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#TourDeFleece Stages 17 & 18
Wednesday was a wonderfully cool day, so I took the pups across the border to Wisconsin for a nice long hike, with a waterfall to splash in:
https://mountains.social/@Paws2Trail/116975338313498279I didn't do any spinning but I did give my Tibetan Mastiff blend yarns a light bake in the toaster oven (150F for 10 minutes) and then a cold plunge into the chest freezer, where they'll stay for a few days to kill off any moth eggs that might have been laid in them when I forgot them outside after dark.
Yesterday was busy with work, but I did manage to spin up 50g of Jacob "natural stripe" top from my heritage sampler set. This was also a fun, friendly wool to spin! Jacob are a spotted breed, and the top came with nice variegated stripes in it.
Initially I thought I'd draft out separate sections of black and white as I came to them, but that wasn't as easy as I'd thought. Instead, I just let the fiber come out as it wanted to, creating naturally striped singles without extra effort. Occasionally, I might pinch or twist the fiber as it came out to preserve a uniform dark or light bit on one side or the other, which helped define the stripes.
This spin seemed to go quickly compared to the previous ones. I think that because of the stripes, and my extra care in drafting (a bit more worsted than before) the singles ended up a little thicker.
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#TourDeFleece Stages 17 & 18
Wednesday was a wonderfully cool day, so I took the pups across the border to Wisconsin for a nice long hike, with a waterfall to splash in:
https://mountains.social/@Paws2Trail/116975338313498279I didn't do any spinning but I did give my Tibetan Mastiff blend yarns a light bake in the toaster oven (150F for 10 minutes) and then a cold plunge into the chest freezer, where they'll stay for a few days to kill off any moth eggs that might have been laid in them when I forgot them outside after dark.
Yesterday was busy with work, but I did manage to spin up 50g of Jacob "natural stripe" top from my heritage sampler set. This was also a fun, friendly wool to spin! Jacob are a spotted breed, and the top came with nice variegated stripes in it.
Initially I thought I'd draft out separate sections of black and white as I came to them, but that wasn't as easy as I'd thought. Instead, I just let the fiber come out as it wanted to, creating naturally striped singles without extra effort. Occasionally, I might pinch or twist the fiber as it came out to preserve a uniform dark or light bit on one side or the other, which helped define the stripes.
This spin seemed to go quickly compared to the previous ones. I think that because of the stripes, and my extra care in drafting (a bit more worsted than before) the singles ended up a little thicker.
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#TourDeFleece Stages 17 & 18
Wednesday was a wonderfully cool day, so I took the pups across the border to Wisconsin for a nice long hike, with a waterfall to splash in:
https://mountains.social/@Paws2Trail/116975338313498279I didn't do any spinning but I did give my Tibetan Mastiff blend yarns a light bake in the toaster oven (150F for 10 minutes) and then a cold plunge into the chest freezer, where they'll stay for a few days to kill off any moth eggs that might have been laid in them when I forgot them outside after dark.
Yesterday was busy with work, but I did manage to spin up 50g of Jacob "natural stripe" top from my heritage sampler set. This was also a fun, friendly wool to spin! Jacob are a spotted breed, and the top came with nice variegated stripes in it.
Initially I thought I'd draft out separate sections of black and white as I came to them, but that wasn't as easy as I'd thought. Instead, I just let the fiber come out as it wanted to, creating naturally striped singles without extra effort. Occasionally, I might pinch or twist the fiber as it came out to preserve a uniform dark or light bit on one side or the other, which helped define the stripes.
This spin seemed to go quickly compared to the previous ones. I think that because of the stripes, and my extra care in drafting (a bit more worsted than before) the singles ended up a little thicker.
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#TourDeFleece Stages 17 & 18
Wednesday was a wonderfully cool day, so I took the pups across the border to Wisconsin for a nice long hike, with a waterfall to splash in:
https://mountains.social/@Paws2Trail/116975338313498279I didn't do any spinning but I did give my Tibetan Mastiff blend yarns a light bake in the toaster oven (150F for 10 minutes) and then a cold plunge into the chest freezer, where they'll stay for a few days to kill off any moth eggs that might have been laid in them when I forgot them outside after dark.
