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Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
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How on earth did they do it?
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How on earth did they do it?
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...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
What I've been up to.
Things I've been up to:
Working on the European Textile Forum programme. (Should be a step further soon, and I'm really looking forward to getting the updated programme online.)
Doing my homework from the last fair - which includes things like re-organising stuff in the transport boxes, correcting the numbers in my inventory list, and similar (usually not very exciting, but necessary) shenanigans.
Wrestling with The Gnome. Well, wrestling is too hard a word - it's been going rather smoothly. I used the excuse that I need to get to know my new tool to finally start spinning rainbow-coloured wool I bought ages ago:
That is half the wool; the top was symmetrically dyed, so I unraveled it, split it in the middle, and now I'm spinning the two bits individually to hopefully get a wonderful rainbow-coloured two-ply in the end, with long colour runs. I have no idea yet what I will make with it, though. It will be about 150 g of yarn when all is done, so it should be enough for a good-sized shawl - but whether I really need another shawl is another question.
Anyway, it spins up nicely:
and quickly:
I can see a bit more spinning in my future, though - that is about one quarter of the first braid done. Lots more to go!
Working on the European Textile Forum programme. (Should be a step further soon, and I'm really looking forward to getting the updated programme online.)
Doing my homework from the last fair - which includes things like re-organising stuff in the transport boxes, correcting the numbers in my inventory list, and similar (usually not very exciting, but necessary) shenanigans.
Wrestling with The Gnome. Well, wrestling is too hard a word - it's been going rather smoothly. I used the excuse that I need to get to know my new tool to finally start spinning rainbow-coloured wool I bought ages ago:
That is half the wool; the top was symmetrically dyed, so I unraveled it, split it in the middle, and now I'm spinning the two bits individually to hopefully get a wonderful rainbow-coloured two-ply in the end, with long colour runs. I have no idea yet what I will make with it, though. It will be about 150 g of yarn when all is done, so it should be enough for a good-sized shawl - but whether I really need another shawl is another question.
Anyway, it spins up nicely:
and quickly:
I can see a bit more spinning in my future, though - that is about one quarter of the first braid done. Lots more to go!
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Harma
on Mittwoch, 14. September 2016 09:29
You can't be a real fiber crafter without at least enough shawls to accommodate a herd of giraffes. ;^)
Big thins shawls are ideal for shopping in summer. Let one hang loosely outside the shop for style, cover your shoulders inside the shop when you get close to the cooled areas and the freezers.