Are you saying that there was more than 2 oz of VM?
That is a problem!
Brucie
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> The bump weighed less than 7 oz. Once that 7 oz. was
> spun, the as yet unwashed yarn, weighs 4.46 oz. A
> loss of almost 2 oz. of fiber.
>
> FWIW, I wouldn't have minded if the seller
Maybe quiviut?
Brucie
> > Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an
> > ounce in the raw state?
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Yes dry-cleaning used horrible chemicals etc., but all wool garments do not
have to be handmade, though these are nice. I routinely wash commercial wool
garments (though if I had one I would not wash a wool jacket because of all the
interfacings,etc.) The dry clean only labels are for those id
You mention TV ads - have not seen them, but sometimes I wonder if
alpacas
haven't become this generation's "chinchilla breeding pair".
Yes, Sara, I think there is a lot of this - and the people making
money are buying very expensive breeding stock, showing the parents
and the offspring and t
I have two gelded boy alpacas. Financially this is the way to go as breeding
animals are very, very pricey. Don't fall for the TV ads. You need to be a
millionaire (and I am not kidding) to get into the breeding aspect before
seeing any return there. But non-show/breeding quality males are n
The description written on the tag is - Fawn (I assume a dyed color) 54's.
What it suggests to me is that it is Alpaca and not wool at all.
Brucie
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Would a Faroese shawl work for this - they are so
beautiful.
The Stahlman book has many of these. They are great and stay where you
want it to be. When my Mom was bed ridden she loved the one I made for her.
Brucie
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I think the best one that I saw for circular needles worked like a CD case.
Actually the best for circular needles is the hanging system. The needles
are inserted into tubes (sewn one above the other) and hang out the
sides. This allows them to be "relaxed" and you don't have to deal with
That is one heck of a whorl. Too bad they couldn't have gotten the process
described correctly. The whorl wouldn't be spun on the leg, the spindle
shaft would be.
Brucie
t 03:44 PM 5/22/2005, you wrote:
Hi,
The Seattle Times has a special feature about an archeological
site north and west
Thanks for stating this. I was thinking purely of the effect of the
materials themselves and not of the overall environment.
Brucie
At 04:39 PM 4/29/2005, you wrote:
<< I would like to mention that contact with glass is not of importance as
glass is
inert.>>
Every textile conservator I have met wo
and most of all my border collies, but one moves on.
We just acquired 2 border collie pups, 16 weeks old today. We started with
the male and since he was such a handful, we decided to get his sister as
well. Works a treat!
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Having done some conservation work for our local museum I would like to
mention that contact with glass is not of importance as glass is
inert. What is far more important is that a wooden frame will off-gas and
this is what will do damage to your textile if framed. Lining the frame
with acid
At 06:21 AM 3/21/2005, you wrote:
. For one thing, this
wool needs LOTS of twist to hold together--the usual problem of
commercial top, the crimp seems to be processed right out of it--but the
wool isn't all that soft, and I always hesitate adding a lot of twist to
wool that isn't very soft.
Try s
I believe that Meg Swansen (Elizabeth Z's daughter) carries something even
better, but very similar.
http://www.schoolhousepress.com/
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Thanks to all who gave me support relative to my Mom's passing. I
appreciate it very, very much.
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I just returned from being with my Mom while she was dying. It was a sad
but not a bad thing. She had been on dialysis for 4 years (at the age of
87) and going off was something she really wanted to do. How lucky to have
that choice!
While there I started working on some needlepoint projects
Well I haven't been on Fibernet that long (and we still have a dial up
phone modem) but I have been acquainted with Ron for quite a long time -
maybe 30 years?
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At 09:19 AM 3/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
I still think the skein display is a waste of space--there's no real
info on how the skeins are made or what they're to be used for, and I
like that kind of information
I think that this is a way to make the subscribers feel involved. And from
posts individua
I hate to be a wet blanket but I think the 3 flyer model looks clunky and
strange. And why have to spin on two separate flyers then ply on a
third. I really don't mind changing bobbins THAT much!
