How fine are you?

Spindle spinning.
Blue comparison thread is a standard sewing machine thread.

After I got the basics of spinning sorted my natural tendencies said: "You want to spin thin". So spinning thin has never been difficult, especially once I got my lovely lace flyer for my Majacraft wheels. Recently I noted there was a competition in Tasmania Australia where you try and spin the longest amount of 2ply yarn from 10grams (0.353oz) of clean fiber. So to do this one must straddle that delicate line of thin, yet strong enough to stay together. One of the rules says you get disqualified if it breaks while judging. So even though I might not have enough time thanks to uni I decided to at least attempt an entry.

So how thin can I spin? 

Wheel spinning 

 So for the competition, you have to use straight fleece - no tops/batts etc. So I used some merino I had already flicked for other reasons. This fleece is still raw as I felt it would give a bit more grip (and I was too lazy to clean and eager to start). I do not know the micron count of the fleece though though. I do have some lovely 13micron that is clean I was tempted to use, but it seemed a waste for such a project. I didn't find I have any difficulties qith my lace flyer and spinning on the smallest whorl with very light tension. Though I found it was a fine line with tension and I ended up a couple of times winding it on the bobbin manually. I know I am going to lose some of the weight when I wash it so I am doing to do one bobbin of singles about 7grams then wash and assess. That way I can spin up about the same weight on another bobbin. You are allowed to enter more than 10g, they just correct the length for the weight. So while I wont go over the top I aim for more.

I also started spinning on my spindle. While this competitions top prize ($400 Ashford voucher) is for the wheel spun wool there are other categories for juniors, alpaca, e-spinner and spindle spinning. So I also started on my spindle. I will be away from home quite a bit this month and the entries have to be in by the end of the month. Sadly this month I will be going to two back to back medical conferences and I can't take my wheel with me. So spindle ahoy!

On a side note I was looking at some Facebook groups and noticed someone mention they were going to a conference this month in the same city asking for fiber store recommendations. I replied asking if they were going to thus particular one and lo and behold another spinner in such a small area of science I am in. So we are going to meet up and I am going to teach some spindle spinning. I was tempted to bring my spindle to the welcome drinks and when I get bored (as I will very quickly) I can alert her to my presence by sitting in the corner spindling. I hope I have the courage lol!

So I feel if I put it in by Thursday 27th with next day shipping it should be there by Friday. However, seeing I have recieved packages from Poland quicker than interstate shipping it will give an extra day just in case.

A total of 2 hours spinning and 1 gram of spun 

 One thing I am finding, which is obvious, is oh this is time consuming. This amount above was weight out to be one grams (only 10 or more to go lol). So long slog that might cut into this weeks Spinzilla spinning!

I will keep updated with how I go. If I don't make it I will post how much I end up achieving and compare to winners outcomes. The actual compeition wont be till next year, but the judes have a lot to examine, measure and weigh. So entries are super early. If things go well I might even attend this!

So as always I like attempting more than one thing so I would like to try wheel, spindle and alpaca. As this event is International and going on for awhile you can go through previous results and see people who have achieved personal bests and results from within Australia and positions world wide.

In the Wool the World standings (I think it is in meters)
Naoko T. Japan 1,442.982 Spindle 2005
Ernest J. Australia 1,210.922 Wheel 2003
Naoko T. Japan 1,131.457 Spindle 2003
Carol R. Australia 1,103.577 Wheel 2005
Sue M. UK 1,037.284 Wheel 2001

Alpaca World standings
Andrea R. Australia 182.088 Spindle 2015
Cheryl F. Australia 169.045 Wheel 2015
Joan D. Australia 140.734 Wheel 2015
Margaretha L. Denmark 117.586 Wheel 2015
Linda S. UK 102.033 Wheel 2015

The 2015 Winners (it competition seems to be every 2nd year)

Wool
Amanda H. 677.064 UK
Ann F. 300.370 UK
Andrea R. 279.356 Australia

Alpaca
Cheryl Fletcher 169.045 Australia Joan Dicker 140.734 Australia Margaretha Liebmann 117.586 Denmark

Spindle Wool
Wendy C. 126.193 USA
Cheryl F.111.375 Australia
Mary S.67.242 Ireland

Spindle Alpaca
Andrea R. 182.088 Australia

E-Spinner
Sandra D. 196.794 UK
Dean R. 117.533 Australia
Beth H. 110.544 USA

There are even more breakdowsn in the results to investigate.

