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Cindy I have cotton you can try. I don't spin much cotton so you can have some of mine for free. It is a very short fiber. Needs to be spun finely with lots of twist which means fast treadling and slow drafting. You need to use your smallest whorl on your Ashford. Email or IM me Linda Shelhamer lindas5252...
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I have been knitting since I was a kid, and spinning since the early 80's. For about 20 years I spun almost every piece of yarn that I knit. Now I do more dying and knitting than anything else, but I bought some dyed fiber at Stitches West a couple weeks ago, every bit of that is spun up, and I am...
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Hi there is a very active spinning community near Helena including Laurel Orthmeyer, Elaine Hammer, and Tulasi Zimmer of http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/ When you are ready I'll give you the information of how to contact all of them. I'm very active in our state organization Montana Association...
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Hi Ann--I'm down in Billings. Weather is a super bummer here on Sunday. Curious how do you dehair your cashmere. Linda
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Ah yes the famous day with no voice. I felt sorry for all my students at Snake River last year. I'm usually quite healthy but you all had to put up with a hoarse, coughing Linda. I'm skipping Snake River this year cause I'm teaching in Alberta that weekend. I love to buy stuff at Snake River...
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Hi all, I'm an oldy spinner been at it since 1983. I can remember exactly when I learned to spin. It did not come easy to me as I tried to fit it in between working full-time and 4 kids. But that was long ago and I still love it. I'm not sure which I like more spinning or dyeing and of course...
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Hello everyone! I raise Shetland and Shetland/Romney X sheep here in Montana. I am happy to be here. I do some spinning, although not as much as I'd like. I have 2 wheels and will be taking a drop spindle class on the 28th. I can't wait. I love needle felting and utilize my wool that way. I have...