Well, I did consider dying it blue and using it as obviously fake dreadlocks..but I'm proabably just going to keep it as a "Look at my first thing!" exercise.
I know that--just like it's hard for a professional singer to go deliberately off-key, or for a good knitter to purposely screw up gauge--and this is the favorite thing that more experienced spinners say to encourage their less-experienced siblings.
I don't want to be as good as a machine (what would be the point?), but better is still better, with more consistent results should I ever actually knit/weave/etc this stuff. *grin*
Once I"m tolerable with pretty boring wool, I'm a-movin' on to my pretty boring alpaca, then to the luxury hanks I have stashed for just such an occasion!
I've now done up a second hank (first of a set of three) of targhee (http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/targhee/index.htm) dyed up by the folks at Mountain Colors (http://www.mountaincolors.com/). Targhee is bred from Rambouillet, so look! Our handspuns are cousins, yay!
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Awesome
Date: 2008-12-17 12:15 pm (UTC)*hugs*
-smk
Re: Awesome
Date: 2008-12-17 04:11 pm (UTC)-- Lorrie
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Date: 2008-12-17 01:35 pm (UTC)If you don't want it for knitting, I'll totally turn it into moppet hair or something.
--Ember--
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Date: 2008-12-17 04:13 pm (UTC)-- Lorrie
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Date: 2008-12-17 01:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-17 04:13 pm (UTC)-- Lorrie
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Date: 2008-12-17 06:21 pm (UTC)It's beautiful! Believe it or not, experienced spinners usually have a hard time getting that Lumpy, bumpy effect, so enjoy it! :-)
*mmmmmm....bluefaced leicester.....*(just gave away the rest of mine to Marve. YAY, new spinners! ;-)
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Date: 2008-12-17 06:37 pm (UTC)I don't want to be as good as a machine (what would be the point?), but better is still better, with more consistent results should I ever actually knit/weave/etc this stuff. *grin*
Once I"m tolerable with pretty boring wool, I'm a-movin' on to my pretty boring alpaca, then to the luxury hanks I have stashed for just such an occasion!
-- Lorrie
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Date: 2008-12-17 06:39 pm (UTC)Thank you for the constant encouragement; it helps!
-- Lorrie
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Date: 2008-12-21 09:12 am (UTC)-- Lorrie
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Date: 2008-12-21 09:13 am (UTC)-- Lorrie