So how fine and long can you spin?
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Review: Frank Williams Turkish Spindles

Many moons ago I acquired some spindles. Now that I have had extensive time to play I feel I can give a much more thorough review. My previous experience with spindles has been chunky no name drop spindles. These are my first grown-up spinner spindles! So as of yet, I can't compare between spindle makers. So please enjoy my review of Frank Williams Spindles. 

I had seen these spindles at class with a fellow spinner  gushing about her recent buy. As I had been in the market for a Turkish spindle I was very happy to see Frank was selling at the Winter Wool Festival coming up soon .

When I rushed to his table I was greeted with a table of delightful tools (picture conspicuously absent). There was a mixture of Turkish spindles, drop spindles and various support spindles. Even a cursory glance informed me that this was going to be a difficult decision. 

Frank himself was manning the store and his affable nature allowed for a delightful discussion on his spindles.  As well as spindles he also created an assortment of tapestry bobbins (and hopefully some distaffs in the near future after our chat).  He sells off Etsy where he also has a loyalty club where  your 11th is free (including shipping). There is an associated Ravelry group for people to chat and share their goodies. You will also see him at assorted fiber festivals, especially the smaller sydney ones and bigger regional. 

As I only have his Turkish spindles (so far) I will reserve my review to them only.
Most important is the price. One can have beautiful spindles, but if they cost an arm and a leg..... I have also found the dissatisfaction of cheap and lousy. Frank's spindles cost $55 each, which I think is a very decent price range. One which allows for far too much impulse purchasing! The Turkish spindles are the slotted arm type and available in 5 different sizes.

From Frank Williams Etsy store photo

I purchased the Olive Ridley and Hawksbill (Mini and Small), these sizes are made for lace weight spinning. The shafts have slightly pointed tips and notches on each end to fix your leader yarn. The benefits of Turkish spindles over other common types of spindles is the ability to make a centre-pull ball while wrapping your freshly spun yarn. 

When I first got there I mainly checked out the visual appeal of different woods used (and have conveniently forgotten the wood types of my spindles).  I got to work spinning a few on my hand and did find the different wood seem to spin slightly differently at least to my feel. The small spindle I bought was not the one I was initially drawn to. I don't know how to describe it but the slight weight differences and densities of the wood did make a difference at least to me. I don't think it's enough to worry someone purchasing online. Though if you get the chance to see a bunch in person give them a little spin as well. 

The shafts are all made from West Australian Jarrah which is nice and light without feeling weak. 
While I forgot the wood types of my spindles I investigated online and think I know. 

Small wood: Cherry Wood by the look after checking out the Etsy store

With cotton

Mini wood: East Indian Rosewood or Western Australian Banksia, I can't decide as it doesn't have long grain, but more "speckly" and a dark colour. It also feels slightly softer compared to the Cherry Wood. 

Spinning wise, these are very well balanced with a nice spin time. Everything slots in well and the finish and wood choice make for a beautiful tool. It is very hard not to just buy some more now. The only thing I wish was that when purchased in person they came with some info. I noticed the business card he gave me has a space for info on the back to be filled out so he obviously does such things at least for the online sales. So if I were to buy one in person I would just ask him to fill it out in the future - easy fix. 

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Majacraft High-Speed Head

For my Birthday awhile back I decided to get something bigger for my wheel. I frequently spin quite thin so I have been looking at the high speed head. I do have a high speed whorl which I like. The whorl is kinda considered the replacements for the head, but there are benefits for having and using both. None of the Aussie suppliers had this advertised so I tried a NZ distributor Alpaca Box. One thing I noticed about Majacraft in general while looking for distributors is their site lists many, but few have much if anything listed on their site or no longer exist. The lovely owner emailed me quickly and on finding out the delay in making a new one offered me the demo one she had just taken out of the packet. So instead of waiting 4-6 weeks I said yes and got it in a week. 

The wood is just beautiful and it makes the rest of my very old Suzy very tarnished by comparison! All I had to do to change the head over was undo the large screw the top, removed and the entire head head pulls up or pushes in. Put screw back in and tighten and done. 1 minute change!