Yesterday was busy with work, but I did manage to spin up 50g of Jacob "natural stripe" top from my heritage sampler set. This was also a fun, friendly wool to spin! Jacob are a spotted breed, and the top came with nice variegated stripes in it.
Initially I thought I'd draft out separate sections of black and white as I came to them, but that wasn't as easy as I'd thought. Instead, I just let the fiber come out as it wanted to, creating naturally striped singles without extra effort. Occasionally, I might pinch or twist the fiber as it came out to preserve a uniform dark or light bit on one side or the other, which helped define the stripes.
This spin seemed to go quickly compared to the previous ones. I think that because of the stripes, and my extra care in drafting (a bit more worsted than before) the singles ended up a little thicker.
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#TourDeFleece Stages 17 & 18
Wednesday was a wonderfully cool day, so I took the pups across the border to Wisconsin for a nice long hike, with a waterfall to splash in:
https://mountains.social/@Paws2Trail/116975338313498279I didn't do any spinning but I did give my Tibetan Mastiff blend yarns a light bake in the toaster oven (150F for 10 minutes) and then a cold plunge into the chest freezer, where they'll stay for a few days to kill off any moth eggs that might have been laid in them when I forgot them outside after dark.
Yesterday was busy with work, but I did manage to spin up 50g of Jacob "natural stripe" top from my heritage sampler set. This was also a fun, friendly wool to spin! Jacob are a spotted breed, and the top came with nice variegated stripes in it.
Initially I thought I'd draft out separate sections of black and white as I came to them, but that wasn't as easy as I'd thought. Instead, I just let the fiber come out as it wanted to, creating naturally striped singles without extra effort. Occasionally, I might pinch or twist the fiber as it came out to preserve a uniform dark or light bit on one side or the other, which helped define the stripes.
This spin seemed to go quickly compared to the previous ones. I think that because of the stripes, and my extra care in drafting (a bit more worsted than before) the singles ended up a little thicker.
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this is black welsh mountain and it's delightful. so sheepy! (it came from a sheep named Teryn in fact)
I have about 8 oz, I think if I ply it with something else I'll have enough for a vest maybe.
if I had more it would be a good rug. hmmmm. 🤔 -
this is black welsh mountain and it's delightful. so sheepy! (it came from a sheep named Teryn in fact)
I have about 8 oz, I think if I ply it with something else I'll have enough for a vest maybe.
if I had more it would be a good rug. hmmmm. 🤔 -
this is black welsh mountain and it's delightful. so sheepy! (it came from a sheep named Teryn in fact)
I have about 8 oz, I think if I ply it with something else I'll have enough for a vest maybe.
if I had more it would be a good rug. hmmmm. 🤔 -
this is black welsh mountain and it's delightful. so sheepy! (it came from a sheep named Teryn in fact)
I have about 8 oz, I think if I ply it with something else I'll have enough for a vest maybe.
if I had more it would be a good rug. hmmmm. 🤔 -
this is black welsh mountain and it's delightful. so sheepy! (it came from a sheep named Teryn in fact)
I have about 8 oz, I think if I ply it with something else I'll have enough for a vest maybe.
