Comments on: official Blog Action Day post http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/ knitting and handspinning with a focus on sustainability Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:15:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Ebinla Birks http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/#comment-64 Ebinla Birks Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:38:06 +0000 http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/#comment-64 What a fantastic post! I've been processing a bunch of raw fleece that I bought at the Common Ground Festival here in Maine. It came from a sheep on Nash Island (http://www.starcroftfiber.com/nashisland.html). I've been processing it myself using hot water and soap, and the very strict instructions from Alden Amos's Big Book of Handspinning. I've been surprised (although I don't know why...) at how gratifying it is to card my fleece into rolags and at how wonderfully it spins up. We should trade some fiber!!! What a fantastic post!

I’ve been processing a bunch of raw fleece that I bought at the Common Ground Festival here in Maine. It came from a sheep on Nash Island (http://www.starcroftfiber.com/nashisland.html).

I’ve been processing it myself using hot water and soap, and the very strict instructions from Alden Amos’s Big Book of Handspinning.

I’ve been surprised (although I don’t know why…) at how gratifying it is to card my fleece into rolags and at how wonderfully it spins up.

We should trade some fiber!!!

]]> By: mel http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/#comment-29 mel Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:13:27 +0000 http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/#comment-29 What a great post - Thank you for sharing this!! I have two fleeces from local farmers waiting to be washed right now, one alpaca and one shetland. I have to admit to being a little intimidated by the prep work, but it's really important to me to work through the whole process myself, at least a couple of times. I feel that even if I decide that it's not something I want to do on a regular basis (who knows, I may love it!), I will at least have a better understanding of the process and can make educated decisions about where I purchase my fiber be able to ask pertinent questions about where and how it was processed. I can't wait to read your posts about fiber prep :) I'm hoping to rent or borrow a set of combs and cards from someone in my local guild so that I can get started with my fleeces - I'll look forward to your tips and hopefully be able to follow along! What a great post - Thank you for sharing this!! I have two fleeces from local farmers waiting to be washed right now, one alpaca and one shetland. I have to admit to being a little intimidated by the prep work, but it’s really important to me to work through the whole process myself, at least a couple of times. I feel that even if I decide that it’s not something I want to do on a regular basis (who knows, I may love it!), I will at least have a better understanding of the process and can make educated decisions about where I purchase my fiber be able to ask pertinent questions about where and how it was processed.

I can’t wait to read your posts about fiber prep :) I’m hoping to rent or borrow a set of combs and cards from someone in my local guild so that I can get started with my fleeces - I’ll look forward to your tips and hopefully be able to follow along!

]]> By: orata http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/#comment-26 orata Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:30:16 +0000 http://quenouille.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/official-blog-action-day-post/#comment-26 Interesting--I didn't know much about carbonization, and I'm looking forward to reading about your green fiber prep! Interesting–I didn’t know much about carbonization, and I’m looking forward to reading about your green fiber prep!

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