Too much fleece behind the wheel

I put my flyer on the right hand side (previously left) as it felt better and sat better, but either side is feasible. As you can see there are extra components. the whorl comes with it and gives me an extra whorl in general to play with. While the usual drive band to whorl configuration still exists they kinda borrow from the Aura with a second rubber band that drive the flyer on the other side

Lovely wood grain there

The front view (or spinners view) the tensioning system comes with a smaller, lighter spring. Thankfully they also gave lots of tension band as I have broke it once during a spinning marathon. Thankfully only a few cm's from the end so was a very easy fix. 

So was it worth it. So far I am still breaking it in. I defiantly is faster and even without the smaller whorl it changes the Suzy range of speeds from 4.2-14.5 to 11.4-27.

It would be ver interesting to try all the different whorls to see what ranges I can get. Even the fast speed whorl by itself only goes from 9.5-18.8 so this defiantly gives a boost. I think I will really appreciate it when I get to cotton spinning! As I have my Aura and love it I am changing this Suzie up to a specialised high-speed spinning wheel. I am glad I got it, would I recommend it - maybe. Only if you need/want extreme high speeds, but I would try the whorl first and see if that works as it is much cheaper.

I will give an update later after I have used it for a few more spinning adventures. 

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Tour De Fleece - Day

Well we have just started the Tour de Fleece. What is that you ask? During the Tour de France us spinner can join the fun by spinning each day. Many spinning sellers and groups team up and some spinner go solo. I have teamed up with Ixchel's team as I have a heap of her Fiber I need to start using. I might also join some other teams, maybe Majacraft team and if there is a NZ team.

I will be posting my achievements as I go and learn a bit about this fun game

This year, the Tour de Fleece starts on Saturday July 2 and runs until Sunday July 24th, 2016.

Guidelines (NOT RULES):

• Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 2 through Sunday July 24th. Days of rest: Monday, July 11th and Tuesday, July 19th. (Just like the actual tour.)
• Spin something challenging on the challenge days (usually the toughest high mountain stage: this year, it’s Stage 8, on Saturday, July 9th, when they will climb 4 mountains, including the 2115m high Col du Tourmalet, and Stage 15, on Sunday, July 17th, when they take on the Grand Columbier!
• Wear yellow on Sunday July 24th to announce victory. Why not wear yellow on any day you feel particularly successful? (Yellow is the color of the race leader in the Tour - but here we are all ‘race leaders’) Other colors if desired: Green (sprinter - think FAST), Polka-dot (climber - as in uphill), and white (rookie).

Teams: Join one, or many, or none.

• Peloton (the main group)
• Rookies (first years)
• Sprinters (fast and/or high mileage, like lace, sweater quantities, etc)
• Climbers (conquer mountains, big personal challenges)
• Breakaways (textured “art” yarns)
• Lanterne Rouge (you will participate as much as possible but you may skip days here and there)
• Maillot Blanc (This team is intended for our younger participants. Anyone under the age of 18 who wishes to take part in the Tour is encouraged to participate in the Maillot Blanc team. This thread will be monitored and is required to be kept at the equivalent of a G/U rating.)
• Wildcards (This is for people who want to form their own team. This includes sponsored teams, like those affiliated with a specific fiber shop or people who live in the same town, etc.)

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Winter Wool Fest!

As I mentioned in my summary post my credit card got a huge working out at the Sutherlands Winter Wool Fair held by Sutherlands Spinners and Weavers. This group is very close, but does its classes when I am at uni sadly.

As you can see I have already started on one

I went there on a mission. It was 2 days after my birthday and I had missed the Canberra Wool Day. My first stop after saying hello to some friends was straight to Frank Williams Spindle booth. A friend who had gone to Canberra had bought one and I just had to have one after seeing it. I knew I wanted a small one, but was hard put deciding between the small and mini. So I got both! I had a great chat with Frank while I stood there spinning the different spindles (had to have the right spin as well as the looks). I even suggested/asked if he would possibly do distaffs as many of us were looking for some, but were only able to get them from America at a steep price. He seemed quite keen and is going to check things out after Bendigo Wool Show (wish I could go!).

After getting my first buy I decided to do a general look around before purchasing more.

My next purchase was at Virginia Farm Woolworks, they had a lovely set for scar felting with lots of little fun things to add. I also spied one of the Majacraft limited edition coloured bobbins (they are my local Majacraft dealer). While, there were some jokes about it spinning differently they started bringing out these limited edition yearly colours last year. This was right when I started spinning, so I am going to get one for each year of spinning and put the years on them to mark each spinning year. 

