TurboGirl
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
lots of spinners use dog undercoat, usually mixed with a bit of crimpy, long staple fleece to give it stability and llongevity
Wool: A work in progress
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lots of spinners use dog undercoat, usually mixed with a bit of crimpy, long staple fleece to give it stability and llongevity
lots of spinners use dog undercoat, usually mixed with a bit of grumpy, long staple fleece to give it stability and llongevity
I know and his dogs coat should be toasty, cold weather breed. Maybe that's why his knives are so sharp... to shave the pooch!
I've been meaning to use his underfur for clothing. But my mother doesn't allow me to do it! She says it would be smelly. A dog wool shirt would be such a nice thing to have.
The knives are so sharp because I am obsessive about keeping them that way, as should be any bushcrafter
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lots of spinners use dog undercoat, usually mixed with a bit of crimpy, long staple fleece to give it stability and llongevity
Surely if you want llongevity you need to use the hairs of a llama?
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying it. I'm having fun doing it, and already have a whole new appreciation of why 100% wool stuff is so expensive. It takes ages to make.
A fantastic thread! So much of this sort of thing is becoming a lost art so it's so nice to see folks with the knowledge willing to take the time to share, thanks to Harvestman and Elen!
TurboGirl
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Hahaha the lanolin is affecting you, my darlin'! I saw the caption comp pic on facebook with Elens Evil grin and a very dangerous looking bodkin, I warn you, this fibre feeling is totally infectiousSurely if you want llongevity you need to use the hairs of a llama?
There was some shop soiled skeins going at texere yarns at the show yesterday being sold for dying at a crazily good price for 100% wool... can't find it on their site but heres the wool page incase anyone wants to enquire
Hahaha the lanolin is affecting you, my darlin'! I saw the caption comp pic on facebook with Elens Evil grin and a very dangerous looking bodkin, I warn you, this fibre feeling is totally infectious
Yuck, I hated bagging fleeces on the farm, Lanolin all over you, smelly horrible sheepy nastiness. Then again it is good for the skin, but it's not worth it.
Well, two of the fleeces are Elen's, the other is mine. Given I only get to visit at intervals, probably years. Well, several more hours anyway.
She'll probably tell me I've been working on one of her fleeces, in exchange for the training...
Aah. I hate you guys. Now I have to buy some sheep and carding tools to, as if I didn't have enough projects on my hands.
Seriously. Excellent thread Harvestman and Elen. If there was a thread of the year award, this would be the winnwr.
Looking forward to the rest.
Seriously. Excellent thread Harvestman and Elen. If there was a thread of the year award, this would be the winnwr.
Looking forward to the rest.
This is a great thread, it takes me back to my college days when I did this. I only had a hand carder at the time. I can smell that wool now
All praise should be directed to Elen. She's doing all the real work. I'm just taking the credit.
This is a great thread, it takes me back to my college days when I did this. I only had a hand carder at the time. I can smell that wool now
Thing is, I have no sense of smell to speak of, so I don't really notice the sheepy smell all that much.
Do you mean brine? Although brime is old Scots for brine. I do like a nice load of salt in the bath, as you say very good for the skin. Don't live near enough to the sea these days for a natural one too often and besides it's blinking cold here.
Yes. Both terms are used here but until now I didn't know the reason there were two (thanks)
Interesting to note that old time boxers (early 2oth century) soaked in it to toughen their skin and repair damage. Articles in health anf fitness type magazines indicate it's also good for the hair.
Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
You've got a German shepherd haven't you, Niels? I've actually done that with their hair (we had a black one yonks ago) but it's the devil to spin! short staple and slippery !!!
Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Well HM did a quite reasonable job of 1/3 of his fleece in about 2 hours, so that's 6 hours/fleece, and 3 fleeces = 18 hours. It would take me a couple of days to spin one of those fleeces (assuming I sat and did nothing else all day which is unlikely!). It will take HM at least 3 times as long as he's never really spun yet. Then a few more hours to ply the spun yarn. Then however long to knit it into something. If we decide to weave it will be a whole lot longer as neither of us are experts in that! We'd only be flat-frame (picture) weaving - if we had to set up a loom you could add another 3 days even for an experienced weaver !!! Now you see why hand-crafted woolies are so expensive? If you paid us at the minimum wage it would still cost an arm and a leg
The thread is really good fun to do, I'm loving it and I do hope it inspires other folk to have a go. It is important that more people know how to do it and, in any case, to wear comfortable, effective, handsome clothes you've made yourself is a real feel-good factor
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