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velmalikevelvet in fiber_friday

"Cabin Fever"

Mar 02, 2007 17:20

For 'Cabin Fever', I created 'Blood Fever'. As in, "If this rain doesn't stop soon, things are going to get bloody!"

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velmalikevelvet March 3 2007, 02:57:12 UTC

yeah, i wondered if i would sound whiny to all the snowed-in folks.

poppies and lupine don't come out 'til later, but the daffodils are up!

stay warm, xo

pippikneesocks March 3 2007, 02:57:42 UTC

Hehehe.
(laughing at your description, not your yarn, which is beautiful!)

velmalikevelvet March 3 2007, 02:59:22 UTC

thanks, pippi. i saw you favorited it on flickr; i'm all flattered-like. :)

did you ever see the yarn i made from the roving i bought from you? 'starry night' in my handspun set on flickr.

pippikneesocks March 3 2007, 03:05:47 UTC

I actually saw this on flickr first... :)
I don't think I saw your roving! I'll have to have a peeksey! (I kinda dropped off of there for a while, but I've been into it as of late, thanks to a kind pal.)

velmalikevelvet March 3 2007, 03:08:40 UTC

i totally get the 'out of it' thing. i haven't read a blog in over a month.

but yeah, check it out, i hope you like it. oh, it's actually called 'night sky', not 'starry night' (which would have been a better name).
http://flickr.com/photos/velmasworld/350831106/
i gave it to a swap partner who was way into blue.

i haven't spun up the other roving yet.

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cabin fever fitterknitter March 3 2007, 14:35:12 UTC

I'm a new spinner and am trying my darnesst to create even smooth yarn but when I see Cabin Fever, I want to do that. How do you get all the cool lumps and bumps.

Re: cabin fever velmalikevelvet March 6 2007, 00:48:12 UTC

sorry it has taken me so long to respond, fitterknitter, but i've been offline for a few days.

thank you for your compliments on my yarn. to get 'lumps and bumps', i vary the amount of fiber that passes through my fingers as i draft; more fiber = thicker, less fiber = thinner. i find that it helps to use uncarded/uncombed fiber to get this particular fuzzy/felty look.

good luck!

Re: cabin fever fitterknitter March 6 2007, 03:38:31 UTC

Thanks so much for the tip. I look forward to giving this a try.

Re: cabin fever velmalikevelvet March 6 2007, 04:00:29 UTC

glad you found it helpful. when you try it, i hope you share a photo. cheers!