Lime bobbin! Scarf is grey and black with mauve

Then I stopped in at Glenora Weaving and Wool and fell for some silk for knitting and also the pin looms I have been seeing such cute designs from. 

Lovely coloured silk! Now for a pattern!

Finally I hit up Feltfine and got some felting supplies with this cool water, wetting bulb thingy.......look like an apple. It sprays water nicely and I have seen it in action before. I also fell in love with another silk colourway and got another skein. 

Water spray thingy!

I picked up two more items from general stands including a lovely merino/silk top that actually matched the tie-dye top I was wearing and a Kumihimo starter pack that has the disk. 

Fun day!

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Dutch Merkelbach Wheel

Well, we all knew it would happen. I had been eyeing off this type of wheel for awhile as the castle style was literally an all-in-one wheel with the distaff, skeiner with flyer above and lazy kate. So when I saw the Saxony version I had to sit on my hands. I didn't bid initially, but when it was $99 I couldn't resist. So it became mine and I planned the 3+hour trip to Moruya

The drive was nice with a mixture of coastal cities, wooded drive and of course country! I couldn't take many pictures sadly and it was a grey day.

I picked up the wheel and started the long drive home. I should have planned things better because I passed so many cool shops I would have liked to spend time investigating on the way home. But is was 4pm on a grey Sunday.

I stopped in at Mogo, which wasn't too far and bought a patchwork kit from Rosemount the Patchwork Shop.

They also had a antique store attached which had a great museum of sewing machines. 

I also saw a leather store and picked up a large scrap which I will cut and decorate into a lap mat for when I am flicking. There should also be enough to make something to protect my combs and carders.

Finally I stopped in at Berry as it was getting late and dark to get some fuel for my body. I had noticed on my way past in going to get the wheel they had mentioned Alpaca burgers. So I just had to stop and try it.

It was a nice, and had a nice gamey taste to it. I wouldn't go out of my way to get one, but I am glad I tried it. 

After almost 7 hours of driving and some of it in pitch black, rain in the highway I got home. 

I like the wheel, but I am not in love with it. The wheel comes apart easily and is a double drive. It is very light wood which I am not a fan off (I like a bit of heft in my wheel). The orifice is super tiny, I have been told this is a flax wheel or spinning silk. I really like the way they have a spot above the skeiner where you put your bobbins. The bobbins are SUPER tiny, like palm of the hand tiny. I took this to my spinning class and it caught the attention of my spinning teacher. So after an easy thought this wheel is going to be passed on to my teacher who will appreciate it much more than me. If I had the room for wheels that could just sit there and look pretty and create my own spinning museum it would stay. Alas! I am glad it will go to a good home. 

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Andean Plying and Tools

One of the plying types I have a love-hate relationship with is the Andean Plying. This technique allows you to use one bobbin of singles and ply it onto itself. The trick is you wind you singles onto your hand or a tool in a special way that allows you to make a bracelet around your wrist that will freely run the each end as it makes a continuous loop of the single to create a 2ply.

http://www.mielkesfiberarts.com/andean-plying-instructions/

POSITIVES:
You use fewer bobbins (only 1 vs the 3 of standard 2 ply)
You use up all the singles and don't have to worry about getting to even bobbins of singles

NEGATIVES
If you are using your hand you end up chained to your equipment and it's not as easy to set aside quickly
You can allow load so much on your hand before you dislocate a finger, and while you can keep making chains on your wrist having stuff wrapped around your fingers is not easy.

If you are like me and enjoy this spinning, but don't like using your hands (if like me you have joint issues) to load the singles you can by an Andean Plying Tool.

I recently picked up Nancy's Knit Knacks Handy Andy Plying tool from Fiberific

Kitty only wants pictures taken when he is not the topic of the picture

Comes with a reat little case everything just slides into.

Here is a great video by Chantelle the owner of Fiberific demonstrating how to use this little too. I haven't had a chance to use mine yet, but I can't wait to try it.


Etsy also has lots of other tools available. Though this one for the price is a lot nicer than some available to Australians. Also with shipping and USD-AUD it gets pretty close.

I like that this one has a base so you can leave the bracelet on the tool and ply with two free hands. I also like that you put the tail in the little notches at the bottom as one issue I keep having when hand plying is where I put the tail so I don't stuff up!



