Zwartbles
Zwartbles, which is a very nice name, was wonderful to spin. It has a 4-5 inch staple. While it was mostly soft, there is a characteristic to it that is a little bit wirey. I…
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I made a sweater!
It was fun! I took Llady Llama's Targhee base dyed in Manta (white to dark blue), 8 ounces of it in two braids. I spun it up long draw, which Targhee does extremely well. It…
Fiber Roundup
I finished a bunch of fiber last weekend. Finishing is the actual process of hot soaking spun yarn to set the twist, poof it up if it's prone to it and get the full characteristics…
Angora (Rabbit)
I bought the rabbit Angora from Wooly Spruce Farmstead and I bought two ounces of it. It is soft as a cloud and very nice. I don't have great pictures of it because I was…
Accountability
I just purchased a bunch of fiber, including some things on my Sheeps and Sizes list. HOWEVER. I am not allowed to buy any more fiber until May, at the MD Sheep and Wool festival.…
All Star Break and More
The NWHL is currently on break, I suspect partially because the football thing happened this past weekend and there's generally no international competitions right now. Generally, because Sweden is hosting the Eurohockey playoffs that start…