Editor's Yarn

Friday's Spin In and Other Stuff
Editors Yarn: OK so by now everyone in the NPSW knows that they should be thinking about the Spin In in the lobby of the North Peace Cultural Centre on Friday the 15th. Hope to see you all there. Who knows maybe I'll actually make it this time! Master Spinner's Homework: I am just spinning the most delectible fleece today. It is a Rideau Arcott fleece that I bought from Jody McLean. She keeps the cleanest fleeces. I decided to spin it in the grease. This fleece is for the last assignment that I need to do to complete my level 1 of my Master Spinner certificate. I have spent a great deal of time this year completing a book of breeds where I take ten different breeds of sheep research them and spin the fibre from them and give my observations as I process the wool. I have also completed an assignment where I took ten different natural dyes and dyed homespun yarn with several mordants. I have finally completed my book on all the research in taking a fleece from the sheeps back to a final product which includes the characteristics of wool, through to the shearing process, the washing process, the spinning process, the equipment used, and blending wool with silk. It has been a joy to work over the year (since last July) and see the process coming to completion. I will try to include some pictures but as of now I'm trying to figure out why this blog will accept some of my pictures and not others. Keep checking back to have a look at what I've been up to. Previous Post: I hope you all had an opportunity to check out the picture of the drop spindle. I bought this great little item from Ray Thompson in Keremeos, B.C. He has excellent workmanship and I recommend him highly if you are in the market for a drop spindle or a Turkish spindle or mini combs. He does have a website which I will include in the links.