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I was too curious to keep my hands off the silk I got earlier this week. So I drafted and spun one very thin square of silk. The drafting seems to be everything when spinning silk hankies. There were some thicker spots that I tried to correct while spinning which was quite difficult. Not at [...]
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The fibre for June are all spun up. It’s from Spinspiration. I’ve signed up for 3 months and the theme will be feelings. The feeling for June is happy.
Fibre: 100g Corriedale
Colourway: Happy
Supplier: Spinspiration
Spindle: 1.1 oz Kundert
Type: 1-ply
Length: 305m
Spinning style: semi-worsted
Verdict: It’s spun with a little too much twist. It kinks up in quite a few [...]
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Five Fridays in a row abroad! It was great both in California and in France but it sure is nice being home again. There’s not much to show on the knitting front. I have been knitting but since I’ve had startitis there’s been knitting on too many fronts to have any progress to show. [...]
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Spring went away and we have quite a bit of snow for being this town. It’s very beautiful but it will soon melt away.
There’s not been much knitting during Easter holiday but I’ve been spinning a bit. First weekend in April there will be a new knitting festival (Stickfest i väst) and I will attend [...]
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