[NFB-Krafters-Korner] From Sheep to Chic in Interweave

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Hi Dixie.  
That sounds great!  It would be so interesting to feel the different kinds
of wool.  
What do you spin with?  I have a drop spindle and a wheel, but I'm sorry to
say I'm not very good with either.  I have tendonitis in my dominant wrist,
and the action of spinning seems to aggravate it.  But it's quite possible
I'm doing it wrong.  

3 bags full, I like it!
Tracy


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The Braille copy arrived at my doorstep yesterday.

I am going to have fun reading this one.

In 2011 I went to A spinning conference in Manchester, NH.  One of the
seminars I took was a sampling of different types of wools, I think we got
to work with 12 different varieties of sheep wool.  It was interesting to
learn the different qualities of the different fleeces.


Most of the wool I spin I know precisely what sheep the fleece came from.  I
buy my wool at the Connecticut Sheep Breeders wool sale, or from a shepherd
at either my spinning group or our town agricultural fair.

My friend Anne, who is a shepherdess, got the blue ribbon for this one
particularly nice black Romney fleece that I purchased from her.  I chuckle
because it is 3 bags full.



Dixie
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The latest issue of Interweave Knits just came out on BARD in braille.  It's
theme is "from sheep to chic", going from shearing to spinning to knitting.
And, from my first little bit read, it talks about the qualities of various
breeds of sheep's wool.  Imagine, getting wool from a particular sheep,
rather than some giant company.  I'm sure it's more expensive, but it's
interesting to think about.

And it has lots of smaller projects, like hats and mittens, besides sweaters
and vests.

I always get excited when I get a pile of patterns to look at.

Tracy

 

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