At 10:04 PM 12/23/05 -0800, suzy wrote:
i wasn't going to spin it at all until i shrunk it up. i was
going to take the whole roving and put it in 3 foot long loops, cover
them in a cotton cloth, tie the middle and both ends and then wash and
agitate them in hot water.
GH!
You
i guess its best i use the wool to make an orenberg shawl. orenberg
shawls are the type of shawl that might be considered the ring shawl
because they are so fine that they can be passed through a ring once
knitted completely. i bought a book called gossamer webs by Galina
Khmeleva Carol R.
suzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
how common is
it that you see wool being used for lace weight thread? what is the
finest you have seen wool lace weight sold?
I have seen 1 ply Shetland wool for sale - the type that is used to make the
famous Shetland 'ring' shawls.
I have also seen Noelene
On Dec 21, 2005, at 22:44, suzy wrote:
how common is it that you see wool being used for lace weight thread?
Depends on the lace technique you're using; not common for Bobbin or
Needle lace, but fairly standard for Knitted.
what is the finest you have seen wool lace weight sold?
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