A Little More About The Workshop

Monday was a strange day.... I slept like a demon on Sunday night, and then Monday afternoon I conked out again. Still in between it all I did manage to get some work done on my level 3 homework. I have silk spun for my needlework. I still have to do a little more. But it is going better than expected.

Meanwhile I took some pictures from the Sock Workshop....

This was our manual.... full of excellent information...

We tried a superwash wool which I actually am dead set against since I really hate all the new fangled wools on the market that have been chemically tampered with. Superwash is wool that has had the scales removed by chemically treating it and then dipping it in plastic in order to change it enough to avoid felting.... thus making a washable wool. Would you want that on your baby.... I don't think so... and quite frankly I wouldn't want to put it on me either.... but I did try a sample and this is it.... it was quite soft but man, all those chemicals... why can't humans leave something perfect alone....

We tried wool blends with a nylon called Firestar and has a really amazing shininess to it.... still though it is nylon.... yuck!
I liked this sample the most.... it is a Blue Faced Liecester wool (BFL) and silk blend and felt lovely. The gold stuff has bamboo in it and also goes through a serious chemical process.
This was a self striping yarn where I used a Navajo ply method to keep the blocks of colour in tact...
This was a really harsh yarn that I didn't like the feel of but spun like a dream... Bamboo/Mohair/wool blend and would make an awesome sturdy yarn for a work sock in cool colours. Maybe it would soften with washing... hmm... maybe I'll have to try it...

And after all is said and done I now have the warp for the Big j.c. done..... woohoo.
I am working on a silk sample for my level 3 so that's what I'm off to do.... that and watch a movie.... see ya!