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altivoDeadlines met, show pieces turned in. Just. Now it's time to move on toward the next deadline, which is getting the fursuit ready for MFF I think.
Tess seemed fine this morning but has a slight limp this evening. We aren't supposed to remove the tape and pad until tomorrow.I didn't let her outside this afternoon because of the limp and not wanting her on uneven ground. Left a note for John to make sure I've got it right.
The cashmere and silk yarn surprised me. Once it was plied together (one strand of fine silk, one of cashmere) I ended up with just 100 yards, which was more or less on target. The skein weighed only 0.2 ounces. That comes out to 500 yards per ounce or 8000 yards per pound, an extremely light and fine yarn for handspun. Until a couple of months ago I'd never have believed I could do that. The reverse twist created in plying causes the cashmere to "halo" or become feathery, so the finished yarn feels much thicker than it really is, though it still is obviously very, very fine. Extremely soft and yet resilient, and the silk gives it strength for firm knitting or weaving. I'm not sure I want to actually spin a couple thousand yards of it, which is what would be needed to make anything significant of it, but it's still very interesting.
Tess seemed fine this morning but has a slight limp this evening. We aren't supposed to remove the tape and pad until tomorrow.I didn't let her outside this afternoon because of the limp and not wanting her on uneven ground. Left a note for John to make sure I've got it right.
The cashmere and silk yarn surprised me. Once it was plied together (one strand of fine silk, one of cashmere) I ended up with just 100 yards, which was more or less on target. The skein weighed only 0.2 ounces. That comes out to 500 yards per ounce or 8000 yards per pound, an extremely light and fine yarn for handspun. Until a couple of months ago I'd never have believed I could do that. The reverse twist created in plying causes the cashmere to "halo" or become feathery, so the finished yarn feels much thicker than it really is, though it still is obviously very, very fine. Extremely soft and yet resilient, and the silk gives it strength for firm knitting or weaving. I'm not sure I want to actually spin a couple thousand yards of it, which is what would be needed to make anything significant of it, but it's still very interesting.
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