[Ansteorra-Textiles] Check-in

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Hi from San Antonio,

Joellen, have you ever thought about learning to weave?  Wide pieces would 
certainly eat up yarn stashes though narrow wares would, too.  Making room 
for a loom can be difficult, but there are sometimes places where you can 
rent time and space on a loom.  Just a thought.

My mother lives in Spring, and I visit her a few times a year.  I'll get her 
to look around at resources.

As for me checking in, I'm busy with school and the barony (Bjornsborg = San 
Antonio).  I'm in an ornament club, so I'm at least doing some sewing and 
other crafty things for that.  I got some new fiber at Kid 'n Ewe, so I'm 
anxious to get back on the wheel.

I'm looking to do an intro sprang class at Candlemas.  Max # students is 
6-8, but if anyone is at Candlemas, stop in to see if there's room.  If not, 
I do get around and can always teach another time.

Happy Holidays!





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> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:25:22 -0600
> From: Highly Unlikely <highly_unlikely at hotmail.com>
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> Hi Gail,
>
>  My name is Joellen and have been spinning about three years or so. I was 
> hooked the moment I tried it. While my stash of fleeces and finished yarns 
> stacked all over the bed room drives him crazy, he does tell other people 
> what I do with a note of pride when he thinks I can't hear.
>
>  I started doing this as an outcropping of genealogical research of all 
> things. I wanted to know why people had so few change of outfits unlike we 
> do today. In my head I knew the answer but, being the person I am, I 
> wanted a hands-on experience. It didn't take long for me to get the answer 
> I was looking for and by then I was obsessed with fiber. I have been know 
> to spin the cotton from medicine bottles if I am out of wool!
>
>  As I accumulated skiens, I realized there was no way I could ever crochet 
> all the yarn I'd made. So now I put some of it on eBay, make gifts of it 
> to my crochet and knitting friends, spin some of it as lace-weight and 
> tight for those who enjoy tablet weaving, and even have a shop near-by who 
> takes my offerings on consignment. I even left and information card with 
> the local library. I've not had anyone want yarn from that source, but, I 
> have taught four other people including a man how to spin.
>
>  Currently I am planning to make a couple of costumes, one medieval and 
> one early american. As a request from a pre-kindergarten and first grade 
> teacher to do a demonstration on the different kinds of wool and how the 
> fiber was spun. I am looking forward to this. Who knows ? There might be 
> one or two out there who want to try it!
>
> Love to talk about fiber!
>
> Joellen