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Re: Spinners?
Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #941006 by Intrinsically Knotted
Jan 22, 2017 9:52pm
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I have not tried cotton or linen. I am just happy with all the different wool blend and silks out there. Like you, my basket is home spun fills faster than I can knit it up.

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Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #941019 by Homecraft
Jan 24, 2017 5:14am
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Yesterday I gave kettle dyeing another go, this time in shades of green. Jacquard Emerald & Spruce (I think... the water on the second batch was running teal.) I only bought 6 jars/colors to experiment with originally and it's time to order some other colors...break away from my comfort zone maybe.

Knitting down the newly spun stash is a little like taking 1 step forward and 3 or 4 steps backwards!
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Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #941069 by On The Corner!
Jan 24, 2017 8:00am
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I don't do a lot with dying. What I do, is mostly done with Koolaid. We have a few ladies in our group who do natural dying. They will use anything from copper rods to Avocado shells & pits. It is fun to see what they come up with.

Yeah...I totally agree about the knit down of handspun. It just takes so much longer to knit something, than it does to spin up a skein or two.

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Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #940908 by Homecraft
Jan 26, 2017 3:14pm
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I'd love to learn how to spin. :-)

Sits N Knits
in Orlando
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Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #940908 by Homecraft
Jan 26, 2017 8:17pm
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I am supposed to have a spinning wheel. But I will get one someday.
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Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #940908 by Homecraft
Jan 27, 2017 5:50am
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I'm too scared to learn to spin. I do not need another obsession.
Re: Spinners?
Board: Knitters and the Fiber Arts
Reply to: #941177 by DebBee
Jan 27, 2017 5:20pm
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Exactly what I said before I went to my first fiber retreat. Someone put a Turkish style spindle in my hands and I was hooked.

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