tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44933418776562049822024-03-07T13:18:30.038-08:00WTEFE Spinning & Fiber blogA sub-chapter of my "main" blog with historical photos of my spinning attempts over the years.Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-83805661133260930502007-02-28T14:48:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:57:36.971-08:00Easter fun on yahoo list Spindlitis<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">What do spinners do the day after Easter? We hit the stores to buy EE dye 1/2 off!! Then we dye up some white roving (Shropshire in this case) and spin very colorful yarn.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036720914170007170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdvCIGHq1bTrTsbvJUVQhXC7kx6IM9b3Dr_FhwTzvc1QXmTA8UJTzuWDDWiJgWlzFHrIomw88LZU_khK6o6q9b264YC6S2nWDsWXqNfhY488MCBA4YUjtYed7TIR9zqXXT3H7ZPWb4gw/s320/all+colors.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I broke the roving into 6" long sections and spun 2 full bobbins in the same order of colors: Lime green, yellow, orange, red, blue-violet, green. This created a rainbow colored 2ply and I was quite happy that most of my sections were the same length. The colors only barberpoled in a couple of places.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqu7mS2XKh2rKd63e31MDU0BT6hkLi1Mx4HZMN9W6cUKM9AOpGMDg4fn6KyCP-ANJ6dpjkQHQI3wxoMyVVq_whcvnT-Q7S_CF9pBcHtzvv-vQ_KasmqbGvrGeAu-U5806ZTKvOiF06pQ/s1600-h/winder+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036720909875039858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqu7mS2XKh2rKd63e31MDU0BT6hkLi1Mx4HZMN9W6cUKM9AOpGMDg4fn6KyCP-ANJ6dpjkQHQI3wxoMyVVq_whcvnT-Q7S_CF9pBcHtzvv-vQ_KasmqbGvrGeAu-U5806ZTKvOiF06pQ/s320/winder+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Above is the yarn on my skein winder, below the loose skein. After showing the yarn off for a couple of years, I've finally started using it. I'm making a "diamond" shaped hat that gives the impression of entrelac - perfect for a space dyed yarn. I'm about 2/3 finished in Feb 2007 - Perhaps I'll dig it out and work on it for a while.</span><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036720909875039842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0lEee0h0HX5aOnMCNOODc8DbztXwqLRGoYKV8nQmbOGqCqrZ-9VKvtB5NjVRqwVC0yiC32QNdKm2kI01T4hoYciP15uR2ZgYrxVHb4clKgvmKFy-FcxIxwjjYtdDEYuae2tlQ82RbA4/s320/loose+skein.JPG" border="0" /></div>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-67497430341167437722007-02-28T14:37:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:48:02.538-08:00Miscellaenous Skeins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4DnFNKr4TBewnQ9W2SBRQ8wXvI2dHmYIFC7GBJHu5OFARrAly6EyjexWq4lZXrmpnWwNWuqkk1OSsb3KBBcna49f1H1PxMIzT4k1EzCftpMHsNHJnz9Za79ZINf6eetZPnoYkm2Vpz0/s1600-h/cinnamon+corrie+yarn.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036718599182634546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4DnFNKr4TBewnQ9W2SBRQ8wXvI2dHmYIFC7GBJHu5OFARrAly6EyjexWq4lZXrmpnWwNWuqkk1OSsb3KBBcna49f1H1PxMIzT4k1EzCftpMHsNHJnz9Za79ZINf6eetZPnoYkm2Vpz0/s320/cinnamon+corrie+yarn.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> This is a pound of corriedale blend fiber </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I bought from Jeanne Roberts, spun up 2ply and sold. It was a wonderful cinnamon color and I hated to let it go, but I was unemployed at the time and sold a lot of my yarn and fiber.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyjV3dAZFgQca5jydgXitDMYlywty_mvGVtYSz-f8kc0MIAFFaXhYnD0-fOpNUvMsnEtblXTlg954Q5YaDSCcWrJHUu17K3YmNmxkUmeEAMZiMXYmqz3C2SZfZ4ShvsRoQ4V5DOd-jOc/s1600-h/dyed+grey+romney.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036718599182634562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyjV3dAZFgQca5jydgXitDMYlywty_mvGVtYSz-f8kc0MIAFFaXhYnD0-fOpNUvMsnEtblXTlg954Q5YaDSCcWrJHUu17K3YmNmxkUmeEAMZiMXYmqz3C2SZfZ4ShvsRoQ4V5DOd-jOc/s320/dyed+grey+romney.