Category: Fiber
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The Ravelympics
Here I am working on my simple socks for the WIPs Dancing Event for Team WIP 2010. I have also finished Aerial Unwind for Team Tardis. Frogged an unidentified garter stitch something. Continue reading
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Socks and More Socks!
We’ve got lots of socks in stock. Our big order has arrived. We now have crew, knee-high, and terry socks for sale. These are 70% Black Welsh wool and 30% nylon. They should be hand-washed and dried flat. They will be too coarse for some people, but they’re very durable and warm. They make great… Continue reading
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Colorado Woolgrower of the Year
We went to Montrose to attend the Colorado Woolgrowers’ Convention on the 22nd and 23rd of July. I was thrilled to be chosen as the 2009 Colorado Woolgrower of the Year, “in recognition of your dedication to improving and promoting the Colorado sheep industry.” I managed to finish the cloak, and I wore it up… Continue reading
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Sample Socks, Cloak, and Concrete
Today, we got back some sock samples that we’re having made from our Black Welsh Mountain wool. We’ll be offering both a hiking crew and a terry sock in men’s and women’s sizes. The labels turned out really nice. Bill used the tractor to do the final filling of the holes before the concrete truck… Continue reading
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The Cloak Is Finished!
It’s finally done – or nearly done. I ended up not putting the shoulder cape on at all. I also hand-stitched black twill tape around the front edge to prevent things from unraveling. I may also add it to the bottom if it seems to need it. The clasp is inaccurate for the time. It… Continue reading
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Cloak Is in Progress
With the help of your messages, some help on Ravelry, various emailers, and a few phone calls, I finally decided on how to sew the cloak fabric together. I used a figure-eight stitch while holding the right sides of the fabric together. Then, I flattened the seams and pressed them. These pictures show how I… Continue reading
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Cloak Problems – Need Suggestions
Today, I started laying out the cloak pattern for my 18th-century Black Welsh cloak. Because my fabric is so much narrower than normal, I cut a long piece of muslin to 24 inches to match it. Then, I pieced the cloak pattern together out of that. I cut the muslin and laid it out on… Continue reading
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The Cloak: Pattern Testing
The whole reason I have Black Welsh Mountain Sheep is that I wanted to make a traditional medieval Black Welsh cloak. While most folks would go buy a cloak or, at best, buy fabric and make one, I did things a bit differently. I bought the sheep, bought a spinning wheel, learned to spin, and… Continue reading
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Spock’s Sweater, Revealed
Star date -314370.83 I have been authorized by the Torchwood Institute to reveal the following history: On star date -444413.69, Queen Victoria founded the Torchwood Institute. During events leading up to the founding, some natural substances were discovered to be effective in deterring aliens. Torchwood 3 in Cardiff embarked upon a research project to identify… Continue reading
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We Have Combed Tops!
We’ve gotten back a huge order of lovely combed tops. This is some amazing wool! I’m so excited that I had to start spinning some myself. It’s spinning up really nicely. Continue reading