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I tried using Sunlight and discovered that it must have
some form of bleach in it, because it faded the yarn terribly.
A lot of laundry detergents have bleach in them. I learned to read the
labels. :)
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I would love to be in a team sometime that has a truly lovely fleece on
the hoof, washed the sheep a few days prior to the fest, allowed to dry in
a vm free place, then transported vm free and dirt free to the fest.
Ah bliss.
LOL! Dreamer!!! If that was available, there would be lines
All,
I'm going to the BSG next week. I'm taking two classes from Judith
MacKenzie, one on Saturday, one on Sunday. I plan on doing my best to help
offset the National Debt, on Friday. Anyone care to join me?
Please answer off list. I've put myself on nomail. thanks!
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Now ply that yarn. Pull a length off the bobbin and hold the plyed yarn
straight but not tightly. Look at it again, using magnification if you
need to.
If the yarn is balanced, the individual fibers which were slanted in the
singles will now be exactly parallel to the length of the yarn.
Oh
Spin Off magazine: I didn't get mine! throwing self on floor sniffling
and sobbing Do you think it might relate to the discussion I started about
the sweater on last issue's cover? g
I find a range of 828 yards per pound to 1350 yards per pound, all
described as knitting at a gauge of about 4.5
But what I have learned from my best teachers over the years, is that
true expertise comes from understanding these subtleties and complications
so well that it all feels simple in practice.
True. Everything we do is complicated. Even the simplest task.
As an example: break down into steps,
Everyone's been real quiet about the new Spin-Off.
Haven't received mine yet. sniffle If I had, you know me, I'd have been
right in there, spreading my opinion all over cyberspace. g
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Somewhere, sometime on some list I read that chemically Dawn is the same
as Orvis and much cheaper.
Dawn and Orvus are made by the same company, so they probably are the same.
However, Dawn has a bunch of additives in it. Orvus is just plain sodium
laureth sulfate. Ounce for ounce, Dawn is the
It does not act as cement to hold together an insufficiently spun
yarn.
Ah, phooey! I liked the idea of using wool as a cement/glue. :)
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.we ALL are. try being gentle with people; isn't that what you
would want for yourself when your ignorance shows? and it's bound to, no
one knows everything.
I was gentle with them. I didn't say anything to them. Of course, I wasn't
there, so I couldn't say anything to them. But If I had been
waving to Sara I'm still here! I'm sure the rest of us are, too.
But, as long as I have you here :) --- all of the Cyril fleeces sold. One
of the buyers was excitedly relating how she was anticipating the arrival
of 'her' fleece. She was at a guild meeting, with several breeders in
attendance.
My signed copy arrived today. signed by Harry Potter ;-
I should be so lucky! All I got was a book, with an autographed sticky
label, to put in my book. To me, autographed means the author signs on the
title page.
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I just wandered into Borders and there it was,
I love Borders. They carry, at least in my area of California, a very large
selection of spinning and fiber related books.
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bookstore, library, or anywhere.
Thanks.
Ron
Ron Parker - list mom Fibernet, home of the
The only admonishment was from you Dee Dee. Please go back and look at
the mail thread again.
I did. What I found is posted above. My perception was that you were gently
reminding
Advertising is saying get the book from store XYZ.
I don't understand how that qualifies as advertising. If I tell someone I
got mine from Interweave, at the regular price, and someone else says they
got their's at Border's, for less than the regular price, I see that
information as helping
At 19:17 -0400 N. hemisphere time on 010513 Dee Dee Williams sent:
On the other hand, asking for ISBN, price, where to get it, etc., was more
like advertising, IMO. :)
Oh, don't be silly Dee Dee. Title, ISBN, price, publisher are basic
data about any book - like even to get it out of a library
Elaine,
I didn't perceive it as advertising at all. I thought your comments were
exactly the kind of thing we'd hear from someone who read the book, and
wanted to give a favorable 'book report' to the list. Since you're not
selling the book, I truly didn't understand the admonishment not to
Talk about confusion over message content! I found Elaine's first message,
about her proofreading experience's with the Alden Amos book, to be no
different than anyone else's posted opinion of it. I didn't take it as
advertisement for the book. I did think it added more to the book, as we
got
Woodland Woolworks carries the blend. Village Spinning and Weaving in
Solvang.