Others have made their own adaptions of these using books and this was my try (and fail) at doing so.

I lost so much of my single is a giant twisted mess after this!

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PLY Magazine

I have been eyeing off subscribing to a spinning magazine for awhile. After much discussion, I decided to investigate PLY magazine. Ply magazine is a bit different than standard magazines. People told it is more akin to a journal. Each publication has a topic which the articles focus on. Currently, they have the First Issue, Colour, Woolen, Silk, Twist, Community, Worsted, Leicester, Fine, Texture, Singles and Cotton. This is a quarterly publication that started in summer 2013 with their 'First' Issue (which is so well liked they can't keep it in stock. They stick predominantly to wheel spinning while including a bit of spindle spinning. Any extras like knitting, weaving etc is specifically related to the spinning topic.

There are no distributors in Australia anymore, but the previous wholesaler had some back issues available so I bought 4 to investigate. Out of the 12 issues already out and what was left available I purchased Woolen, Worsted, Fine and Cotton. These magazines are very sturdy and I enjoy the focus of an issue being singular vs. lots of random articles. They even have examples to follow like knitting patterns based on the singles you spun. While it has ads they aren't obstructive and many are made specifically for the article (The cotton and fine one have an add about the Majacraft lace flyer and why this piece of equipment suits the style being investigated.

Part of the cotton issue

The magazines also allow for a lot of spinners comments on the topic as well, as there are very few things in spinning that are so cut and dry with only one way to do it. So it is interesting not to only read the experts opinions, but also your everyday spinner. In one issue they also did a blind test of the WooleeWinder with 3 mystery spinners to get their opinion on the equipment. 

The photography and graphic design work that goes into this makes it a beautiful magazine. When I asked if anyone had any back issues they wanted to rehome I was met with much laughter at the hilarity that anyone would sell any issue. I would like to eventually get all the back issues, but there are a couple of topics I think I will leave till very last. The website has information on what each magazine has in it and after reading them I will leave the community one (talks about things like Ravlery and Craftsy and the online community I am already very well aware of) and Leicester (SHEEP!). I am keen to get my hands on silk, twist and colour.

Each one has a funny cartoon related to the topic

So after going through the back issues I bit the bullet and purchased a year's subscription (and chucked in the back issues of texture and single). The upcoming topics all look like skills and topics I would highly appreciate getting information on. Next up is the Bulky Issue, then Bouclé, then the one I am highly anticipating PLYING! and finally the Down Issue (not quite sure about this one, but I am sure they will do quite well if they are presenting all types of Fiber down. 

Prices for back issues seem to vary a little between sellers, but the official store has them from $10-$11. Depending on your country the Subscriptions range a bit, in Australia it jumps to $64USD. Unfortunately, due to the quality of the printing material and extensive writing, these are not light. So shipping can jump up to $65! So I can't wait till an Australian seller comes back into the fold. 

Now to read my issues extensively while I wait for the next issue!

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Lace Flyer - results!

As I mentioned I have been playing with my new Majacraft Lace Flyer and I thought I would show my efforts quickly! This is a first time so I bet I can get thinner with more effort and practice. Consistency and plying are the areas I need to work. I had to run the ply through twice, but I finally got something that looked like the tight ply you get with conventional yarn, but was actually balanced.

Lovely dyed merino

8ply thickness beside them. As you can see some are a lot thinner, others not so much. 

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The Spinning Pen

You can't see it here but the top I was spinning matched my shirt

So today (and tomorrow) I was a demo spinner at a country show. It was an interesting setup. In the middle of the building we were in with all the arts and crafts, there is a section that had a pen areas with a gate and everything where we spinners and other crafters were corraled for patrons to walk about and check us out like the other livestock. I had a good time ad even went to say hi to the alpacas and asked them who wanted to be a sweater. I am hoping on the last day tomorrow some breeders will be wanting to sell off their fleeces.








At these shows, I seem to have the knack of sniffing out the one small basket of fibre available in an entire show. Last time I got the kid mohair. This time, I managed two small bags of cashmere! I grabbed the white and natural brown. While I am not anywhere skilled enough to spin it, cashmere is not easy to find so I am storing it aside. I also showed another few spinners the hidden treasure. I also picked up a skein of spun and dyed 100% cashmere. This skein came with a scarf pattern that could be made with the one skein. It was a hard job deciding which colours as it is not cheap!