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At 07:52 AM 3/18/03 -0500, you wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has figured out a labeled tote for circulars.
Right now I have mine in labeled ziplock bags--the snack size is
perfect--but they're not very durable either.
I have a great thing I got from Meg Swansen. It is a long canvas with
tubes
I don't know about plans, but these are so inexpensive I don't think much
would be saved. And where would one get on wheelchair wheel?
http://www.babesfibergarden.com/BFG92001/
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What's dubbing (Aside from the foreign film industry)?
Used in making fishing flies.
Brucie
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At 06:00 AM 2/12/03 -0500, you wrote:
Here is her web site. She makes rugs out
of her fleeces, but know she also will sell a fleece.
http://www.plfkarakuls.com/articles.html
This is really interesting and a different take on rug making. Braiding
and felting the roving is something I have not
At 12:48 PM 1/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
Not fair! You know the list mom! Bias! Bias!
Yes Ron does know the list Mom - very intimately as he IS the list Mom.
Brucie
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I think that Ann Feitelson's The Art of Fair Isle Knitting is one of the
best. She goes into such details as how crossing the colors in certain
ways affects the result - though I must admit the results are way to subtle
for my eyes. This is (was) published by Interweave Press.
Brucie
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I live in a small town (4000) in a small state (498,000) and we have an
excellent ILL system. Sure it costs me $2 every time I get a book, but it
is well worth it. I think that libraries get caught in a spiral. If they
do a good job they get community support - both financial and otherwise -
At 01:28 PM 11/22/02 -0500, you wrote:
Then the suggested gauge and needles is ridiculous--size 3 US/3.25 mm
for a gauge of 7 sts to the inch/28 sts to 10 cm!
While I was on the big socknitters list a while back, members discussed
this common discrepancy between the gauge on the label vs. "real
At 12:02 AM 11/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
Beware the funky sock yarn that knits up into patterns... it is
addicting!!! I'm on my 4th pair. Now my thoughts are wandering to
trying to dye my own "funky sock yarn".
Teresa (in Michigan)
Only FOUR pairs. If you want to do your own dyeing for goodness
If you read Deb Menz's book on dyeing you will see she is also a proponent
of knitting with singles. Beautiful stuff and no torking.
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At 05:07 PM 10/14/02 -0700, you wrote:
>This is certainly how I've always interpreted those
>comments/articles that talk about overplying--that is,
>that the extra plying compensates for and balances the
>extra twist in the singles.
I think that this would just result in a normal balanced yarn.
At 11:36 AM 10/15/02 -0400, you wrote:
>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 b
At 08:03 PM 8/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Right now it
>is bare wallboard without tape, windows without sills or frames, subfloor
>plywood, and an unfinished door.
Lucky you - only your studio is like this. Our whole house fits this
description. There is a Christmas deadline though.
Brucie
To
At 09:08 PM 8/12/02 -0400, you wrote:
>They think dust bunnies are
>something that hasn't been spun yet.
Well isn't this what they are? Especially when the main ingredient is pet
hair?
Brucie
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>but the sheep can be electrocuted, burnt from cannons, have burning
>oil droped on them, eaten by killer dogs, skewered by arrows -
> Lots of fun and no gore.
Sounds pretty gory for the sheep
Brucie
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At 02:28 PM 8/11/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I don't understand why people attack spinning/weaving equipment dealers for
>doing what every other business does. They are a business, and must support
>themselves. They have bills to pay, just like everyone else does. Their
>mark up isn't huge. It takes yea
At 04:54 PM 7/28/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm thinking its about time for SpinOff and or Knits to come out.
I got Knits and it made a very fast trip into the storage box. Not even
worth looking at twice IMHO
I realize that there is a new generation of young knitters coming along and
for that
At 10:17 PM 6/29/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I usually lurk, but had an inquiry from a customer at a quilt show I went to
>recently. He asked about a diary entry his grandmother had made about
>spinning 40 "knots" on a particular day. I was unable to tell him what a
>knot was in measurement unless it
Wow Carol. Thanks for the patent information. Now why weren't any of us
smart enough to take out a patent for something we do on a daily basis when
we deal with a raw fleece. Does this mean we have to pay her royalties
every time we process our wool?
