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bertaberta

Yarn

Jan 14, 2009 12:00

Fiber from C&J's lovely puppy Grace, spun by drop spindle:

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Comments 6

nouveauvieille January 15 2009, 01:27:40 UTC

That's very cool.

la_roja January 15 2009, 04:33:01 UTC

Beautiful. Your hobby makes me happy! Have you knit anything with your homespun yarn yet? Got pics?

bertaberta February 8 2009, 22:22:53 UTC

I haven't made anything from my homespun yet, no. Before the wheel, it was quite a chore to make enough yardage to really do anything with. Now I have the wheel, but I still haven't made anything.

The issue is further complicated by the fact that my skin is quite sensitive to wools of all types, but wool is by far the easiest fiber to spin. It's kind of hard to get motivated to make something when I know I won't be able to wear it. I do have some gifts for others in mind though.

nabaztag_kitten January 15 2009, 04:53:47 UTC

That's beautiful! You have a knack for it. What kind of wheel do you have? I'd love to see some pics of the wheel and such.

bertaberta February 8 2009, 22:27:43 UTC

I have... um... a second hand refurbished wheel from eBay?

It was sent from New Zealand, so it must be good.

It's a single drive, pretty classic treadle wheel. Maybe an Ashford?

I'm sorry, I'm still pretty terrible at all the spinning jargon.

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bertaberta February 8 2009, 22:28:58 UTC

I'm a little dubious of the spinability of years old fleece that's been stored in a garage. I fear it would just end up taking up space here for a long time.