Seriously tempted. I have promised myself to be good and only ask for yarn that I will actually use as opposed to put in a drawer and drool over.
Sooo. What do I actually use yarn for:
1. Socks - That is typically 4-ply. (I'm getting pretty good at adapting patterns, so I can probably cope with the natural variation that comes with hand spun, but it would need to be something close to 4 ply)
2. Tablet weaving - this needs a yarn that can stand a lot of abrasion. The warp threads are the ones that show in the final work (the weft gets hidden), and the warp threads get cards pushed along them with every shuttle pass. Given that tablet weaving goes way back in history, it's clear that some hand spun must have worked for this. I'm guessing that you may know what the best technique is for making really strong, hard to fray yarn. I've had an idea for using multi-coloured yarn for tablet weaving that could look really great.
3. There might be other things, but realistically they are years down the line when I have time to knit bigger items and my granddaughter grows slow enough for me to finish things for her before she outgrows them.
So, if you can spin sock yarn or something hard to fray, then I'd love to take you up on your offer. My choice of yarn would depend on which you can spin. I also need to think about quantity. What weight would they spin to?
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Seriously tempted. I have promised myself to be good and only ask for yarn that I will actually use as opposed to put in a drawer and drool over.
Sooo. What do I actually use yarn for:
1. Socks - That is typically 4-ply. (I'm getting pretty good at adapting patterns, so I can probably cope with the natural variation that comes with hand spun, but it would need to be something close to 4 ply)
2. Tablet weaving - this needs a yarn that can stand a lot of abrasion. The warp threads are the ones that show in the final work (the weft gets hidden), and the warp threads get cards pushed along them with every shuttle pass. Given that tablet weaving goes way back in history, it's clear that some hand spun must have worked for this. I'm guessing that you may know what the best technique is for making really strong, hard to fray yarn.
I've had an idea for using multi-coloured yarn for tablet weaving that could look really great.
3. There might be other things, but realistically they are years down the line when I have time to knit bigger items and my granddaughter grows slow enough for me to finish things for her before she outgrows them.
So, if you can spin sock yarn or something hard to fray, then I'd love to take you up on your offer. My choice of yarn would depend on which you can spin. I also need to think about quantity. What weight would they spin to?
What would I owe you?