Monthly Archives: February 2007
The Emerald City Messenger
The Emerald City Messenger is coming along beautifully – at last! This is the prototype of sorts, as future messengers will have a few minor modifications from this original pattern; but The Emerald City Messenger is the forerunner of them all. No pictures today, unfortunately, as I am so close to getting a valid bag [...]
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Slowly But Surely
Spinning is gradually getting faster and smoother – hooray! I’ve been predrafting more frequently, and have modified the Scotch tension system on the wheel. Instead of a cotton/hemp band with a spring, it’s now an elastic drive band that was cut in half and knotted in the necessary places. It’s made a world of difference [...]
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Spinning Wheel!
The spinning wheel is in! Now to just learn how to use it… She’s a beauty, and is proving to be a challenge to manage – having a really rough time getting the tension set at a point that the yarn gets taken up, but the wheel and treadle still move. Anyone out there have [...]
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New Fiber Shipment In!
We recently got our shipment of SoySilk, Mulberry (Bombyx) Silk and Merino wool in – all are incredibly beautiful and gloriously soft! Can’t wait to start working with these three fibers! In bag news, The Emerald City Messenger was coming along so nicely – until the corner of the front flap was hit. It’s due [...]
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