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finally getting the hang of it but here are a couple pics of my skein spun of cashmere and plied with a silk thread. this picture shows a commercial lace weight ball of yarn i used to help me duplicate a nice consistent yarn. still need more practice but i am really enjoying learning this! I hope to...
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Hand spinning will be featured at the biennial Conference of Northern California Handweavers, May 19, 20, 2012 at The Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California! Day Registrant information is at : www.cnch.org/conferences/2012-oakland/day-visits/ A spinning corral will be a part of The Market Place...
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Newbie here, looking for some advice and direction... Here's my long winded story; I've only been spinning a short time (on a drop spindle), and already hooked! So naturaly I have been trying to source a local fibre producer in my area... Specifically Alpaca for it's softness... Not so easy...
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I've thigh-spun dried green nettle fiber and cedar as did the First People of the Pacific Northwest, just to try it out. Also spindled a small amount of "underwear" from some ancient breed of dual coated sheep that my daughter, a zoo keeper gave me; had to de-hair it first. I've spun...