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> This white yarn is Coopworth, the dyed wool and yarn are a grey Romney I dyed with Wilton's icing colors, Chistmas Red, Kelly Green and Royal Blue. The blue did split a bit, but the red and green are just wonderful. Look at the sheen you get from longwool!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPTLtmWdYHv1Qlk6AVRVCur5rsJNlHeHEOMnDTZ5gLtSCdljGEnIIDRlJtOcNrgIjDaVoFgQW8hqhjuuOd2CUSwGeZ5IVfWuBY3xXh-1e7IvdXhCwWrX6N07UoUqmUzgHIokrGdMuIio/s1600-h/violet+wiltons+on+suffolk.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036718603477601874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPTLtmWdYHv1Qlk6AVRVCur5rsJNlHeHEOMnDTZ5gLtSCdljGEnIIDRlJtOcNrgIjDaVoFgQW8hqhjuuOd2CUSwGeZ5IVfWuBY3xXh-1e7IvdXhCwWrX6N07UoUqmUzgHIokrGdMuIio/s320/violet+wiltons+on+suffolk.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This is white Suffolk that I spun 2ply, then dyed with Violet Wilton's dye. I used a whole tub of dye on this one skein and cooked it slowly for hours so that the compound dye struck and didn't split into red and blue. This is really an intense royal Purple. </span>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-2842149873109299802007-02-28T14:28:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:37:15.117-08:002002 VA and VT fiber festivals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jdqByhNv3C1Y5xCGb3OJM9rblFVX4tpoMquhWNlPZRAa_cUnKA0OrALq7g5kdRcphruyj1JNJabmS3Cm1MIUpHySNC9iWhlAlfjnsTIorcxPpaLNQTL9LK1iRnuSxOxhmxUMwXPFAWc/s1600-h/annie+3ply+bulky+wt.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036715893353238018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jdqByhNv3C1Y5xCGb3OJM9rblFVX4tpoMquhWNlPZRAa_cUnKA0OrALq7g5kdRcphruyj1JNJabmS3Cm1MIUpHySNC9iWhlAlfjnsTIorcxPpaLNQTL9LK1iRnuSxOxhmxUMwXPFAWc/s320/annie+3ply+bulky+wt.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> This wool is from Annie's fleece, a coopworth lamb. The fleece was so clean that I spun most of it in the grease. I was still pretty novice at spinning, but having lots of fun at it. This yarn is a 9wpi bulky 3ply.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eYwvx8VvREW30xb8nObHD2Z2pW7YIbvQ7JDWXn3geZbkN95hqSc38VqjeYBzjqTtRkG-05r8C9jR3E4CquZBOhnofCx1P3J16fkQ4WHrqYwRpakNBGqD4Q213XI-lwjuChLqQ07ASVM/s1600-h/annie+two+ply+sport+wt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036715897648205330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eYwvx8VvREW30xb8nObHD2Z2pW7YIbvQ7JDWXn3geZbkN95hqSc38VqjeYBzjqTtRkG-05r8C9jR3E4CquZBOhnofCx1P3J16fkQ4WHrqYwRpakNBGqD4Q213XI-lwjuChLqQ07ASVM/s320/annie+two+ply+sport+wt.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> This skein is more of Annie's wool, but now I'm spinning a lot finer - my finest to date, I believe. about 14-16 wpi, 2ply sport wt!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI-CIIpEAV-IDuG6RiWjgCCjlGVV3G5IW-VU2qqRQRrUcNGTGOvQcK48Sf0raZ2guDXkjzfpoh_OJ65sOXDiD_3x7F5pK3Hsw2VMguNqEtexUb-JkNogEkJHx0-KNFnOsX25N-YkMPwI/s1600-h/merino+silk+from+lambspun.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036715897648205346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI-CIIpEAV-IDuG6RiWjgCCjlGVV3G5IW-VU2qqRQRrUcNGTGOvQcK48Sf0raZ2guDXkjzfpoh_OJ65sOXDiD_3x7F5pK3Hsw2VMguNqEtexUb-JkNogEkJHx0-KNFnOsX25N-YkMPwI/s320/merino+silk+from+lambspun.