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The Latin word for faggot is fascis . So you *could* say that you
are knitting fascist lace stitch.
ducking and running,
throwing a very stale chocolate easter egg at you :)
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The style of faggoting that faggot lace knitting imitates
looks like the stitch Mary Thomas* calls serpentine hem stitch.
So you could tell your friends that you are working
serpentine-hemstitch lace.
Ah ha! Thank you! The kind of faggot stitch I'm doing is in Barbara
Walker's first treasury
But a good Lancashire dish is faggots made liver and onions and wrapped
in 'caul' which is a lacey structure ...
Yum! Liver and onions! Yum! listening to husband making gagging noises
'Caul' however, is another story. I heard that babies born with a 'caul' (a
sort of membrane covering the face
!pleH
I need the name/location of the new store Sue Scheu mentioned on this list,
'way back longer than my memory goes. :) The one that's in Hemet, or near
Hemet, or by Hemet Thanks!
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All,
I don't want to start a rumor, but I have to ask: I'm on a couple of for
sale lists. Someone has listed a Reeves wheel for sale, with the message
that Reeves wheels are no longer being made.
Does anyone know if this is true?
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All,
Well, I got my answer. Seems that someone made a corporate decision to stop
manufacturing the Reeves wheels. That doesn't mean they're not going to be
produced later on. It doesn't mean they will be produced later on. g
Just don't go buying a Reeves wheel, at a ridiculously marked up
You guys are too quiet.
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A man is driving along a highway and sees a rabbit jump out across
the middle of the road. He swerves to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately
the rabbit jumps right in front of the car.
The driver, a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulls over
and gets
All,
I have permission from Ron to post this to the list.
The great Wool Man, Cyril Lieschke is back on his feet, after suffering
some severe heart pain. He has to rest at least 10 hours a day, but he
wants to get back into personally selling his fiber to the many people he
has 'met' over the
All,
I have been getting unsolicited emails from the following person:
From:marmarweaves INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subj:Farm Sites. Agricultural center for the best farm resources.
My mailbox is full of them, despite the fact that I've asked the person to
stop sending me such material.
Anyone
I had a LYS owner tell me she would rather display my lumpy bumpy
novelty stuff than the smoothly spun 3 ply because the lumpy stuff looks
more "handmade".
At spinning demos, there's always one person (usually a male) who wants to
know why the yarn has bumps in it. I explain that a machine can
Raw fleeces are restricted and must be processed by an USDA
approved processor.
I almost had to go through this, a few years ago. I called one of the two
USDA approved processors in my area. Up to the drying process, everything
is the same. Then we got to the drying process--the wet wool is
Are there poets, other writers, painters, etc. who have found
inspiration here?
If you have, submit them to Spin Off. :)
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..how to dye with carrot tops. If I can get them away from the
rabbits,
I thought you had rats d2...don't tell me you've got a bunch of rabbits
as well :-)
Two angoras! Have I failed to mention them? g One is a black English, the
other is a black giant. The giant is not even 8
Let me add my voice to those urging the folks who didn't care for the
current Spin Off magazine, and for that matter, those who did, write to the
editor and tell her.
You must have missed my email, letting the list know that's been done. :) I
received a very nice reply from the new editor.
SO
I want projects that help me apply the principles in a project and
inspire me - for example, if we have an article on space dyeing roving,
then afterwards, I want a garment or item that was dyed with the techniques
explained in the article, then spun up and knitted/woven/macramed/tatted
into
I thought the wrist warmers were great. I've been making them, but
didn't think to mention them or send the idea to Spin Off. How did that
person get into my house and steal my idea? g
Nope, 'twas my idea, I made a pair that covers the hand almost to the
base of the fingers no less, way back in
A member of my spinning guild who does a lot of work with cotton said
that a little, hand operated home pasta machine will do the job. I have one
I've never used and probably never will, so I took it to a guild meeting,
but we never got around to it :-(
So? Why'd you stop We need this
I wasn't particularly impressed with the sweater, either. However, the
yarns that it was made from were very nice.