if I had more it would be a good rug. hmmmm. 🤔 -
the argument started when some dumb muppet on reddit decided that my lovely bouclé skein from a couple days ago was actually "picture perfect bubble crepe" when no. it isn't. I didn't learn to corespin and spiral ply for people to go around calling my shit "bubble crepe"
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the argument started when some dumb muppet on reddit decided that my lovely bouclé skein from a couple days ago was actually "picture perfect bubble crepe" when no. it isn't. I didn't learn to corespin and spiral ply for people to go around calling my shit "bubble crepe"
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the argument started when some dumb muppet on reddit decided that my lovely bouclé skein from a couple days ago was actually "picture perfect bubble crepe" when no. it isn't. I didn't learn to corespin and spiral ply for people to go around calling my shit "bubble crepe"
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the argument started when some dumb muppet on reddit decided that my lovely bouclé skein from a couple days ago was actually "picture perfect bubble crepe" when no. it isn't. I didn't learn to corespin and spiral ply for people to go around calling my shit "bubble crepe"
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the argument started when some dumb muppet on reddit decided that my lovely bouclé skein from a couple days ago was actually "picture perfect bubble crepe" when no. it isn't. I didn't learn to corespin and spiral ply for people to go around calling my shit "bubble crepe"
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today's #TourDeFleece is powered entirely by spite and a desire to win an argument on the internet. this is Bubble Crepe (not to be confused with Bouclé)
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today's #TourDeFleece is powered entirely by spite and a desire to win an argument on the internet. this is Bubble Crepe (not to be confused with Bouclé)
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today's #TourDeFleece is powered entirely by spite and a desire to win an argument on the internet. this is Bubble Crepe (not to be confused with Bouclé)
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today's #TourDeFleece is powered entirely by spite and a desire to win an argument on the internet. this is Bubble Crepe (not to be confused with Bouclé)
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today's #TourDeFleece is powered entirely by spite and a desire to win an argument on the internet. this is Bubble Crepe (not to be confused with Bouclé)
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Two more this morning. Both on one day as I’ve spun them before. Mardi Gras and Malachite.
Both without labels in their sample bags though (I must have lost them when I packed them up into the advent calendar).Merino, bamboo silk mixes, with the green Malachite having some extra slippery tencel or the like.
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Two more this morning. Both on one day as I’ve spun them before. Mardi Gras and Malachite.
Both without labels in their sample bags though (I must have lost them when I packed them up into the advent calendar).Merino, bamboo silk mixes, with the green Malachite having some extra slippery tencel or the like.
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Two more this morning. Both on one day as I’ve spun them before. Mardi Gras and Malachite.
Both without labels in their sample bags though (I must have lost them when I packed them up into the advent calendar).Merino, bamboo silk mixes, with the green Malachite having some extra slippery tencel or the like.
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Two more this morning. Both on one day as I’ve spun them before. Mardi Gras and Malachite.
Both without labels in their sample bags though (I must have lost them when I packed them up into the advent calendar).Merino, bamboo silk mixes, with the green Malachite having some extra slippery tencel or the like.
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#TourDeFleece another skein finished. they go so fast when they're big and chunky like this!
When I was spinning it, there was a lot of purple throughout the fiber even though the overall color is blue-green. I had the exact same purple in my weaving stash and everything just kind of came together like magic. ✨
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#TourDeFleece another skein finished. they go so fast when they're big and chunky like this!
When I was spinning it, there was a lot of purple throughout the fiber even though the overall color is blue-green. I had the exact same purple in my weaving stash and everything just kind of came together like magic. ✨
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#TourDeFleece another skein finished. they go so fast when they're big and chunky like this!
When I was spinning it, there was a lot of purple throughout the fiber even though the overall color is blue-green. I had the exact same purple in my weaving stash and everything just kind of came together like magic. ✨
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#TourDeFleece another skein finished. they go so fast when they're big and chunky like this!
When I was spinning it, there was a lot of purple throughout the fiber even though the overall color is blue-green. I had the exact same purple in my weaving stash and everything just kind of came together like magic. ✨
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#TourDeFleece another skein finished. they go so fast when they're big and chunky like this!
When I was spinning it, there was a lot of purple throughout the fiber even though the overall color is blue-green. I had the exact same purple in my weaving stash and everything just kind of came together like magic. ✨
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First bobbin of singles filled, first braid spun up.
It's surprising how much faster a bobbin fills when you don't try to spin as done as possible (which is my default most of the time).
The fiber drafts like a dream - BFL is a great breed.
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First bobbin of singles filled, first braid spun up.
It's surprising how much faster a bobbin fills when you don't try to spin as done as possible (which is my default most of the time).
The fiber drafts like a dream - BFL is a great breed.
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First bobbin of singles filled, first braid spun up.
