Re: wool vs....

HI all, Oh my my what a stir I've caused. I'm sorry Sara if I implied that children were'nt worthy of good yarn. That wasn't what I meant. If someone is good enough and fast enough to spin yarn and knit it into a garmet for a growing young child, and can do so without a hint of animosity toward

Re: natural fibers and acrylics

Someone asked about natural easy to find fibers for totes. Jute! Can't take credit, as I saw it I believe in the online KNitting magazine. A gal had made a large purse type tote out of Jute which was way cool. Jute is available at most all home improvement stores/ hardware stores and I think is re

Re:Warm feet and rhinebeck

HI All, I've just returned from an all too short visit to Rhinebeck S&W. It was wonderful but is there ever enough time? Speaking of these boot liners, I saw a woman wearing these way cool (or warm) "socks"? They fit like socks, but had this beaded top edge with dangling beads, and where the fo

Re: Knitting with llama and alpaca

Hello, This is a very appropriate discussion for me right now. I have some beautiful alpaca fleece sitting upstairs in boxes for a couple years now, waiting for me to have the expertise to spin it, which I feel i finally have, and then combine it somehow with "something". At my first fiber fes

Re: Wild meadow Angoras

HI Kathy T., I bought 3 or 4 balls of fiber from Jean at MD. and must agree it's heavenly. That was my fist time seeing them, and yes, her husband does a great job of "reelin them in". (G) He reeled me in by handing me a wonderful scarf and I saw him give the cutest teddy bear to another lady.

Re: on wensleydale

I too have had Wensleydale top that was wonderful. Soft and silky and just magnificent. I cannot remember where it came from except it was online. I believe it was from the spindilitis garage sale a couple springs ago, but I kept no info so can't say. Then I traded with a gal from England for some

Re: silk/merino spinning

Hi Robin, I'm no expert but I'd think that what you have there is enough for a scarf. And especially if it's a lacey pattern. I have a shawl project currently on needles. This is no real thin lacey Orenburg fiber or pattern and the final product is 72" in diameter. It only takes 4 oz of fiber.