Layl Horton wrote:
Things have been pretty quiet on the list and it's hot miserable summer
here in southern Arizona, to hot to do much, so I'm curious - What was
the first fleece any of you learned to spin on? and What is your
favorite fleece to spin now? Are they the same?
My commiserations on the heat...
I learned to spin on Icelandic top that I had dyed before spinning.
Moved on to processing Icelandic myself - washing and seperating the tog
and thel with viking combs. I've also spun leichester roving, and
shetland top. Both are much easier. Of course, both of those were undyed.
I've found it's all in the prep work - so far, it doesn't seem to matter
what the fleece is. It's what is done, or not done, to it before you
even pick up the spindle.
It's true that I don't have a wide range of fleece experience. The
leichester was a one-off because the roving was so darn soft. :) But the
Icelandic and Shetlands - I'm trying to stick with fleece types that
would have been available in the Viking Era. I'm a re-enactor.
I have a distinct preference for commercially prepared roving 'though.
Let's just say I have a deep sympathy for the women of the Viking Era
who didn't have that available to them.
This summer, I hope to weave my first piece with handspun weft. I've
just started to prepare the warp - commercially prepared Icelandic
lace-weight. Go ahead, call me crazy. :)
Karen
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