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">More of that luscious Merino/silk blend from the Bulky Club. I sent all three of these skeins to the VT and VA fiber festivals and they all did really well - Annie's skeins both took a first - one at each show. This skein took 3rd place both shows. I didn't enter anything at home (Fresno Fair) this year - I sent my handspun all over the country. </span><br /><div></div>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-33554932998821644222007-02-28T14:16:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:28:11.687-08:002000 Fresno Fair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieP3GnjyjTACpq8CRYac8XHTVljGAtgjcyK5pm-qg58eFNR1UKG4hKL7TuDjFf4exh966I7E0dgiro4AqJ1uNUIiyS8kf13qd7m2vGIAuFWYIi4GSgXHko5_PYrPOryxZ7UcOVAI2M3wM/s1600-h/felted+hat+and+mittens.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036712818156654034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieP3GnjyjTACpq8CRYac8XHTVljGAtgjcyK5pm-qg58eFNR1UKG4hKL7TuDjFf4exh966I7E0dgiro4AqJ1uNUIiyS8kf13qd7m2vGIAuFWYIi4GSgXHko5_PYrPOryxZ7UcOVAI2M3wM/s320/felted+hat+and+mittens.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This felted hat and glove set (FiberTrends patterns) started out as gift for a guy I was seeing who lives in Scotland where it snows in the winter. For some reason I didn't send them to him, but entered them in the fair. I don't have a photo with their ribbon, but they did win 1st place.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u3feTQgQG_vISAkENTFpSy_6CLzj3J_CtLYRw2-5GLWy2FZm_zgwJqUzvFkI-5sRtWn6dXCffzs4nMipCdVEqO0sUt-u55H9O14kioNDDWjh-nNLStLMSSE1oOUd3hYeda7HhT_MHdc/s1600-h/felted+mittens+and+hat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036712818156654066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u3feTQgQG_vISAkENTFpSy_6CLzj3J_CtLYRw2-5GLWy2FZm_zgwJqUzvFkI-5sRtWn6dXCffzs4nMipCdVEqO0sUt-u55H9O14kioNDDWjh-nNLStLMSSE1oOUd3hYeda7HhT_MHdc/s320/felted+mittens+and+hat.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This was the first time I'd entered the fair in quite some time - I used to always enter back in the 80s when I was doing x-stitch and tatting and crochet. </span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036712818156654050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_qdUxOhx_VR7C5Fkhd0cdJWq8FFLi1lyqGLJq9HX35ZgpGW3LJOVlADuilopekRjkB3kqOuI8KqV-fJYF4qytS1R4vKNEhGrnSOcchRSPbYP4M197EVaSQ5X0P4L5ifQPoWu4IeXUuw/s320/mocca+fresno+fair+2000.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Entries are due in September for the Fair that runs in October. I started spinning that Feb and this skein was my first fair entry in some time. It's a 2ply coopworth that I bought as raw fleece. I washed, flicked, drum carded and spun up about 10 oz of this yarn. I only bought a lb of wool. Or maybe I bought 2 and split it with my spinning pal Juli. Anyway, this yarn won 1st place that year. What an encouraging start to my spinning "career." </span><br /><div></div>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-78020590950585700902007-02-28T13:55:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:16:25.670-08:002004 Madera (CA) Fair entries<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Ah, I've been neglecting this blogette and only posting on the main blog. Sorry about that - I'll put up some more photos of fiber and stuff for you. :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036708411520208242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IqnLJVb0KMRIijVug0MoTvsmW_6-YoZLLkSczdnYSms3VjWU4ZqzpG73g2BLlau-XGur_PGVHq8OFZjjKNWwCKzNTCsFQFA42PCwgVCXXaievbD3cXnFPOLoW7pVX_5s2kjtNoX9zO8/s320/merino-silk.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">This is a 2ply Merino/silk blend I got from the Bulky Club at . I have gotten many of the "spinner's samplers" with the 4oz of various fibers. This skein won 1st place at the 2004 Madera Fair.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036708415815175554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzRLSclAX_pXvanND6imIWdgPcjaACgdazYBfkiouX3YjGMzRgsA80mBkODE3Yd7_m176zGaiWNhndEyrfFn1rOqjTHoJOhtlviaz7uGheBs-pX95YAfUqGjmn_thap5W4YE6W71cOKA/s320/wensleydale.