We finished Third!
out of 3, but whatever – we finished! i am still recovering and am not ready to recount the gory details, but you can see some pictures here.
Pre-spinning complete
This weekend we finished spinning the yarn for the pre-knit portion of the sheep to shawl competition. here is some of it still on the wheel And here is some of it on my couch surrounded by rolags. now all we have to to do is knit it up!
Washing the fleece
Since I haven’t uploaded any pictures of us carding, i thought i might explain how we washed our wensleydale-cross fleece. I have had experience washing only 2 fleeces before, with my friend Gen. The first was Speckles. Speckles was some kind of targhee blend that had really crimpy (frizzy) wool. …
Mark your calendars
For July 24, 2004. We are going to lambtown u.s.a ! Which is apparently Dixon , California. Hooray, a nearby fiber-related festival! But this is not just a fiber festival, it about everything sheep -including a Cook-off. i appreciate sheep for the wonderful fibers they produce, but i also think …