Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Organizing

Spent the last two day thinking; sometimes a good thing sometimes not. I have come up with a plan; using a fleece that is similar to the one I will use for the project, I will practice the preparation and spinning to see which I like best. I am starting with the finest; preparation to be determined after trial and error. The goal is to produce a yarn that will be sucessful for very fine lace; not too fuzzy and smoothe. Neck fleece from two ewes washed for the first attempts.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Day 1 IDS

WOW! I really am going to do this. OKay, first i need to work on improving my spinning so that it is more consistent for each method.
1. scarf: Worsted preparation? or woolen?  spin Very fine- not too much bounce
2. Jumper: woolen preparation and spun worsted?  worsted preparation and spun woolen? Experiment
3. Weaving: worsted preparation and spinning. (easiest- save for last.)

Find a fleece that is similar to the one i want to use and practice with it.  Save chosen fleece for samples and projects.