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This is a skein of 2 ply Wensleydale from Ashland Bay. It is wonderful - heavy and glossy and just glows in the light. It took 2nd place in the wool class at the 2004 Madera Fair.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036708415815175570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh_X7plTpqgiSsK1vFG1pwVuU3Gf0bMyaggfMguNv9YN5xjojbiSlGx1lnkQrz2YvewigRqHTw13nErw8KauJom2hxzs6l-0OdXRj2fw0Vsn7Qy6CQlzMM9W9z6QoP5G65zn3V-v4HIQ/s320/crocheted+hat.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This is the Fiber Trends Crusher hat pattern crocheted in 2 strands of Red Heart Plush - 2 colors of green. These are quick to do and I made several in different colors.</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036711323508035010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Aey97B5uIG2eIMpUxcTnOD_iM-QeTFU2VKQGoCEhyphenhyphenX_X44pHSUrh9n9X52ms8yo2cXyf3ni-VSvtT6gs4HahO-aTBBJktjkUPwYTfOrOct-0bX3XHdXONSphQeKvBFoNxGo3lYyM1s/s320/garter+column+hat+and+socks.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;">I designed this set, too. Knit in Kroy 4ply Paintbox, I took the stitch pattern from an old Cast On magazine and adapted it to socks and hat. They won 2nd place in the Knit Division. Actually, it's not such a large fair - I was the entire crochet and knit div. <><br /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036708424405110194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezU2vltjf725iwLT_BJ69Rd8xE9bK9imjVcbtkrpxmSh3qwOC4Q_teiqggijsxLlaZesO7NMQ_eNuDBVGh7T2S7_uLpwKjGhIEXw_I-q9Ll09dHyeCeuuRmb0Z1O_N7a3L9rQLgSzOyA/s320/lavender+scarf.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This is one of my "fluffy scarves," woven on the rigid heddle loom using worsted wt acrylic for warp and Lion Brand Homespun for weft. RH Light & Lofty also makes a good weft for these scarves. I took 20 of these with me to NZ and AU to give as hostess gifts. </span></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036708420110142882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRviPs7XxKvODEqt2lADd3iPY6u3g-LOth5AoAsNMN9y9sEGvFVqLmcVOlhMEGL6YvWUVhXyE4a1CC2AOHqb8XJz8R0XqUQoe6H_nWHx5I7kHsBPNSOHUCJTpFUmkzD7M4DYRLe5GKfsY/s320/best+of+show+socks.jpg" border="0" /> </p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">And here are my pride and joy Best in Show socks!! I made up this pattern (based on the "see saw socks" online) and knit the socks with Online Linie 6ply sock yarn. Imagine my surprise when I found these on the BiS table. Woo-hoo!!</span>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-14239479575321347592006-12-16T11:26:00.000-08:002006-12-16T13:03:37.618-08:00Lesson learned the hard way<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">In this spot USED to be a lengthy post about the last 2 tagged bloggers for that 6 Weird Things game. Since I use a larger than normal font (so old codgers like me can read it without migraine attacks) I type in the stuff, then highlight it all and apply the font and size. Apparently, one ought to save before doing that, cuz when I highligthed the whole post, it disappeared never to return. Blargh. Who knew that Ctl-Z doesn't work in the blogger editor? Or that whatever I did by scrolling past the top of the post would delete it permanently? Anyway, for you other new bloggers out there - use the Save As Draft before you do any wild highlighting. :)</span>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-7159416192807638612006-12-15T22:49:00.000-08:002006-12-15T22:57:16.296-08:00My very first yarns - Feb 2000<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> </span><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I'm pretty sure this skein was spindle spun back when I first began trying to learn to spin. Didn't need no stinkin' lessons, man, so I got a book. Beginning spinners - look and take heart. ALL of us started out spinning stuff that scarcely deserved to be called yarn. