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Tue, 2008-07-08 17:52 — Donski

Well finally got a chance to use my new Drum Carder.. wasn't really sure what I was doing but fortunately there are some great videos on youtube by a lady called Rexenne.. I have carded about 100g of Gold, White, Black and Chocolate Angora fibre for the next project, the Queen Anne Shawl by Mmario. Might look a bit weird in four colours but it's really a practice piece blending and plying and hopefully knitting up. Should be fun. Anyhow the carding is over with..now onto spinning :)
Don

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Wed, 2008-07-09 12:56 — PaganCub
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who needs knitting when we

who needs knitting when we can stare at your pic all day? ::wipes drool from mouth::

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Wed, 2008-07-09 11:10 — Crafty Andy
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Visit Crafty Andy's Blog

Visit Crafty Andy's Blog Spinning while at the beach is fun, do you spin in the nude lol! Woof!

Wed, 2008-07-09 07:37 — Donski
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I'm thinking of grabbing a

I'm thinking of grabbing a handful of each in sequence, white, gold, black and chocolate. I will do 2 bobbins following this sequence then I will ply them together. The result should be a very gradual merge of the colours on the final yarn. The colours are very subtle so I think it should work as a kind of shading over the whole piece rather than blocks of colour. :) Keep everything crossed for me so I dont just make a horrid mess LOL !
Don

Wed, 2008-07-09 07:02 — MMario
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hmmmmmmmm......I can see

hmmmmmmmm......I can see gold, shading into white, into the chocolate, into the black. Or versa-vicey. should be striking either way. Since you can blend to your heart's content, it may take a bit of work, but I think it's going to be a wowser.

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Wed, 2008-07-09 02:47 — Donski
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LOL guys.. hey back to

LOL guys.. hey back to knitting !

Tue, 2008-07-08 23:34 — jedwards
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i got to agree with Jack on

i got to agree with Jack on this damn your hot

Tue, 2008-07-08 20:41 — Jack
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What was that? Something

What was that? Something about a carder? I'm totally distracted by your photo.