OT: unsubscribing

I truly apologize for the waste of bandwidth, but in my eagerness to clean up my computer for the great move I deleted all my unsubscribing information. Could the list owner please send me the info?? Whenever I get my e-mail set up again I will come back. Best Wishes on this Holiday

Wool processors

Hello, I have some wool I would like to send out to be processed. I was not very happy with the results I got the one time I sent wool out to be processed into bats and roving. I have heard good things about Zeilinger and Stonehenge. Anybody has other suggestions, specially for wool with a

Re: fiber art vs craft

Ok, I'll take the bait. My definition of Craft is any handwork that is done with an eye to perfection, skill, and beauty. For me craftsmen/women are people like Krenov or Pye incredible woodworkers IMO. Krenov makes beautiful cabinets, from the carefully constructed dovetails, to the

Hairy yarn

Many thanks to all who responded to my query on how to decrease the hairiness of my worsted yarn. I'll continue sampling and try a three and four ply yarn. Thanks bunches, Carla in Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set

Re: Stiff soy silk

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? Has something been removed from the soy silk that made it soft and drapey? Is there something I can do to remedy this? I had intended to knit a beaded scarf out of the yarn, but I can't imagine putting something this scratchy around my neck! HI!

Hairy yarn

Hello, I have started to make samples for a spinning/knitting project. The fleece is from my wether Cookie, a silver grey Romney/CotswoldXShetland. He produces this beautiful 8 long medium wool, and the project is a V-neck cardigan with lots of cables. So I would like to spin a 2ply

RE: Hairy yarn

Hi Gail, Your animal is a combination of long wooled breeds and a double coated breed. SNIP Yes, it is true. His wool is not soft by any stretch of the imagination... But the cardigan I will make is intended to be an outer layer. To be worn at all times with a long sleeved shirt

Re: colonial hats

I have been watching the PBS series colonial house and couldn't help but notice the knitted hats worn by many of the men. Some are simple caps with a turned-up edge, and some had a full brim. I can probably freeze-frame my VCR well enough to look at them well and probably figure them out, but

Re: bast fiber?

Hi All, This question is somewhat OT, but not completely. I have an amazing antique hand embroidered table-topper (don't know what else to call the thing, it's not big enough to be a table cloth) that was brought back from the Philippines by my Great Aunt about 1900-1910. The embroidery

Re: grape stain

Carla, can you please say more about the grape stain - is this made from grapes? Susan in Maine, curious about grapes http://www.goosepond.com/fiber Hi Susan, The grape stain has nothing to do with grapes but the color :-) It is a wood stain I got at Lowes (Home Depot did not carry any decent

Re: Kiwi Spinning wheel

Marie wrote, My question is what would everybody recomment that she stain it with (it comes unstained). I have a traditional and came already stained. Well, you can use anything she likes. My Ashford Traveller has two coats of grape stain and three coats of water based satin

knitting yardage

Hello, I have some 14/4 euroflax yarn I want to use to knit a hooded sweater. I purchased some 1800 yards of yarn which I know is more than enough for my hoodie. Now I have decided to use it doubled. That will mean I have 900 yrds of doubled yarn. Does that mean I'll need to get more

Mabel Ross' book

Hello, While browsing thru some catalog I saw that Mabel Ross' book Essentials of Yarn Design for Handspinners is back in print. I have never seen a copy of that book myself and would appreciate comments on it. How is the book? TIA Carla in Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Chenille

If you're using chenille from the cone, turn the cone upside down. That's supposed to stop the chenille from worming. I have no experience with this. I just had a very experienced machine knitter tell me that's how she used coned chenille. She never had a problem w/worming. wrnk d2 OK, What is

Re: Combing project and fall!

Holly wrote: Big Snip So, what else is everyone else working on? HI, Let's see. I guess I've had a nice and full of fiber summer. My pet ewe gave birth on May 3 to two beautiful girls, that have grown like weed and are sporting about 4 inches of pretty 3/4 Shetland/1/4 Costwold wool. I see

Flax

Hello, The list has been very quiet so I decided to stir things up a bit with a question on flax spinning. I have some bleached flax roving I rainbow dyed and have decided it is destined to be a crocheted shawl. In the past I have done very little flax spinning and am unsure how to deal

Fiber things in Salt Lake City

Greetings, I am going to spend a week in Salt Lake City and was wondering if anybody on the list knows of any fiber/yarn shop there. Thanks in advance, -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:fibernet-request;imagicomm.com with the message: set nomail To restore send: set