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How can you patent washing and drying? Apparently that is all she is doing
to the stuff.
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At 08:29 AM 6/3/02 +0200, you wrote:
>). The seller told me it was made in
>Russia from goat- hair, combed from the animal and collected until there is
>enough to get the yarn for a shawl.
If it is a properly made Orenburg shawl it is of one ply of the goat hair
and another of a commercially spu
At 06:08 PM 5/28/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Most school kids
>don't realize sheep give wool,
And if they do know this, they think you have to kill the sheep to get it!
Brucie
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At 02:15 PM 3/5/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Somebody has - spiders! ;^)
>
>Merry Luskin
Here at the University of Wyoming there is a scientist who has been trying
to duplicate spider silk because of its incredible strength. This has led
to cloning goats (at another Univ) with spider silk in their
At 09:10 PM 2/17/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Yikes! I would like to hear a follow up on this in a month or year or
>whatever - if it is still giving problems, was it fixable, a fluke, an
>engineering flaw?
In the first incarnation of these I knew of people saying it made the wheel
more difficult to t
>And what really 'bites' is that this vendor just restocked The Sheep Book
>this past week and the Ohio Univ. Press somehow failed to mention that "gee
>it's free" now, so I have a brand new shipment of books in stock. Needless to
>say I'm not jumping up and down for joy with this news.
They shou
At 02:55 PM 2/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
>. Does anyone know about textile conservation? I
>would like to display them in my home. Right now they are wrapped in
>acid free paper.
As much as you would like to display them only do this for short periods of
time. No responsible museum displays texti
> What other beginner books would you
>recommend, keeping in mind his elementary school reading level and the
>inexperience of those around him?
Debbie Chandlers' book is great but what about the book on weaving on rigid
heddles.? Or the one for small looms? Yu didn't say if there is a loom
w
Did anyone catch the segment on ATC (public radio) the other day? About
how knitting is back in a big way, especially with the younger folks. Many
said it had to do for various reasons with 9/11. One woman spoke of
knitting with a group in the window of a coffee house (or some such) and
pas
Beware this was one of the features of the mail I got with a virus
attached. As I didn't get a virus alert I hope you are not infected, but
you had better run your virus program.
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lots of chocolate. Sureva Towler
Brucie
At 08:48 PM 11/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm 'overwhelmed by the amount of knitting books available.
Boy can I relate to this. I have told myself I have bought my last
knitting book - no Knitter Stash, no Handpaint Country. I sure wouldn't
mind if the Library got them though.
Brucie
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At 06:50 AM 11/1/01 -0600, you wrote:
>If I use wool, do I need to mordant?
Yes and you can use alum used in making pickles and it is safe to use with
kids.
Brucie
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At 04:13 PM 10/31/01 -0700, you wrote:
> I have
>heard that it was common to use two balls of yarn, knit one row from each in
>turn, as a way to minimize guage differences within a project.
Kathryn Alexander does wonderful things taking advantage of the skewing by
using both S and Z in highly t
At 06:46 AM 10/31/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I asked this question a few days ago on Techspin, apologies to those who
>will be seeing this twice. I did not get any reply there, so I thought I'd
>give it a try here.
>
>I was wondering if anyone might have advice on degumming silk once it was
>ac
At 11:15 AM 10/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
>What do you all do to dump the exhausted bath?
Not having had this big a dye pot I can only theorize. I would syphon it
after it cooled. Either into the sink or into smaller pots to be dumped.
Brucie
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At 12:59 PM 10/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I have not had any complaints yet!
I would say that this should answer your question. Keep your ear to the
ground and be sure the customers continue to be happy.
Some do not like knitting with singles because of it tendency to untwist
and warp when washe
At 07:33 AM 10/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
> Does anyone have a URL for a photo of these turkey frying pots/propane
>pots?