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009013858591698850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="270" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9BtUgwwCk5aigehb2FFCd-HyICzLCL2hNmxFRRewQZt30p75-LuHJpwQUbqUpCb5-mh6P0I0Wp7nDhEF8xHtnMzpVb9hSnEb0ilXKcseLK5G2v2lAKvDmzi8hN4Cy36ri8aGwbaoQMg/s320/my+first+yarn.jpg" width="206" border="0" /></span></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">And here is some **wonderful** border leicester (giggle). I would buy a fleece and spin 2 or 3 locks and then let it ply back on itself. I still do this, but my samples look a LOT better now.</span></p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009014687520386994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4noyroq8OgzDXtRAVdTk4YnJrbqs4S14VuBJyP6QlYW7W4iZoVRq4KzG71lniRwjwumBjVG_NHpHkjEYiUCdnqfWaOA9IHwmA_APHvSkDp4hls6F-ouhR2GndAR5xoFUAsxh55FuZOuE/s320/bl+sample+2.jpg" border="0" />It's late, I'm tired and I think I'll go to bed now. I've got a lot more photos to put up, so stay tuned. :) </span><br /><p></p>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-89162481109262241892006-12-15T22:26:00.000-08:002006-12-15T22:49:27.204-08:00More Fiber Storage<div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Office shelf</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_FzJNxr3rgPuwOYrmY-udINJA3TK5M2SKEcJHmgeRE_oGPcBsI63DVIRn-Ux1zzHpYOTPHUZsZVwnKzWQ9eS6cZLaxS-fKG6YP2NomY4ZIQs2_dNhC00M3_VSyJkz0pK1KRSPMey7BY/s1600-h/arch_into_living_rm+(c).jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009007699608596354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_FzJNxr3rgPuwOYrmY-udINJA3TK5M2SKEcJHmgeRE_oGPcBsI63DVIRn-Ux1zzHpYOTPHUZsZVwnKzWQ9eS6cZLaxS-fKG6YP2NomY4ZIQs2_dNhC00M3_VSyJkz0pK1KRSPMey7BY/s320/arch_into_living_rm+(c).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> My two "front" rooms used to be living and dining, and are now office and living rooms. They are separted by a large arch and no door. I put 8' shelves above the arch on both sides and they are the perfect depth for those 12x15" office storage boxes. All of these boxes are filled with yarn - mostly sock yarn! Two boxes on the living room side hold dishcloth cotton and two on the office side hold 1lb acrylic skeins, but the rest really are filled with sock yarns. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Living Room Shelf</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009008738990682002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1arlhlSAMJYChvZGxaWHTDdvFfKTuIa15NYDwOjZX8kxonPFXbmeZ0gCjzwvNGiTHRWri_0TU3RDIGohESk2TlHw1ks5mL5hwk_GUs5WIP-SH7zVxuWjKVyYKiLmv3QqIYlSUE3cHz8/s320/arch_into_office+(c).jpg" border="0" />I even have stacks of bins in the kitchen in front of the (non-working) oven. Next to the neat stack of bins and boxes is a pretty haphazard stack of plastic bags with mostly alpaca, llama and some wool. These are the smaller amounts that wont fill a bin by themselves, but don't seem to have found a better home. Maybe someday. </span><br /><br /><br /><div> </div>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-32649310548491279112006-12-15T20:31:00.000-08:002006-12-25T14:25:44.132-08:00ACK! I've been tagged - I'm IT!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">HUH? How did this happen? I'm part of a game I never knew existed. Anyway, I've been tagged by Judy (who must be a woman of rare intelect since she was able to tell right away that I'm "an awesome spinner." Heh. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Here are THE RULES:Each player of this game starts with the ‘6 weird things about you.’ People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says ‘you are tagged’ in their comments and tell them to read your blog.” </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I'm not sure I "know" 6 other bloggers, since I've been doing this for such a short time, but I can probably think of a lot more than 6 weird things about me. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">1.) I put myself thru a bit of high school and most of college shooting pool. This was way back in the (mumblty-mumble) decade.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">2.) My asthma recue inhaler makes my breathing worse instead of better.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">3.) I loathe cilantro. It tastes just like bar soap to me. Weird, huh?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">4.) Bell peppers give me hordendous heartburn (lasts for weeks) but chili peppers don't.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">5.) Until the age of 13, I *was* a horse. Then puberty hit and I found myself with only 2 legs and the only hair I had was on my head. I *miss* my tail - keeps the flies off, doncha know?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">6.) I am a native Californian, and have lived here most of my life. The only time I've ever been out of the country (USA) was back in 2003 when I went to NZ and AU. Hard to get farther away than that. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">You readers will have to decide if you think any of the above is really weird, but I can attest to the fact that all of my friends and acquaintances have, at one time or another, told me I'm weird.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Now to pick my victims. Hmmm, these people are gonna be REALLY suprised, since I'm pretty sure they haven't a clue who I am. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.keyboardbiologist.net/knitblog/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Teresa</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Keyboard Biologist</span> - A smart woman who recognizes the balance knitting gives to the technical life. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://reluctantpenguin.blogspot.com/">Joyce</a> The Reluctant Penguin - I love her blog - one of the first I read. I go back whenever there's a new entry. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://stitchcounter.blogspot.com/index.html">Stitchcounter</a> - A fellow member of the Victorian Lace Today blog-a-long. No, wait, that can't be right - Knit-a-long! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Lenore - who has a brand new puppy and needs to think about something other than puppy training and frantickly knitting gifts. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://yosemite-knittingaddiction.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Rochelle</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> - a long time knitter of some skill who is a new spinner and has her first wheel on its way to her. She needs to share more, right?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.twosheep.com/blog/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">June</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> - who explains her blog thusly "Adventures of the only Japanese American handspinning knitter in Southeastern Minnesota!" I've "known" June on the lists for a few years and all I can say is that adventursome doesn't even begin to describe her. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I'd like to find out how to back trace the line of "tagees" before the gal who tagged me - I like knowing that I'm not the only weird one around. </span>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493341877656204982.post-18557886264771762842006-12-11T19:14:00.000-08:002006-12-11T19:34:27.718-08:00Sande's Wool Room<div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Nobody ever believes me when I tell them I have bins of fleece, roving, fiber and yarn stacked from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It is hard to get photos of this, but I tried. My "Wool Room" used to be the gym and, in fact, there is still a weight set in the middle of the room, taking up precious wool storage space. Gotta sell that thing! Below are two photos of the South Wall of the room. The west wall is hard to photograph due to door placement, gym in the middle of the room and the light on the ceiling fan. Trust me, the bins and boxes do go from wall to wall and floor to ceiling.