July 24, 2008
A while ago my friend Carrie asked me about handspun dog fur. I have spun dog fur, my husband’s mom owns two gorgeous Samoyed’s that keep me well supplied!
Carrie sent me fur from two dogs that belonged to her aunt and uncle, Maggie & TJ. Their fur is very soft and pretty long, a lot softer than the Samoyed fur I’ve spun previously! A lovely mix of black, brown and a little gray. I blended it with some charcoal gray fleece I had on hand and the results so far are really encouraging! I am looking forward to spinning this up for her!
Because I was more focused on carding tonight I didn’t get a lot of spinning done, but this is what is currently on the wheel:
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July 23, 2008
Some progress from the last couple days!
This yarn was not spun by me, but I did dye it for a lovely new customer at Etsy, it was my first Alchemy request!
Sea Sea Sea, 465 yards, worsted weight:
Here are some results for some assorted silk products that I dyed:
Silk Throwers Waste, 1 ounce:
Tussah Silk Noil, 1 ounce:
Silk Coocoons. I had to remove the worm from these, I won’t be doing it again. Extremely disturbing.
Tonight’s contribution to the Tour is 263 yards, as yet untitled:
That’s all folks! 
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July 19, 2008
The little bit of Jacob fleece that I washed last night was dry by the time I got home tonight, thank you hot temperatures and wind! I ran it through the carder and spun up the batt, 66 yards.
While I love the look of this yarn, I am not loving all the work that went into producing this tiny skein. I really need to finf someone local to process all the remaining fleece!
You’d think that living in Montana that this would be pretty easy but suprisingly, no.
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July 18, 2008
My friend Jen says I either have the best luck or the most rotten, I’m inclined to agree with her.
Focusing on the good, I was fortunate enough to score this tonight:
That, my friends, is two full Jacob fleeces, one in each bag. There were seven available, but I could only shove two into my car and only had room to store two. Best of all, they were FREE. Yep, free! A local friend of mine tipped me off when she saw the ad in the newspaper and I was the first person to call and leave a message and went out tonight after work to check it out. All the fleeces were equally gorgeous, I almost died when the lady told me what she had.
SO, even though I said I wouldn’t buy any new material during the Tour de Fleece, I never said anything about free spinnables so, YAY! Score!
I’m going to have it shipped off to be professionally processed because I just don’t have the facilities to do it myself. I did test wash a triple handful of it tonight and it came clean pretty quickly so I’m confident that having it professionally worked up will be a breeze for whoever I choose for the job.
Little wash in my kitchen:
Jacob fleece is especially awesome because the wool is a mix of black, white and brown and it makes some amazing natural colored yarns!
My only contribution to the spinning cause for the Tour today:
Finally, the lovely yarn that I spun a couple nights ago is twist set and ready to go!
Tigerlilly, 215 yards. WPI=10 to 11.
That’s all for tonight yarn fans!
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July 17, 2008
You know, I’m really glad I’m not riding a bike because I’d probably be dead right now. Yarn? Psh, no problem!
See You In The Funny Pages Kid! 62 yards, Smoosh yarn, super coily and bubbly. Plied with pink silk thread.
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July 16, 2008
Spun this last night on day 10, it is probably over 200 yards, I just took it off the bobbin tonight and haven’t counted the yardage just yet. Sorry for the cruddy photo, it was late and the room was dim! It’s a lovely orange with hints of pink though, I loves it.
Untitled-Day 10
July 15 is a rest day for the Tour, I actually hadn’t realized this until about an hour ago. Which is good, it’s been a busy day for me! Plus, I had to bake Amish Friendship bread tonight as the batter/starter I was given by my boss had matured and was ready for the added ingredients and baking. Word to the wise, don’t ever, ever stick your nose in a just opened ziplock bag of fermented bread starter unless you want to feel your sinuses burn for several minutes afterwards. That said, I have four bags of starter, does anyone local want one? Bread in 10 days with minimal effort!
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July 12, 2008
Skeinlet Sensation Lot 29
Skeinlet Sensation Lot 30
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July 12, 2008
Chim Chiminy-3 ply (2 merino handspun singles, 1 novelty yarn w/alpaca poofs) 75 yards.
Calico Kitty Cat-Merino/Mohair Blend, 161 yards.
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