tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post2617384831371043215..comments2023-06-05T16:18:39.636+02:00Comments on Snippets from me: Spinning again, and weaving?Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-41620195381455289742015-07-01T23:56:59.256+02:002015-07-01T23:56:59.256+02:00The Squirrel Family, oh wow! Another spinner! I st...The Squirrel Family, oh wow! Another spinner! I started off with a drop spindle, just in case I didn't get on with spinning the wool from our sheep....like you, I didn't want to waste the fleeces, so that is what motivated me to keep on learning, mostly through watching YouTube videos. Then I bought a spinning wheel, and I did carding and made rollags but they took time to do. Also, our sheep were of mixed race so their wool was very short and did not take to being carded very easily. So one day I wanted to do some spinning, did not have time to card some up, so thought I would have a go at spinning directly from the fleece....and never looked back! Then once we got our Jacobs spinning with their fleece was even easier because of the longer hair. But I don't wash our fleece prior to spinning because I don't have the facilities to do so, but I wash it when it is spun and into hanks. <br /><br />Enjoy your spinning, and it is nice to know you are making good use of the fleece...<br /><br />Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-36495578401328754872015-07-01T21:41:32.492+02:002015-07-01T21:41:32.492+02:00I am a relatively new spinner Vera , and i love ja...I am a relatively new spinner Vera , and i love jacobs wool i have one drying in the summer house , cant believe thats not been carded such a smooth finish maybe i have been making life hard on myself . <br /><br />hubby and i have both found a creative side since we moved to our dream(?!) smallholding, perhaps it comes with contentment (that and not wanting to see good stuff go to waste)The Squirrel Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970265671489926403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-27415470592363368562015-07-01T20:26:14.633+02:002015-07-01T20:26:14.633+02:00Diane, hope you are doing alright in this heat! An...Diane, hope you are doing alright in this heat! And yes, it is cooler indoors! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-19902942455613846332015-07-01T17:36:07.228+02:002015-07-01T17:36:07.228+02:00Great post and I cannot believe you are spinning i...Great post and I cannot believe you are spinning in this heat but maybe it is a cooler job inside rather than out. Keep well DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-34007939372261538792015-06-30T14:24:12.843+02:002015-06-30T14:24:12.843+02:00Kerry, you are right......living in France has ope...Kerry, you are right......living in France has opened up so many creative opportunities for me, and I could would not want to live anywhere else! I am sure that you feel the same!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-59533124868168988022015-06-30T14:22:44.363+02:002015-06-30T14:22:44.363+02:00Jaana, I chose a table look because it is portable...Jaana, I chose a table look because it is portable, can be easily packed away when not it use, and does not cost a huge amount of money. I would love to have a bug floor loom like you have, but it would take up too much room. So you use your loom? If so, what do you make on it?Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-81264467764455703932015-06-30T14:20:41.462+02:002015-06-30T14:20:41.462+02:00TIm, I was wondering how I could convince Lester t...TIm, I was wondering how I could convince Lester to let me have an Alpacca! Nice to know, though, that Jacob wool knits up alright. At the moment I have a stash that is not being used because I am busy doing other things, but I did get some really nice fleeces off some of our sheep this year and this has inspired me to get back to spinning, and to get a move on with researching a table loom. <br /><br />As for the dags,....there weren't many this year but Lester won't let me put them on the veg plot anyway because he says that the wool fibres, which the dags stick on, to tangle up his small rotovator machine! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-14290289345983505182015-06-29T21:51:21.982+02:002015-06-29T21:51:21.982+02:00I love that you are always trying new things, but ...I love that you are always trying new things, but living here inspires us to do just that xKerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018609709080980312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-6469897382944871502015-06-29T19:25:19.332+02:002015-06-29T19:25:19.332+02:00I like your loom, nothing I have seen before. I ha...I like your loom, nothing I have seen before. I have a loom, but it's a big thing, nothing you just move from room to room. abd your fleece seems beautiful, I like natural colours. take care JaanaMizumattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883494883528947754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-77251240630243950742015-06-29T19:00:51.928+02:002015-06-29T19:00:51.928+02:00I think Duta's idea of using the title of the ...I think Duta's idea of using the title of the post for a book is perfect...