I was at WM last week and saw these for "frying" your turkey. The whole
idea was so disgusting I never thought about using it as a dye
pot. Hopefully they will be on sale
At 11:52 AM 10/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >> They tell me it is airs at 8 am. <<
Where, Eastern, Central etc.
Brucie
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At 02:13 PM 10/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
>A friend bought a spinning wheel. Underside is stamped with
>black letters,...
>Whitehorse Mountain Woodworks
>D. Yeager
>Green Spring, W.Va 26723
One clue is that there is a zip code so it can't be older than when these
came into being. And I don't rem
At 01:52 PM 10/25/01 +0500, you wrote:
>When are we as consumers ever going to learn to put price AND performance into
>the calculation?
Exactly! When I had my yarn shop I knitted 4 swatches each made from one
skein of yarn. Two were of Red Heart and 2 were from the high end acrylic
I carried
At 09:25 AM 10/25/01 -0400, you wrote:
>If acrylics are so offensive, why
>don't more chain stores carry other options?
One - price
Two - machine wash/dry
Three - customers have never worked with quality fiber (see One)
Four, five etc. - price
Brucie
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At 09:53 AM 10/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Would it be possible to post a simple explanation of this fascinating
>sounding jacket?
>
I think that someone described this but it is a jacket for kids (though
Elizabeth did an adult version I think) knit in garter stitch with shaping
knit in. It looks
At 06:54 PM 10/19/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I like to use the main hue's complement for pizazz, where I can. My
>daughter requested a green, blue, purple shawl, and picked out the dyed
>wool she wanted in it. An analogous color scheme like this is very
>'safe' and can be boring. Although colors of
The first Tomten I made was for #1 son born in 1964. It went through 2
siblings and my DD still has it though I think her younger brother will
probably have the next kid. I had spent the year in Spain where the baby
sweaters are made to fasten in the back (so much easier to get the little
ar
At 08:44 PM 10/17/01 -0700, you wrote:
>The only way I've found to keep the color for saving falls leaves is
>waxing them.
Would it be possible to laminate them using one of those kits from
stationary stores or WalMart whatever?
Brucie
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I want to apologize for sending a note to the list when I meant to send it
to Carol privately. I *really* did think I had pasted in her address
correctly.
Brucie
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At 02:09 PM 10/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Next week I'll be doing a fiber artist residency for the art museum in
>Scranton.
I have to assume that you live near there? I was born in Carbondale and
grew up near Scranton and Crystal Lake.
Brucie
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At 06:56 AM 10/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Our weaving group is exchanging "tote bags" which can be anything from a
>lunch bag to a lined bag. Anyone have any ideas?
Several years ago at a conference in Montana the handout bags were of denim
with handwoven pockets on them. I guess they had gathered
>My question is this: In most of the photos and diagrams, the licker-in
>draws the wool *under* to feed it to the swift. On mine, this just
>doesn't work. I crank the handle away from me or clockwise, and that
>causes the licker-in to rotate clockwise, thereby pulling the wool
>*over* it. Is this
At 12:03 AM 9/20/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I would like to see if I can get a fiber topic going. I would love to know
>everyone's favorite place to spin. I love to spin in the backyard while my
>youngest daughter is playing. This time of year is particularly wonderful
>as the autumn air
>Your mother knits?? How neat!
My Mom used to knit a lot, but now she mainly needlepoints. My grandmother
taught me to knit, and I clearly remember (at 5 years) saying "OK, I can do
that - now teach me to cast on." t first she didn't want to but
relented. I was knitting away with that old v
> The sweaters owner did not make the sweater, but the
>owner was the owner of Woods Edge Wools of NJ.
Does this help?
http://www.alpacasllamaswoodsedge.com/
Brucie
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At 08:43 AM 9/13/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Destination needs your help - she'll explain at the beginning of this
>chapter, now published at:
>
>http://thesilkworker.bizland.com/raremongolianwoolylizards/
>
>Carol
Thanks Carol. I think we needed this just now.
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