Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Tuesday * February 7th 2012
Aug18
I lost about 60 yards in the finishing process, or about 0.2%. Completely reasonable. And the yarn has poofed up immensely. In cake form, you can see the gradation better. It’s definitely not in the even steps as I had hoped, but this was what was available from Rovings. Ideally, I would like more contrast [...]
Aug09
Whew! I finally finished plying the 2 bobbins of Polwarth singles. It took 3 days of sporadic plying. That’s 9.5 oz of Polwarth on the bobbin. As you can see, that darned bobbin is still not full! I can probably pack yet another couple of ounce or so on this bobbin. Someone posted on Ravelry [...]
Aug09
Today is Elizabeth Zimmerman‘s 100th birthday. We have much to thank her for…Schoolhouse Press, Woolgatherings, Elizabeth’s Percentage System, Pi Shawl, Baby Surprise Jacket and and many more pattern recipes for thinking knitters, all in her classic narrative style.
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Aug06
Finally! It took me about 4 days to spin the first bobbin (approx. 140 g) of lace. The second bobbin? Over 10 days. That’s the difference TdF made in my spinning time. Now, the plying can begin.
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