tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post114715658648361199..comments2023-04-05T09:42:01.788-04:00Comments on Jersey Knitter: MDS&W 2006Inahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17788493943625233363noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147466780975341352006-05-12T16:46:00.000-04:002006-05-12T16:46:00.000-04:00Isn't the Hunt Valley Cashmere amazing!! That was ...Isn't the Hunt Valley Cashmere amazing!! That was the greatest trip ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147463235653460502006-05-12T15:47:00.000-04:002006-05-12T15:47:00.000-04:00oh, and i will say this: i took spinning lessons, ...oh, and i will say this: i took spinning lessons, and my teacher taught us with merino. her thinking was, if we could spin merino, we could spin ANYTHING. so far, that has held true. i've spun silk & buffalo, and while different, they weren't hard to do. go with your gut, though.dragon knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876200889552460658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147463081997165142006-05-12T15:44:00.000-04:002006-05-12T15:44:00.000-04:00my socks are DONE! (happy dance!)i mailed them thi...my socks are DONE! (happy dance!)<BR/><BR/>i mailed them this afternoon, and i'll post a pic of them as soon as my camera & my computer decided it's ok to speak. thanks for be ing a sista!dragon knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876200889552460658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147442674669005682006-05-12T10:04:00.000-04:002006-05-12T10:04:00.000-04:00It sounds like you had a great time--and good for ...It sounds like you had a great time--and good for you for starting to spin! I'm sure the lessons will be helpful--I've been spinning for a year and a half and have never had one, but would like to. Spinning is a lot harder to stop and figure out as you go than knitting is. Knitting, you can pause and hold it in your lap while you think, "If I insert the needle like this and wrap the yarn . . . no, that's not right." But spinning is dynamic--by definition, it's moving and once you get past the initial park-and-draft stage, you don't have the luxury of just stopping to think, you have to go by instinct and feel . . . all of which is good, but definitely easier with somebody telling you things like "loosen up your tension a little." <BR/><BR/>Did that make spinning sound scary? Because it wasn't supposed to! If I could figure it out on my own from books, think how much faster it will go with a real, live teacher! The most important thing is that spinning is FUN. You're going to love it.--Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503615321799912549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147408245868198332006-05-12T00:30:00.000-04:002006-05-12T00:30:00.000-04:00Nanc: This is an example of the tragedy of the co...Nanc: This is an example of the tragedy of the commons. However charming and decidedly un-thunderous STR fans may be individually or in small numbers, when in the aggregate and faced with limited resources, they become a horde. That thunders.<BR/><BR/>I Need Orange: Thanks for the helpful advice. It's good to know roving can felt itself. I have fear of felting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147359431597952712006-05-11T10:57:00.000-04:002006-05-11T10:57:00.000-04:00oops, that was not the Longest/strongest.....oops, that was not the Longest/strongest.....I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147359355461149652006-05-11T10:55:00.000-04:002006-05-11T10:55:00.000-04:00People are going to tell you to start your spinnin...People are going to tell you to start your spinning with different fibers, because people tend to recommend their own favorite......<BR/><BR/>I always recommend that people start with wool, because wool just *wants* to be twisted into yarn. My only recommendation beyond that would be to maybe not start with the extremes -- not the very finest, not the ongest/strongest. Something more midrange might be easier. <BR/><BR/>Oh, wait, I have another recommendation -- the preparation of the fiber can make a lot of difference. You want something that drafts easily (roving that has been sitting around can start to felt itself just sitting there, and can be a LOT harder to draft). Dyed roving may also be harder to draft. That doesn't mean it isn't wonderful, in the end, it just means that you may need to pre-draft it (just loosen it up and start pulling it out -- reduce the diameter by half, maybe?).<BR/><BR/>Also avoid anything with vegetable matter in it. Great big chunks of vm (like bits of straw) may fall out as you spin, but smaller bits tend to stay in, and then itch you to death later........ A roving that won't draft easily may still be worth having, but I have spent as many hours as I will ever spend picking the vm out. Not doing that again; life's too short.I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147353798942979252006-05-11T09:23:00.000-04:002006-05-11T09:23:00.000-04:00I think you may have repeatidly called me a "thund...I think you may have repeatidly called me a "thundering horde." I don't know how I feel about this, maily because I have some of the STR, Koigu, and vision-friendly colored t-shirt. (Petra got the loverly tote bag.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147314420740224722006-05-10T22:27:00.000-04:002006-05-10T22:27:00.000-04:00:) glad you liked the cookies, and i had a great t...:) glad you liked the cookies, and i had a great time with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147310300853968342006-05-10T21:18:00.000-04:002006-05-10T21:18:00.000-04:00But it was fun and you will go again next year -- ...But it was fun and you will go again next year -- even if The Fold sells out before you arrive!sheep#100https://www.blogger.com/profile/04207640881710412597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-1147309424379569022006-05-10T21:03:00.000-04:002006-05-10T21:03:00.000-04:00I can't wait for the class at MY! I'm sorry I miss...I can't wait for the class at MY! I'm sorry I missed you in Maryland, dad and I were in Barn 3 and I could not get a breather on Saturday :o) Don't feel bad about the Socks that Rock yarn...even I could not get any and I was three booths away!<BR/>See you later this month!staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com