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Post by zed on May 18, 2016 11:49:09 GMT
I can see the video, and it just started playing as I got to it. The French silk museum looks nicer than the one in Macclesfield, Judith, though we went mid summer and it was full of wasps Chookie, I'm not, either, I got a kids' frame, it just looks like a picture frame with notches, and I didn't use the lifter upper thing (did you say that's a heddle, Judith?) or shuttle, just a big plastic needle like ones for sewing up knitting. A cheap Pound shop canvas with the canvas removed and little tacks nailed in would work the same. I've seen people use cereal packs with notches cut at the top, previously I just used a ruler to flip rovings back, lay the piece across, flip them back, them flip alternate ones back etc: feltingandfiberstudio.com/2015/06/08/pencil-roving-mats/
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Post by Shepherdess on May 18, 2016 14:11:27 GMT
I am not sure what it's problem is. it keeps asking me to download quick time but I just X it out and the video runs. the first time I tried to ply it, it told me quick time needed an add on but I just ignored it and it played fine. I will try to share it to the page on facebook but I know that won't work for all of you.
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Post by elizabeth on May 18, 2016 19:16:36 GMT
My Daily Dose was spinning up the extra fiber from the Drop Spindle class I took at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. I really didn't do well sitting down - I kept spinning the spindle in different directions. When I stood up and rolled the spindle down my left leg - EUREKA!! It all seemed to come together. I did some fairly long runs of thinly spun fiber, but since I mainly want it for embellishing felts, I tried the thick & thin. I'm not overly concerned about the overspun 'worms' now, as I think they'll add interest when I use it. What do you think? IMG_20160518_140546571
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Post by koffipot on May 18, 2016 19:37:13 GMT
My Daily Dose was spinning up the extra fiber from the Drop Spindle class I took at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. I really didn't do well sitting down - I kept spinning the spindle in different directions. When I stood up and rolled the spindle down my left leg - EUREKA!! It all seemed to come together. I did some fairly long runs of thinly spun fiber, but since I mainly want it for embellishing felts, I tried the thick & thin. I'm not overly concerned about the overspun 'worms' now, as I think they'll add interest when I use it. What do you think? IMG_20160518_140546571 I ind it east to spin on the leg sitting down if the chair has no arms, though I often wish I had longer arms myself!!! At 5ft on tipee toes!!
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Post by koffipot on May 18, 2016 19:51:01 GMT
I am not sure what it's problem is. it keeps asking me to download quick time but I just X it out and the video runs. the first time I tried to ply it, it told me quick time needed an add on but I just ignored it and it played fine. I will try to share it to the page on facebook but I know that won't work for all of you. Got it now Ann, cute little baa baa blacksheep!
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Post by Shepherdess on May 18, 2016 21:10:59 GMT
Wonky yarn is fun to spin and looks great on felt. If you really want to have fun use a set single and watch it go crazy when you wet it. Is that a Louet spindle? They are quite heavy. I am glad it worked for you Judith
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Post by elizabeth on May 18, 2016 22:45:49 GMT
Wonky yarn is fun to spin and looks great on felt. If you really want to have fun use a set single and watch it go crazy when you wet it. Is that a Louet spindle? They are quite heavy. I am glad it worked for you Judith It's a Schact? spindle - 3 oz. It's single ply, definitely. I did a double-ply in class, but I doubt I'll do much as I only want artsy feltable yarn. Is that what you mean by 'set single'?
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Post by Shepherdess on May 19, 2016 1:08:59 GMT
The single can be set by putting it in a skein and then wetting it and weighting it so it is strait when dry. however if you wet it later it will get all the twist energy back and squiggle all up. You ply yarn to balance the twist. You can still make art yarn when you ply. sometimes yarn becomes set from sitting on the spindle, in a ball or in a skein a long time. didn't your spinning teacher explain why you need to ply?
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on May 19, 2016 6:28:47 GMT
Woolly worms, Elizabeth they are my speciality too just now, I think they are going to look great in a piece of work. The silk work in France is just gorgeous, I thought wool was hard to work with silk must be so difficult. Talking of hard to work with, yesterday I had the pleasure of talking to 3 X primary 1 classes, who because my grandson is in one of them, they all wanted to call me Granny Carole - that's 62 children!!!!! traumatic for poor ol'granny Carole :-) They are doing a project on Katie Morag - katiemorag.com, so we talked about sheep and island crofts and weaving Harris tweed. Those 62 pairs of little hands all helped by adding a fleece colour of their choice to my weaving for this quarter's challenge. Whatever it becomes it is certainly going to be creative -
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Post by Shepherdess on May 19, 2016 14:47:26 GMT
Looks like they had a good time weaving Carol
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Post by Pandagirl on May 19, 2016 15:39:40 GMT
How fun Granny Carole! I may just have to buy a kids loom to let my grandsons play with.
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Post by koffipot on May 19, 2016 16:44:28 GMT
A very nice piece of weaving Surrogate Granny Carole.
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Post by MTRuth on May 19, 2016 16:48:57 GMT
Ann - weird about the video, I still can't see it. I saw it on Facebook though.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 20, 2016 0:50:34 GMT
Ruth do you have Quick time on your computer?
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Post by chookie2 on May 20, 2016 0:58:35 GMT
Excellent promotion Granny Carole, bet the kids loved seeing their choices in your weaving.
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