tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post601710266001013499..comments2024-03-28T20:32:53.031-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: My Weekend: "Cotton & the Charkha"Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-84488131293683463192009-04-25T12:40:00.000-05:002009-04-25T12:40:00.000-05:00cotton is fun isn't it?cotton is fun isn't it?Marion B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15587172713661489822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-68246516489713231112009-04-24T22:08:00.000-05:002009-04-24T22:08:00.000-05:00You have made cotton interesting for me and how sm...You have made cotton interesting for me and how smart of you to develop your cotton spinning skills since it's more suitable for your climate. I hadn't ever thought about cotton, but I have a high speed whorl - may have to give it a whirl &-)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-24014228449485037592009-04-22T16:12:00.000-05:002009-04-22T16:12:00.000-05:00Sounds like a wonderful time, and sounds like you ...Sounds like a wonderful time, and sounds like you learned a lot!<br /><br />So sad to hear that no one is growing the cotton. How quickly things become lost to us.<br /><br />I'm running into the same problem with the flax. No one is growing it. Lots and lots of flax for consumption (In the USA)...but I have only found one variety to be available for textile (and it is the same one I grew last year).<br /><br />And this is "The year of Natural Fibers!" How can we change this? You would think we could get a permit or something.cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-25822106803106086572009-04-21T23:33:00.000-05:002009-04-21T23:33:00.000-05:00The class sounds amazing, what fun to use such a p...The class sounds amazing, what fun to use such a portable spinning wheel - Ghandi was really on to something there!<br />Thanks for the cotton facts - almost all were new to me and I love to learn more fibre info...Lynnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459520887792560982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-68113468859608067642009-04-21T10:32:00.000-05:002009-04-21T10:32:00.000-05:00I took a 2-hour workshop with her at SAFF a few ye...I took a 2-hour workshop with her at SAFF a few years ago. Spinning on the charka was interesting and I did get to the point where I knew I could work on learning how to spin it at home. But it just wasn't me. I can see, however, that a long workshop would be just perfect for learning this skill.Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-18280153834423340532009-04-21T08:47:00.000-05:002009-04-21T08:47:00.000-05:00Its sounds like you had a real good time and what ...Its sounds like you had a real good time and what a fun class!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775727376347737034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-21677897667130679652009-04-21T07:24:00.000-05:002009-04-21T07:24:00.000-05:00Barb, I wouldn't have been able to figure this out...Barb, I wouldn't have been able to figure this out without a class either. Too bad you don't have your charkha any more.<br /><br />Patrick, I've very motivated! Eileen's method of learning the left-handed long draw was pretty easy. We did it in two steps. We would draw out a couple of inches with the left hand, stop, then turn the charkha wheel a quarter turn, repeat. By the end of the weekend I was able to do both at once.<br /><br />Bettina, from what I understand those colored cottons are going to be harder to get everywhere. Sally Fox isn't growing as many types any more, and no one else is doing it on any large scale. <br /><br />I live in a cotton growing region, but the commercial cotton industry has managed to get laws passed making it illegal for anyone to grow any other type of cotton (than what they sell) within so many miles of existing commercial cotton fields. And they will prosecute. The supposed reason for this is to avoid cross-pollination. However this is rare as cotton is self-pollinating. <br /><br />The color changing of cotton is fascinating, isn't it. We learned that either boiling or a high pH will produce the same effect.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-42921442072792392502009-04-21T07:15:00.000-05:002009-04-21T07:15:00.000-05:00I love the coloured cotton varieties - unfortunate...I love the coloured cotton varieties - unfortunately they are not so easy to get over here! and I find the colour change with boiling rather inspiring - even though I spin with the normal wheel, no charkha. the spindolyn works pretty well, too, with cotton!<br />have fun dealing with your dyed lot!:))<br />BettinaWoolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-2930553491138870932009-04-21T04:54:00.000-05:002009-04-21T04:54:00.000-05:00Very very interesting! I did not know that much ab...Very very interesting! I did not know that much about cottons. It sounds like a great time!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-27825791998483850342009-04-20T20:06:00.000-05:002009-04-20T20:06:00.000-05:00What a great time! I have always been fascinated b...What a great time! I have always been fascinated by charkhas but afraid to try because of the left-handed thing you mentioned.<br /><br />So is your mind buzzing with new ideas?textillianhttp://www.textillian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-75478619063288318882009-04-20T16:39:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:39:00.000-05:00I once had a book charkha and never got the hang o...I once had a book charkha and never got the hang of it. Boy, I wish I could have taken a class like you did. So glad you had a great time and learned so much.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-37371729511891141782009-04-20T12:29:00.000-05:002009-04-20T12:29:00.000-05:00Sounds like you had a blast! Oh to have been a fl...Sounds like you had a blast! Oh to have been a fly on the wall in your class. So much great information! :-)MiniKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395914933366678553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-11184748951903951842009-04-20T09:19:00.000-05:002009-04-20T09:19:00.000-05:00Wow, sounds like a really great class. Good job an...Wow, sounds like a really great class. Good job and you certainly have a whole heap of cotton to spin. <br />Looks like a lot of spinning goodness in the future.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.com