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I must admit that I love wool, whether as yarn or fabric. It keeps you warm in winter and in comfortable in summer and can be spun to any thickness effectively. Now that I have a washing machine with a wool\/handwash setting and there is Superwash, is unlikely to languish at the bottom of the washbasket after one outing. Even my sheepskins are machine washable.<\/p>\n

After my recent weekend jaunt to History Boot Camp<\/a>, I am fired with the desire to create my own handspun. I took to spinning fairly well, not surprisingly given that I have had an affinity for all things crafty all my life. That in itself is not surprising as I recently discovered that my maternal grandmother had been something of a smallholder. Amongst other things, she grew her own flax which she spun and wove into fabric and made much sought after items ranging from horse blankets to fine linen shirts. Impressed? I was! If you know anything about the making of linen, you will know just how much effort is required to turn the plant into fibres manually <\/em>before you even begin to turn it into thread.<\/p>\n

I have no great desire to spin linen – it is easy enough to buy and lacks the springy comfort of wool – though I am currently braiding some into corset laces. Wool, on the other hand, I do find an attractive proposition and with the drop spindle I picked up for 50p, I may give it a go soon. I much preferred using a spinning wheel, but that is both beyond my present means and I’d have nowhere to put it. So many things to do, so little space\/time\/resources. Ho Hum!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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