While there were many spinners in the craft pen there were a few other crafts including lace making and wet felting. I made friend with the lace maker and mentioned this craft was on my list and I had some cheap bobbins at home from eBay to get ready.  She actually had some starter kits available so I nabbed that too.

Finally, I got the results for the entries I put into the craft competition. I put in 4 skeins (one that placed in the previous show) and 3 crochet items. Never being to this show and believing it was probably smaller compared to the city show I didn't realise I was competing against many people with more experience than I have years to my name. So I got a Highly commended in the novice section (kinda like an example of me almost graduating from being a novice. The others didn't place (even the one that took second before and won a special category).

Mix of alpaca, Corriedale and silk.

I did much better than I anticipated in the crochet section. With my shawl (Virus Shawl) taking out first place in crocheted shawls and a doll (Lalylala Kira Pattern) getting second place. My crocheted jacket didn't place. So not a bad effort seeing I took up crochet when I moved to this city barely a year ago. This show gives feedback, so this will be immensely helpful. There is at least two more shows interstate I will be aiming to send items to.

I spent ages sewing in that Joey so it wouldn't get lost. 

Using Moda Vera Fayette 

I didn't get many other photos but here are two more! 

Yes! That is a syringe filled with Nutella. 

Cool wet felted shoulder thing with lots of feathers off it

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Recent Acquisitions

I have had a little buying spree thanks to lots of luck.

This warping board I got off eBay. To buy this size upfront is $140AUD and even the smaller one is over $100. So I was very glad to get this one for under $70. The lady I got this one was lovely and we had a great chat and she also went to Petlins. So I got to send her regards when I went to spinning later that day. 

I also got this from the lady I got the warping board off. She was unloading a couple of her looms as well (which I bid heavily on until they were over my price range. She kept her rigid heddle and wheel and the space is now for her pottery. 

While at Petlins later that day we found they had reduced their boxes of Ashford samples and I managed to grab this one that has the silk Merino blend. I say grab because there were a few of us watching each other carefully. I feel like I should have grabbed one of the merino colours for blending. However, I had a big day of spending. I also picked up a lambs skin that I am going to cut into treadle covers like seen here.

With all the work I had been doing get yarns ready for the next show I had a lot of plying. With all that plying I realised I needed a tensioned lazy kate. I was sick of getting piggy tails. The little chicken was along for the ride!

I also got an order I had previously made. A friend and I were lamenting the loss of the Lace Flyer and its insanely high ratios for the Ashford Wheels. We found out the whorl for the Kiwi would give some quite high ratios so I grabbed on. I have yet to try it as my Traveller is being borrowed at the moment. I can't wait though since seeing how fun lace spinning can be!

While not purchased this week I got this in the mail from Ixchel, which is her Frida Adventure. They are the same fiber, I just wanted one un-dyed. These contain Navajo Churro, Angora, Cashmere and Agave Cactus Fibers. The cool sheep and cactus sold it for me and it is soft, which is nice seeing the Churro is not the finest micron sheep. I am now awaiting for her Viking blend!

I stopped in at the Guilds Market Day and checked out their shop as well.  I picked up some Ginned Cotton in preparation for the cotton section of my CCHS. I love the feel of cotton!

The Guild meeting also had some Sheep owners selling their lovely fibre. Kurrambee Coloureds. My only regret is I didn't buy more. These staples are so well separated and so easy to prepare. I have put some into one of my competition entries for the Hawkesbury Show. I love this natural grey colour. 

At the guild store they also had bags of alpaca for $2 a bag, so I grabbed 2! It is nice and soft and quite a nice colour. At the guild store they also had bags of alpaca for $2 a bag, so I grabbed 2! It is nice and soft and quite a nice colour. 

Finally, I picked up some handmade Lucets at the guild. A standard 2 prong and in the bag a 4 prong. While I have never used these cord making tools they were $1 and $2.50 each so I grabbed them!

Lincraft had a sale around easter so I picked up two of these Spaghetti Yarns (they are super heavy). While it is hard to tell it is a mauve colour. I think I will make a rug. 

I also saw these and thought they reminded me of the colour-way for Dr Who's. Now to find a pattern that also reflects Dr Who! They are also soft and light! 

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