It's surprising how much faster a bobbin fills when you don't try to spin as done as possible (which is my default most of the time).
The fiber drafts like a dream - BFL is a great breed.
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First bobbin of singles filled, first braid spun up.
It's surprising how much faster a bobbin fills when you don't try to spin as done as possible (which is my default most of the time).
The fiber drafts like a dream - BFL is a great breed.
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First bobbin of singles filled, first braid spun up.
It's surprising how much faster a bobbin fills when you don't try to spin as done as possible (which is my default most of the time).
The fiber drafts like a dream - BFL is a great breed.
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/116961470705350878
Question for fiber folks about moths:
Last night, I forgot I had these skeins out drying until after dark. When I went to bring them in, a moth flew up from one of the skeins. These are a blend of wool and dog fur.
Should I be worried that the moth might have laid eggs in the yarn? Should I throw them in the freezer or do something more drastic? I'm keeping them well separate from the rest of my stash for now.
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/116961470705350878
Question for fiber folks about moths:
Last night, I forgot I had these skeins out drying until after dark. When I went to bring them in, a moth flew up from one of the skeins. These are a blend of wool and dog fur.
Should I be worried that the moth might have laid eggs in the yarn? Should I throw them in the freezer or do something more drastic? I'm keeping them well separate from the rest of my stash for now.
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/116961470705350878
Question for fiber folks about moths:
Last night, I forgot I had these skeins out drying until after dark. When I went to bring them in, a moth flew up from one of the skeins. These are a blend of wool and dog fur.
Should I be worried that the moth might have laid eggs in the yarn? Should I throw them in the freezer or do something more drastic? I'm keeping them well separate from the rest of my stash for now.
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/116961470705350878
Question for fiber folks about moths:
Last night, I forgot I had these skeins out drying until after dark. When I went to bring them in, a moth flew up from one of the skeins. These are a blend of wool and dog fur.
Should I be worried that the moth might have laid eggs in the yarn? Should I throw them in the freezer or do something more drastic? I'm keeping them well separate from the rest of my stash for now.
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/116961470705350878
Question for fiber folks about moths:
Last night, I forgot I had these skeins out drying until after dark. When I went to bring them in, a moth flew up from one of the skeins. These are a blend of wool and dog fur.
Should I be worried that the moth might have laid eggs in the yarn? Should I throw them in the freezer or do something more drastic? I'm keeping them well separate from the rest of my stash for now.
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not going to spin into the wee hours today, because it's Hot. and I'm Tired. so I'll finish this bobbin tomorrow and then I'll decide how to ply it - right now I'm thinking maybe a bubble crepe.
this colorway is called Abalone and it's very pretty.
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not going to spin into the wee hours today, because it's Hot. and I'm Tired. so I'll finish this bobbin tomorrow and then I'll decide how to ply it - right now I'm thinking maybe a bubble crepe.
this colorway is called Abalone and it's very pretty.
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not going to spin into the wee hours today, because it's Hot. and I'm Tired. so I'll finish this bobbin tomorrow and then I'll decide how to ply it - right now I'm thinking maybe a bubble crepe.
this colorway is called Abalone and it's very pretty.
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not going to spin into the wee hours today, because it's Hot. and I'm Tired. so I'll finish this bobbin tomorrow and then I'll decide how to ply it - right now I'm thinking maybe a bubble crepe.
this colorway is called Abalone and it's very pretty.
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not going to spin into the wee hours today, because it's Hot. and I'm Tired. so I'll finish this bobbin tomorrow and then I'll decide how to ply it - right now I'm thinking maybe a bubble crepe.
this colorway is called Abalone and it's very pretty.
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#TourDeFleece Stage 16
Gave the Tibetan Mastiff/merino blends a wash in doggy shampoo. Forgot to give them a thwack! I usually don't with fur, but wonder if it might be good to do with the blends.
Tonight's heritage blend: 50g of Manx Loaghtan top, a breed from the Isle of Man that almost went extinct. According to Fleece & Fiber, originally, brown was a rare color, but was selected for during its recovery and is the predominant color now. It's mostly a meat breed, but has a soft fleece (which I can confirm! It was light and soft!), "a relatively soft fiber with an exceptional amount of bounce, a quality that can be maximized through woolen-style preparation and spinning."
