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> But it's made of teeny little granny squares, and I fear > I'll never have the patience to sew them all together. Wonder if it might not be possible to crochet them together? With something similar to the three-needle (knit) bind-off? Gwen S. -- reply to: gwe...@xmission.com
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Jane, when I do granny squares, I don't sew them together (though a whip stitch matching stitch for stitch is pretty fast), I crochet them. I use either slip stitch or single crochet while holding the two squares right sides together. When I get the first two of the row done, then I do the next two without breaking off the yarn - like chain piecing quilt squares, if you're familiar with that process. Eventually I have all the rows crocheted together, then I crochet along the columns, criss-crossing the previous "seams" whatever way seems to work best for that particular project. Hope that makes it seem less daunting to tackle :) I admit to loving granny squares and I'm glad they're back in fashion, at least for a little while! Holly
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Katy writes: <> Do share more info about these tops! Are they knit or woven or ??? How are they shaped? Now that I've lost weight and am a woman's size medium again, I'm looking forward to making clothing for myself from handspun :) And trying to reconfigure the fair isle sweater coat of handspun Shetland that was too big *before* I lost weight! I'm thinking a sort of ruana-ish thing... Holly
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It's been really fun to see and read all the activity on the fibernet list lately. I'm gearing up to get heavily into spinning mode. I have a couple of nice fleece to spin but what I really need to get to is a bunch of silk/merino that needs spinning and dyeing so I can make some spring weight tops, etc. It's not my most fun thing to spin but it does make a wonderful yarn and fabric. The other big thing I'm doing is New Mexico Fiber Artisans - I'm the director and we're gearing up for Convergence. Our web site is up (www.nmfiberartisans.org) and we're getting ready to get a printed directory done just in time to hand out in July. We're a relatively new organization but our goal is to be the source for information on all things fiber in New Mexico. It's pretty exciting! So I hope to see a lot of you in Albuquerque in July! Katy Blanchard Urban Eagle Design www.urbaneagle.com Youngsville, New Mexico On Jan 3, 2010, at 7:06 AM, Ronald Parker wrote: > Hi Fibernetters A Happy New Fiber Year to you all. > > What's new out there? What hat you've been up to? > > Ron your c- list Mom with Susanne > > Ron > > rbpar...@swipnet.se > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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The other question on chain-plying the llama is how it behaves at the bends. I have found that some fibers are more malleable and chain-ply with barely perceptable bumps (merino, for example), but that more wiry fibers can be very stubborn and not want to bend that radically. I'd be a little concerned that the llama might be one of the stubborn ones. I love chain plying, but I also find that I am not always the most consistent spinner from one end of a bobbin to the other, so plying with separate singles gives me a little more chance to even things out (of course, sometimes all the fat bits pile up too). Jekka -- Jessica Sewell Assistant Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies American and New England Studies Program Boston University 226 Bay State Road Boston MA 02215 tel. 617-353-9913 Office: Room 207 Art History Department Boston University CAS 302 725 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA 02215 tel. 617-353-1464 fax 617-353-3243 Office: CAS 215B jesew...@bu.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[fibernet] What's new?
Spinning, knitting, and weaving. Have an 8 shaft Mighty Wolf now, but still just using 4 shafts. I've got a 3 year old kiddo and am up for tenure this year, so I don't have much time for big projects. Mostly knitting lots of socks, mittens, and other small things, weaving scarves, and spinning a bit on my charka, spindles, and Lendrum. The great wheel's wheel is mounted on the wall, and its head safely tucked away, until Ben is older. Ben loves carding wool and winding bobbins, can thread the ball winder as well as wind a ball all by himself, and loves dyeing wool, so I'm training him well in the fibrous arts. Jekka now in Boston area (after Berkeley, Binghamton, and NYC) -- Jessica Sewell Assistant Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies American and New England Studies Program Boston University 226 Bay State Road Boston MA 02215 tel. 617-353-9913 Office: Room 207 Art History Department Boston University CAS 302 725 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA 02215 tel. 617-353-1464 fax 617-353-3243 Office: CAS 215B jesew...@bu.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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What's new with me? Not much, fiberwise, although I enjoy reading about it. Still mostly lurking on this list, but delighted to see it active again. Fiver Still ice-skating and doing a lot of volunteer activity for my skating club, which hams a number of national contenders and at least two Olympic contenders this year -- quite a change from years past for us. Not since the glory days of Kitty and Peter Carruthers . . . Freelance writing markets seem to be drying up more all the time. Had a bout with skin cancer this fall. Not life-threatening or anxiety-provoking ,nothing like the breast cancer I had 14 years ago. Still, inconvenient and a pain both literally and metaphorically. Fiber? Well I have a crochet afghan underway that has been dormant for several months. I love the design and it would be great for my annual charity auction. But it's made of teeny little granny squares, and I fear I'll never have the patience to sew them all together. I'm thinking of trying to redraw the design so I can work it out in straight crochet rows, which would be much quicker and sounds much easier. And I might actually finish it. So one of these days ... Best wishes to all, Jane Jane Reid mjr...@dca.net
