tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post8313036901463614566..comments2024-03-28T20:32:53.031-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: Last of the Alpaca ProjectsLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-83117848428154292242013-03-26T11:19:52.632-05:002013-03-26T11:19:52.632-05:00This is lovely, and perfect for some of my handspu...This is lovely, and perfect for some of my handspun as well that has so much character I don't want to make it too dense or complicated so that the yarn can speak. Love your blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091364896571307978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-22349724398650952272007-09-12T10:12:00.000-05:002007-09-12T10:12:00.000-05:00Leigh, the yarn and scarf are beautiful! The open...Leigh, the yarn and scarf are beautiful! The open lace pattern really lends itself nicely to the "no memory" alpaca...<BR/><BR/>Alpaca and (angora!) are two I don't mind working with as raw fiber....I have met very few fleece that I have enjoyed working in the grease, but I did do one BL from B. Levin that was fabulous!cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-6774023701839586972007-09-03T00:39:00.000-05:002007-09-03T00:39:00.000-05:00Nope, no blog. If truth be told it's remarkable t...Nope, no blog. If truth be told it's remarkable that I could figure out how to leave a comment! Dial-up on an ageing laptop in a 1923 farmhouse, that's how it is around here.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your opinion on spinning grease fleece; I don't like the stickiness as the grease (with a YEAR's worth of dirt mixed in) gets on my hands.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to have found your blog. I have a Glimakra standard loom, and now that the heat may be easing up, I'm eager to get back to it. I've been needing to read about some weaving progress to inspire me. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>-- VictoriaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156763907848627386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-53386425699684122172007-09-02T20:48:00.000-05:002007-09-02T20:48:00.000-05:00Nice spinning. What a nice color it is. Most of ...Nice spinning. What a nice color it is. Most of the stuff I've spun is more of a cinnimon color. Your's is much nicer. Love the scarf, to.<BR/><BR/>BTW: Thanks for the comment on the W-O-T-M shawl. This is my first shawl and it's turning out okay.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191706595033332028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-83982703017984688442007-09-02T14:18:00.000-05:002007-09-02T14:18:00.000-05:00the scarf has turned out nicely - it looks nearly ...the scarf has turned out nicely - it looks nearly like very loose bobbin lace:) I started to spin some of the black alpaca top I bought recently - and find it rather annoying that I have so little time right now! I could sit and spin for hours, though I have - as I usually do - the problem that I start thicker and slowly go thinner and thinner. I do spin unwashed fibre too - I don't mind the dust it contains so much and the change after washing is really stunning! if you ever get your hands on some suri alpaca, try this out too - it is quite different from the other and even shinier as a yarn.Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-11457965166376033212007-09-02T11:48:00.000-05:002007-09-02T11:48:00.000-05:00Cathy, I absolutely agree that alpaca is an addict...Cathy, I absolutely agree that alpaca is an addictive fiber. It's been added to my list of top spinning favorites!<BR/><BR/>Victoria, your profile isn't available for public viewing, so if you have a blog, I can't visit it! I like your idea of adding the garter stitches and rows; I think it would frame the open part beautifully. <BR/><BR/>I tried spinning both washed and unwashed alpaca, and ended up spinning the unwashed. That seems to save a step as I wash my yarn anyway. From all the comments I received regarding this, it seems that most alpaca spinners don't wash it before spinning. One exception was spinning white alpaca, which was preferred washed first. I have yet to spin white alpaca however. My objection to spinning raw fleece has been the grease, which alpaca doesn't have. Besides gunking up my wheel, the grease traps dirt and once it is twisted into yarn, is more difficult to remove. This is a personal preference however. There are many who prefer spinning in the grease! I'm just not one of them :) Alpaca though, was fine to spin raw.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-11728074978374538232007-09-02T11:17:00.000-05:002007-09-02T11:17:00.000-05:00Leigh,I love how your spinning turned out. The sc...Leigh,<BR/><BR/>I love how your spinning turned out. The scarf is so pretty. I have made several similar scarves over the years, except with the first and last 4 rows in garter st and either the first 2 sts of each non-garter row knitted OR the first and last 2 sts knitted, in case you'd like some easy variations to try. i use either #11 or #13 needles, and sock-weight-ish yarns, usually. <BR/><BR/>So do you recommend washing alpaca first, or not?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>-- Victoria in NCUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156763907848627386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-26413960720413643512007-09-02T07:15:00.000-05:002007-09-02T07:15:00.000-05:00Alpaca is addictive. Lovely spinning!!Alpaca is addictive. Lovely spinning!!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733284959927260751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-46714643098068128092007-09-01T18:08:00.000-05:002007-09-01T18:08:00.000-05:00Barbara, I'm lucky to have a lot of free time at t...Barbara, I'm lucky to have a lot of free time at this time in my life! This alpaca does have a little luster, just enough to make a lovely yarn.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-70145840473329081512007-09-01T17:53:00.000-05:002007-09-01T17:53:00.000-05:00Do you every sleep?What a cool scarf!!! Knit with...Do you every sleep?<BR/>What a cool scarf!!! Knit with the most beautiful brown alpaca. Is the alpaca that shiny or is the flash on your camera. Every alpaca I've spun was so dull.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.com