Re: Gaywool sliver

Hi, all :) Does anyone know the retail price for Gaywool sliver? I haven't been able to find it on the Internet. If you're a dealer, please email me privately so Ron won't be annoyed :) Hi Holly, I bought 500g of the Gaywool silk-merino blend this past spring for $36.00 from the local

Re: Variegated sock yarn/European wool

Hi all. I recently received a pair of handknit socks from my mil. She knit them from one skein of lovely sock wool...which was variegated in a way that makes it look like intricate patterns are knit INTO the sock, when in fact it's all one thread. I believe it's German or Scandinavian wool,

Re: headbands (was knitting projects)

balls of dark brown wool/angora yarn I have. Probably will put some kind of cable in the center perhaps the XOXOX. I find it a nice way to keep my ears warm in winter but avoid the usual hat head I get whenever I wear a hat. -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL

Re: UPDATE ON THE HOG ISLAND ROVING.....

I'm not sure how many people bought some...I didYes, maybe a little pricey..but, it is clean, a little springy...but will spin up nicelyIt's niceand we are also helping a cause snip Hi Sue, Can you elaborate on this roving?? Who, what, where, cost etc?? Thanks, -- Carla

Re: Where is everyone!!!

and is called Techniques of Sprang or just Sprang, I'm not entirely sure and the book is at home. I believe Robin and Russ Handweavers are the Publishers. Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Spinning Silk Noil

to be knitted on size 8 needles. How much twist do I need to put on the yarn so as not to have the noils coming out and piling? I would also like to dye it. Should I dye the finished skeins or can I dye the unspun fiber? Thanks for any info -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto

Re: raw fleece into rovings

? Sandi, You forgot to give us the name and addy of the merchant -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Re: OT Chocolates (was: Re: Apologies)

. Plus there's the fact that by being a woman I reap all the health benefits of a chocolate rich diet. Carla who keeps stashes of chocolate at work to be dispensed to any woman in need :-) -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail

Angora rabbit fiber

Hello, Has anybody in the list ever spun Giant angora or Giant hybrid fiber? I have spun in the past plucked French and I am curious how that compares to cut angora fiber. TIA Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set

Fwd: Heirloom Knitting Book

/signed, if you like, this being the only advantage I can offer over your buying more locally!). Let me know if you want me to do this. With best wishes, Sharon -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

On books and authors, slightly OT

the author get more money for the book if I ordered directly from her/him, or am I only giving them more work? Thanks in advance, Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Dyes

to quantity as to what kind of dye I could use. Carla P.S. Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Long wool processors

, anybody has a processor in the East Coast they think would be good to send this fleece? Suggestions will be much appreciated. Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

virus

/him. Regards, Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Knitting needles sizes

of embroidery, and lots and lots of patterns. I do not regret one moment having bought it. I also like the fact they publish a few volumes a year, so is not too heavy on the pocket. Thanks in advance, -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

Cheap/waste silk

like to achieve on my yarn. Does anybody on the list knows of a source for waste, not so great silk? Thanks, Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Drum carder

bother. Anyway, suggestions will be much appreciated. -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Angora fiber

a tendency to shed more than the other? Does the cutting of the Germans produce an inferior fiber compared to the plucked french? Any/all opinions will be much appreciated Thanks in advance, Carla -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set

HM petition

If you need any other info PLEASE contact me OFF the list. Bye for now -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Cool Aid Dyes

Hello, I was wondering if anybody knows of a ratio, weight of wool /cool aid. I have a couple of pounds of spun wool I would like to try to dye with cool aid. I would also like to know if I can do the dyeing somewhere else besides a microwave. The one I have is tiny, since I

Re: Cage Distaff

Hi Ann and List, Cool! You're growing flax! I had planned on doing the same thing this year but did not get around buying the seed in time. So I think I am just going to grow a few colored cotton plants with some seeds I have. I have to have a science project for the summer :-)

Re: Cormo Fleeces

the merino and give it a higher amount of twist and ply it to equilibrium to prevent shedding? Thanks and Happy weekend! -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail

Re: hoot/foot mouth disease in UK

that have purchased fleeces from Hebridean sheep and were planning on getting more this year. They came from the UK. I myself was planning on getting some for a project. Should I wait? -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail

Re: tell me why we 'set the twist' again?

spun single for the warp and either a woolen or worsted S spun singles for the weft. I actually have a picture of a checkered fabric made by alternating groups of S and Z spun singles on the warp and weft. It looks really cool. -- Carla Calvi Durham, NC To stop mail temporarily mailto