so i know ! ]
I have been weaving rag rugs for about 12 years, and have just started using wool from my own sheep - spinning about a year and hoping to start weaving with some of my handspun ! I'm also learning how to knit, which has been a very slow process - but i've made three pairs of mittens and a hat and am hoping to do some socks, but i'm not happy with my finishing on my mittens, so might have to try toe up socks! I would like to hear more about the person who has the hand crank sock machine ! how do you do the heel and how do you finish the toe? I hope to have a loom museum some day - i have about 20 old rug looms [ usually about 5-6 warped up, and some still waiting for restoration] I have about 42 head of different breeds of sheep [ can't decide on just one breed but my favorite and main breed is Karakul, also have lincoln , shetland , romney and a few other crosses] I've had sheep for about 3 yrs, so still learning about them too! Can you use handspun on the hand crank sock machine? I've also heard you can make socks on a knitting machine, how do you do the toes and heels then? I'm thinking of getting a knitting machine, what is the best kind to get for handspun yarns? Barb Barnett - Rug weaver , spinner, shepherd In N.E. Iowa __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