I enjoyed spinning it woolen long-draw style. My camera doesn't quite capture the sandy/mousy brown correctly. I can see why F&F concludes, "Unusual color and softness. Should be better known than it is, because of its resilience and all-around appealing character."
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#TourDeFleece Stage 16
Gave the Tibetan Mastiff/merino blends a wash in doggy shampoo. Forgot to give them a thwack! I usually don't with fur, but wonder if it might be good to do with the blends.
Tonight's heritage blend: 50g of Manx Loaghtan top, a breed from the Isle of Man that almost went extinct. According to Fleece & Fiber, originally, brown was a rare color, but was selected for during its recovery and is the predominant color now. It's mostly a meat breed, but has a soft fleece (which I can confirm! It was light and soft!), "a relatively soft fiber with an exceptional amount of bounce, a quality that can be maximized through woolen-style preparation and spinning."
I enjoyed spinning it woolen long-draw style. My camera doesn't quite capture the sandy/mousy brown correctly. I can see why F&F concludes, "Unusual color and softness. Should be better known than it is, because of its resilience and all-around appealing character."
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#TourDeFleece Stage 16
Gave the Tibetan Mastiff/merino blends a wash in doggy shampoo. Forgot to give them a thwack! I usually don't with fur, but wonder if it might be good to do with the blends.
Tonight's heritage blend: 50g of Manx Loaghtan top, a breed from the Isle of Man that almost went extinct. According to Fleece & Fiber, originally, brown was a rare color, but was selected for during its recovery and is the predominant color now. It's mostly a meat breed, but has a soft fleece (which I can confirm! It was light and soft!), "a relatively soft fiber with an exceptional amount of bounce, a quality that can be maximized through woolen-style preparation and spinning."
I enjoyed spinning it woolen long-draw style. My camera doesn't quite capture the sandy/mousy brown correctly. I can see why F&F concludes, "Unusual color and softness. Should be better known than it is, because of its resilience and all-around appealing character."
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#TourDeFleece Stage 16
Gave the Tibetan Mastiff/merino blends a wash in doggy shampoo. Forgot to give them a thwack! I usually don't with fur, but wonder if it might be good to do with the blends.
Tonight's heritage blend: 50g of Manx Loaghtan top, a breed from the Isle of Man that almost went extinct. According to Fleece & Fiber, originally, brown was a rare color, but was selected for during its recovery and is the predominant color now. It's mostly a meat breed, but has a soft fleece (which I can confirm! It was light and soft!), "a relatively soft fiber with an exceptional amount of bounce, a quality that can be maximized through woolen-style preparation and spinning."
I enjoyed spinning it woolen long-draw style. My camera doesn't quite capture the sandy/mousy brown correctly. I can see why F&F concludes, "Unusual color and softness. Should be better known than it is, because of its resilience and all-around appealing character."
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#TourDeFleece Stage 16
Gave the Tibetan Mastiff/merino blends a wash in doggy shampoo. Forgot to give them a thwack! I usually don't with fur, but wonder if it might be good to do with the blends.
Tonight's heritage blend: 50g of Manx Loaghtan top, a breed from the Isle of Man that almost went extinct. According to Fleece & Fiber, originally, brown was a rare color, but was selected for during its recovery and is the predominant color now. It's mostly a meat breed, but has a soft fleece (which I can confirm! It was light and soft!), "a relatively soft fiber with an exceptional amount of bounce, a quality that can be maximized through woolen-style preparation and spinning."
I enjoyed spinning it woolen long-draw style. My camera doesn't quite capture the sandy/mousy brown correctly. I can see why F&F concludes, "Unusual color and softness. Should be better known than it is, because of its resilience and all-around appealing character."
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Tour de fleece part 3
3 braids of Bluefaced Leicester, I'm spinning it a bit thicker than usual and then chain ply to keep the color sequences.
At least that's the plan.
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