tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021124444138903772.post5532504570817346411..comments2024-01-24T17:59:23.444+11:00Comments on Cat's Tale: A Test Knit and A Chance With A Spinning Wheel: Part IIICathy Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962518540466499644noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021124444138903772.post-57961407037576417002012-09-22T05:19:50.313+10:002012-09-22T05:19:50.313+10:00What a soft and light cowl! Yes...possum fur is su...What a soft and light cowl! Yes...possum fur is supposed to be lovely mixed with wool for felting or knitted up. The shaft of each hair is hollow, so it is supposed to trap heat and make very warm garments!Heather Woollovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791330032093043536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021124444138903772.post-21218348438083812612012-09-22T05:00:47.455+10:002012-09-22T05:00:47.455+10:00I love that cowl! I'm surprised it only took y...I love that cowl! I'm surprised it only took you six days to knit it, looks like a pretty good sized project. You are speedy!<br /><br />Your books sounds interesting. Sometimes I'd read a book or magazine article for the nostalgia. Yesterday I bumped into someone graduated from 北师大附中. Nothing like being able to recall the same places when I'm away for so long. Need to plan a trip back!Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391126553849547771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021124444138903772.post-81801410015635359262012-09-21T22:50:41.775+10:002012-09-21T22:50:41.775+10:00Thank you for the clarification!! I'm so glad ...Thank you for the clarification!! I'm so glad I have you here to provide this knowledge, nothing like getting it from someone who's really in the know :DCathy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962518540466499644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021124444138903772.post-73116856482568370542012-09-21T21:54:46.305+10:002012-09-21T21:54:46.305+10:00Nice looking yarn for a newbie spinner! Ah yes, t...Nice looking yarn for a newbie spinner! Ah yes, the toils of alpaca fiber. I think most of us breeders just prefer to call it "fiber", it's definitely not a wool and we do consider it to be a "fleece" ... I personally am not picky as to what people call my alpaca as long as they aren't calling them Emu's LOL. Dutch Hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649649624289370612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021124444138903772.post-25051714700132064862012-09-21T20:12:11.970+10:002012-09-21T20:12:11.970+10:00That cowl is lovely and it looks like your class w...That cowl is lovely and it looks like your class was very educational.<br /><br />One thing, Alpaca is not hair. I'm not sure what your instructor's background is with the fiber but as someone who breeds them, raises them for their fleece and also sorts fiber for production for other farms, I can tell you that it is fleece. Just like Angora, Lincoln, etc, it has different characteristics from "standard wool" especially because it doesn't have lanolin but that does not make it hair. WonderWhyGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427923229119655073noreply@blogger.com