I did like the articles by Rita Buchanan about spinning cotton and
cashmereso the issue was not a disappointment to me.
I really liked the article on cashmere. Ok, well, I
Did my quick page through and didn't find a single thing I wanted to
read in depth. So I put it away on the bookshelf instead of leaving it out
to pick up and savor later
I did the same. Couldn't stand it. Went back and leafed through it before
going to sleep. The chasmere glove article is very
I find there's a significant difference between woolen and worsted
yarns, and it's really a shame to have such an influential writer
basically knock the stuffing out of some good, if old, terms.
That's pretty much what I thought, as I was reading the article. I
did find it interesting and it
So, if you don't like the quality of the garments featured in Spin-Off
--
It was a great idea, to use naturally colored wool in a garment. It's just
the execution in the use of those colors, that leaves me wanting a bit
more.
I thought the wrist warmers were great. I've been making them, but
My work was a FREE FORM crichet and Knit tree whose foliage was hung on
the ceiling and the trunk came to the floor
WOW Mirjam! I wish I could see it. CongRATs! :)
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June writes:
Is the soap flakes
and alcohol method truly the best way to really get rid of the lanolin
permanently?
June,
This recipe does get the dirt out! I've used it. I think it works best if
your water isn't full of minerals, like ours is. It's terrific at removing
dirt. The problem I had
I have some candle wax lying around (for lubing up the Bond ISM), I'll
hunt it up and see if it doesn't help.
'Twon't work. That will grease the band up, so it will glide. You need
something that's tacky, like beeswax. You want the band to grip, not slip.
:)
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I had the same problem with take up on my DT wheel, using one SS drive
band, and one cotton drive band. I found some surfboard wax (I'm in SoCal)
and waxed the cotton drive band. That seems to have stopped the slipping
problem. At least I think that's why I couldn't get take up and would watch
Another test is whether or not what I quote and attribute would benefit
the original copyright holder or not. Clearly my quoting and giving
attribution to my source does not cast Reuters in a negative light, and
does not benefit me financially in any way. It benefit them with free
publicity and
Um, newspaper articles are copyrighted material. Did anyone get permission
from Reuters to post this? They are notoriously hard nosed about posting
such material with out permission, and have been known to haul people into
court for doing so.
My other question would be why is it being posted to
Does anyone have any experience using a new product called Fleece Magic?
A friend of mine just brought it to my attention and I was wondering about
how effective it is and if cleaning a fleece with it affects the dye
properties of the wool in any way.
Please respond to me privately with your
Sundamage, OTOH, is quite common and a real problem. It can lead to a
harsh handle for the type of wool, and weak wool that breaks easily in
I've been hearing and reading about sun damage lately. It gets the blame
for yellowing. Since the sun has always been in the sky g, if it caused
damage,
I have a Nicky Epstein book, that has a cast of marvelous hats! The only
reason I wanted it, is because there is a hat pattern with knit acorns (and
leaves) on the crown. Reminded me of my Bullwinkle Squirrel, who would
tooth anything, just to see if it could be eaten. I was going to try to
So much so that yesterday at the first Guild meeting for the year they
all want the pattern!
I want it, too! Please? rats looking at you with big, bright, beady
begging eyesg
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Jenny,
There is no easy way to pluck angora fiber. I tried shaving, but didn't
like the different lengths of fur and I couldn't keep the blades sharp,
from rabbit to rabbit. I tried using scissors, but I get short pieces in
with the long pieces.
The best way is to plan on taking 3-4 hours, put
I found these great little laundry baskets at the local .99 store. They're
bright pink, have slots cut in the sides, and the bottoms. They're a
perfect fit for the smaller size galvanized tubs. I put the wool in the
basket, fill the tub with hot water and Orvus, immerse the basketful of
wool, and
Well, I couldn't find silicone, plastic, or any other kind of washer to use
as spacers on the wheel axle. The saddlery shop is out of thick piece of
leather (shock: they don't make their own saddles. They order them from
Texas, along with, are you ready? bags of scrap leather sold in the store
The tapered axle and straight hole in the wheel were kept turning evenly
by a tapered piece of cowhorn or bone that is apparently missing on your
wheel.
