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Tour de Fleece - RAH!
I must be out of my mind, such as it is.
However, I let my fellow spinners talk me into signing up for the Tour de Fleece. This is a hand spinning event that coincides with the Tour de France bicycle race. You set a goal, and spin every day that the racers are riding (and can take off the days when they do not ride, usually two) from July 4 until the race ends on July 26.
I have set myself what I think will be an easy goal. I have 8 ounces of a merino wool and cotton blend here waiting to be spun. I will spin it on my book charkha, a tiny portable spinning tool that I can easily carry to work with me, with the object of creating a fine but usable yarn that I can still turn into a project for the show in October.
Progress details to be posted here, with the occasional photo.
*wags quietly*
However, I let my fellow spinners talk me into signing up for the Tour de Fleece. This is a hand spinning event that coincides with the Tour de France bicycle race. You set a goal, and spin every day that the racers are riding (and can take off the days when they do not ride, usually two) from July 4 until the race ends on July 26.
I have set myself what I think will be an easy goal. I have 8 ounces of a merino wool and cotton blend here waiting to be spun. I will spin it on my book charkha, a tiny portable spinning tool that I can easily carry to work with me, with the object of creating a fine but usable yarn that I can still turn into a project for the show in October.
Progress details to be posted here, with the occasional photo.
*wags quietly*