<br />it would certainly catch the eye on the shelves...<br />and it fits perfectly with what you have written about on this blog!!<br /><br />In winter I get the chance to wear "Cuddle the Cardigan"...<br />Pauline adapted an Aran pattern into a large, cuddly cardigan using Jacob wool...<br />it is grandly warm and wraps around me when it is cold.<br />And, being dyed in the wool... it will never lose its colour.<br />When you finished one for Lester... <br />I'm sure Pauline would love to buy some skeins to knit herself something Aran-wise....<br />she might even swap the skeins for some Alpacca wool...<br /><br />However, we haven't got any Alpaccas...<br />yet...<br />but she keeps threatening!!<br /><br />And all those dags... wonderful for the garden...<br />we used to be able to get them, pelletized, by the 25kilo bag...<br />and then Joe Maiden cornered that market...<br />and now you have to buy his dags at £3.50 a kilo!!<br />And he won't do bulk bags or discounts...<br />even for allotments.....<br /><br />So, Vera...<br />keep spinning...<br />and blame it on the sunshine, Lester and wine!!<br />TimLe Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-67672268928501843152015-06-28T22:05:37.051+02:002015-06-28T22:05:37.051+02:00Duta, I shall keep that title in mind then for whe...Duta, I shall keep that title in mind then for when I start writing again! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-36946415892142470872015-06-28T22:04:42.701+02:002015-06-28T22:04:42.701+02:00Ally, you are right...it is easy to forget the won...Ally, you are right...it is easy to forget the wonderful sense of creativity that comes with making things when one is busy doing so many things. I have only recently learnt to spin, and have not made anything yet with the wool I have now got stashed away, but hopefully this winter I shall be able to make a start. I am looking forward to doing so!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-59248656547640845462015-06-28T13:12:56.467+02:002015-06-28T13:12:56.467+02:00"Spinning under the oak" - what a good c..."Spinning under the oak" - what a good caption for a book , a play or a painting!<br />I admire your thirst for learning new things, among them spinning. Good Luck with it!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-32708051919689484172015-06-28T09:04:40.467+02:002015-06-28T09:04:40.467+02:00Hi Vera! I love spinning too! It's not really ...Hi Vera! I love spinning too! It's not really about having time or not . It's about creating something useful and beautiful and maintaining an ages old craft. Like knitting. Nothing in my average day could be more important than knitting beautiful garments. Well, beautiful to me. My children wore my hand spun, hand dyed hand knits to much admiration. This is a crazy world of cheap man made imports versus precious home made. Love and enjoy your special spinning under the oak tree. Wonderful, and I wish I could join you.allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927702936433578735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-21506864254519774412015-06-26T06:22:01.574+02:002015-06-26T06:22:01.574+02:00Dawn, I am not surprised that you have not had tim...Dawn, I am not surprised that you have not had time to use your spinning wheel after the chaotic day you had yesterday! I don't have a lot of time either, that is why I don't comb and card the wool first, so all I do is grab a bit of 'straight off the sheep' fleece, go to where the spinning wheel was last left, and spin for half an hour or so or until I need to go do something else! <br /><br />John, nice to have you visit! And I shall use the expression 'my normality' in the future when I try to describe our life here on the farm to people who are clueless about farm life! Hope Wyn is holding on for you. VxVerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-77908276851105078872015-06-25T23:17:18.383+02:002015-06-25T23:17:18.383+02:00Nice to catch up with ypur normality xNice to catch up with ypur normality xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-32011938270101584762015-06-25T23:12:26.378+02:002015-06-25T23:12:26.378+02:00Oh to have time to spin, I dusted off t spinning w...Oh to have time to spin, I dusted off t spinning wheel yesterday or was it the day before and thats as far as I have got I might get round to it this weekend but then again :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com