Holy cow! What a unique piece of information! I've been reading the
articles in Spin Off and don't remember reading anything about what's
All,
My great wheel is here! jumping up and down I picked it up yesterday. It
does have some cracks and splits, on the table and on the uprights, but
that doesn't seem to interfere with the ugliness of it. It is ugly, BTW.
Someone put some kind of finish on it, that cracks off with the slightest
All,
I just got received a number of Shetland Fleeces. I'm at a loss as how to
prep them for spinning.
One of them, a sorrel color, with blonde tips, seems to have a bit more of
the longer outer coat in it. Do I spin it with that coat? If not, how do I
get those harsher bits out of the soft,
Looking for Sally Melville's 'Styles'. TIA
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this slips into grooves on the uprights and is held in place by the
pegs. Hope this is understandable. Your great wheel sounds similar.
That would be great! I was thinking he was talking about something that
holds the spokes in place. I read somewhere that meant that the wheel would
spin out
Carol,
I crocheted by sight, too. Thought I'd never learn to knit. Decided I
wanted/had to/must learn to knit, just to get rid of the many skeins of
yarn in my stash. After all, you can only wear so many around your neck,
before your vision is blocked g.
Your knitting instructors may have tried
why would anyone want a machine to knit socks for them rather than
actually knitting the socks themselves?
There's no such thing as a 'stupid' question. :) Some people also have
knitting machines, to knit sweaters, etc. While there's a lot of
satisfaction in knitting something by hand, it's
How much are we talking for a beginner model?
$250-400.
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PS Or, you can get a repro from a gentleman in (I forget g), for
$600-800. But he only does them between planting and harvesting crops.
There's a waiting list. Oh, yeah. I own 2 of them. Or they own me.
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Bobbi,
I use a bit of Downey in water, in a spray bottle. Or, if you have human
hair conditioner, you can use that, instead of Downey. Any human spray
on/leave in hair conditioner will work, too.
Is the air dry where you are? Sometimes humidity, or lack of it, affects
the fiber, so that it's
The term 'break' as applied to wool is as I have used it, and it would
be understood by wool graders, judges, growers almost anywhere where
English was spoken.
Oh, good. That lets me off the hook, since I'm none of them.
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Gail,
All wool will break if you pull hard enough!!! However, not all
I was taught to take a staple length, not a big thick one, or a tiny thin
one, because that's really not a good way to get a sample, but a fairly
nice one, and hold it between the thumb and forefinger of each hand. Then I
Robin,
So, I'm guessing that there isn't a natural agouti color in sheep? As I
understand it, that's where the fiber colors change from the root outward.
At least in rabbits. If you blow the hair on a rabbit, down to the skin,
you can see where there will be circles of color, as the hair changes
The subject line says it all. :) Please contact me off list if you're a
Cormo breeder, and have white fiber, with a decent staple length,When I got
there, we only had to wait a few minutes for the vet. Her day hadn't
started out well either. She had 10 emergencies; 11, counting us. that
needs a
if the single's didn't start out as balanced, wrapping the wet
singles on a niddy noddy did the same thing as hanging a weighted wet
skein.
Singles can not be balanced. The twist inserted into the fiber to
make a singles makes it unbalanced. Balancing a singles happens in
the plying
After sitting on the bobbin for a month, the yarn has the
characteristics of a 7 tpi yarn. If you ply at the proper tpi, it will
look all kinky and overplied. If you ply it at the psudotwist of 3 - 4 tpi
it will look fine straight off the bobbin. Then you take the skien to the
water and while
All,
I purchased some Noble needles from Woodland Woolworks and those cute
little gummi bear point protectors. They all arrived in fine shape.
There was a small plastic bag, with a note from WW, thanking me for
ordering from them (an all purpose thank you. probably goes in every
order)
then an offer such as that one from Sage is pure gold.
Hmmm avarice raising its slobbery chops. On second thought...I'll _sell_
my copies for thinking ok, either chocolate or some kind of fiber. The
most expensive fiber available. gdr
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