Yelp! It came quickly; or so it seems! There it was--right in front of my face--Tour de Fleece! beginning July 5-- Someone posted, teams were being formed, instructions given—oil those wheels, prepare your fibers, join a team or not, create a challenge for yourself; think of any obstacles that you might face as you begin this journey of spinning your way into history!
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I have my handy dandy little traveling bag for fiber and of course, my lovable spindle included. I opened the bag (as if I hadn't seen inside for months), there was the silky smooth luxury fiber that was spun some time ago--balled straight from the shaft.
The lovely colors of the silk fiber doesn't come through with a camera lenses--
you can barely seen my adorable spindle. I must have 100 spindles (I kid you not) but this one is my favorite!
trust me, this is a bright color
Here is my handy dandy bag that contains two hanks of bombyx hand dyed silk--no, I didn't dye it.
We did dye silk roving many moons ago--but that story is for another time==back to the bag--I received from my not so loved sister-in-law. I thought to myself, what am I going to do with this!!
wonders never seem to amaze me--my brain kicked in and low and behold--a solution to carry my precious spindle and silk fibers.
And if you are working with silk, be sure include hand lotion--you think your hands are smooth as 'silk'--ha ha--those little rough nicks of skin catch in silk!
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