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007473826246493778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-NBwtqUoGkVP_vbWmXvLR6D96Ja0EhrLkLduLC8F2vLDIn3mMbkC3TJhQtqOT9ROQqdJDqJ7quEb1Ik7RFvCWxZagKPBLHaV7wymmwMo7YZCaRhYyrcXlZf33wwsRm1-2hkf9e8oaYs/s320/south_wall+(c).jpg" border="0" />Back in 2003 I had the shelves installed just below the ceiling in all the rooms. Well, all the rooms but the kitchen and the bathroom. Fleece and rovings are not very heavy for their volume, but yarn is. The shelf in the bedroom fell down one night (before we went to bed!) and left gaping holes in the wall where the bolts pulled out. Those bins are still sitting on the floor in the bedroom, making it really hard to get around. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRO12zjTIphFLVX3UhaIGrLp2a12MujVL3Oz3u2JTSjNaIBGJP5zXBJvS1ywv9Hacad-1e_txPeJLhzDJVIRP33HkqJ68T7t7ISsW4Dmsb86Lciyvo4AQxA1pPCzrIJY6XWdGyWaAUKg/s1600-h/other_half_south_wall+(c).jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRO12zjTIphFLVX3UhaIGrLp2a12MujVL3Oz3u2JTSjNaIBGJP5zXBJvS1ywv9Hacad-1e_txPeJLhzDJVIRP33HkqJ68T7t7ISsW4Dmsb86Lciyvo4AQxA1pPCzrIJY6XWdGyWaAUKg/s1600-h/other_half_south_wall+(c).jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007473963685447266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: right" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRO12zjTIphFLVX3UhaIGrLp2a12MujVL3Oz3u2JTSjNaIBGJP5zXBJvS1ywv9Hacad-1e_txPeJLhzDJVIRP33HkqJ68T7t7ISsW4Dmsb86Lciyvo4AQxA1pPCzrIJY6XWdGyWaAUKg/s320/other_half_south_wall+(c).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2glQZrro_4vezPFIrxUXk_P_G1u0K4Eu01EN8RWLsvKwWTD9HDoojNaUBz0jX2wbyUYPal9z40-P6zr3Xz0n4k7isdWaVHqV_xbBWqbUN5TUd5y07Wjh9S4qWh0W4Z60GHmMXEWQ4HM/s1600-h/wool_room_north_wall+(c).jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007477077536736898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2glQZrro_4vezPFIrxUXk_P_G1u0K4Eu01EN8RWLsvKwWTD9HDoojNaUBz0jX2wbyUYPal9z40-P6zr3Xz0n4k7isdWaVHqV_xbBWqbUN5TUd5y07Wjh9S4qWh0W4Z60GHmMXEWQ4HM/s320/wool_room_north_wall+(c).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmxIHb66HptBMKuS2AZXswasaooTAfAJdnd9thNTXBz_bxp3467_RKMgZTIdRr22A44dCiYEAnYEiPK5Hp0iKbNnIecgfcWdZ4IvjHEmYdiJH2-__NaGghf_HiCoxHg4EkfZZbA8rD0/s1600-h/office_north_wall+(c).jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007476729644385906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmxIHb66HptBMKuS2AZXswasaooTAfAJdnd9thNTXBz_bxp3467_RKMgZTIdRr22A44dCiYEAnYEiPK5Hp0iKbNnIecgfcWdZ4IvjHEmYdiJH2-__NaGghf_HiCoxHg4EkfZZbA8rD0/s320/office_north_wall+(c).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Above is the North wall of the wool room and on the right the North wall of the "office." Actually, every room but the bathroom has wool in it, even the kitchen. I have a room in the back of the house with 2 floor looms and 2 bookcases full of coned yarn, and a PG Supercard and 2 sergers and a sewing machine. My rigid heddle loom lives there, too, when I'm not weaving on it. No photos of that room - there isn't anywhere to stand to take them. :) </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Ok, the next entry will have some photos of my spinning. <div><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Sande Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876881505975645650noreply@blogger.com0