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Entry for May 30, 2006
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YEAH,  I figured how to edit this thing :}.  Now if I can just remember how the next time I need to, hehe.

Well, here is my spinning wheel and you can see that I have almost finished filling the spool.  You can also see the ball of yarn I have already spun, I will ply the one on the spool (on the wheel) with the ball to have a two ply skein of yarn.  It will be about baby weight.   The reason I bring this up is I scored a coup on ebay. :}  I got some yak down (the very soft coat underneath the long coarse hair) for $19, including shipping and handling.  And it was 8oz, ALRIGHT :}.  I knit some up about 2 years ago that I had someone else spin for me and oh my goodness, it was soooooooo soft, almost like butter going through my fingers.  I debated if I really wanted to give it away as a gift (a scarf), but my better self won out and the gift was given. :}  That 200 yards of yarn had cost me $60 (40 for the down fiber and 20 to spin it).  So you can imagine my excitement to get this for $19. (evil grin).  I'll let you know how the spinning goes after I finish the spool that I need to finish on the wheel first. :}

Ah, sometimes life is good. :}

2006-05-30 21:03:13 GMT


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