tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post6823576098190886055..comments2024-02-02T04:15:21.476-06:00Comments on Simply Playing: Shetland - Yes Please!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620674987278960549noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post-64457876377295755102015-06-02T16:38:14.628-05:002015-06-02T16:38:14.628-05:00Do pick up some Shetland at your next festival. I...Do pick up some Shetland at your next festival. It is a wonderful fiber for spinning and can have a nice halo to it too. I'll bet it would blend beautifully with your Alpaca fiber too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620674987278960549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post-81703533883748623512015-06-02T16:36:29.533-05:002015-06-02T16:36:29.533-05:00Thanks so much! Try spinning different fibers. I...Thanks so much! Try spinning different fibers. I'm definitely better with longer fibers like Shetland or BFL and not so good with short fibers like Merino.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620674987278960549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post-4871303981930938412015-06-02T16:34:29.567-05:002015-06-02T16:34:29.567-05:00I love darning socks. It feels so good to save th...I love darning socks. It feels so good to save them from the garbage. Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620674987278960549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post-35953092951063130242015-05-31T15:51:01.172-05:002015-05-31T15:51:01.172-05:00Hooray! Yes, thankful for the internet. I am gla...Hooray! Yes, thankful for the internet. I am glad that you were able to fix it and that you had another skein of that handspun. I still haven't spun shetland yet. Maybe this year I will pick some up at a festival.<br /><br />AndreaWonderWhyGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427923229119655073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post-4888266154365203882015-05-30T02:29:02.040-05:002015-05-30T02:29:02.040-05:00Wow that is both brave and amazing, I also totally...Wow that is both brave and amazing, I also totally impressed that you spun that yarn too, my spinning isn't that great currently.<br />what a fab way to estead the life of the vest, and it totally looks amazing. Awesome!<br />SxShelley https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652422697058680706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700122686263848907.post-62464564579776764132015-05-29T12:29:52.943-05:002015-05-29T12:29:52.943-05:00I love that color! Good for you to fix the vest. ...I love that color! Good for you to fix the vest. I have a couple of socks that need darning, good idea to check the internet!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498581309360667992noreply@blogger.com