tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post2339743905787686626..comments2024-03-29T00:44:53.283-07:00Comments on sock prĂ˜n.: etsy fridayaijahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719758263070679884noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-90479657849709717562007-08-08T00:38:00.000-07:002007-08-08T00:38:00.000-07:00all set.all set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-5300102438320170422007-08-06T16:56:00.000-07:002007-08-06T16:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for all the cool etsy shop links!Thanks for all the cool etsy shop links!Avriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556153085853884424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-73895642830998813502007-08-06T06:41:00.000-07:002007-08-06T06:41:00.000-07:00I'd love to hear what you think of each of the soa...I'd love to hear what you think of each of the soap "flavors" when you try them! That handspun almost looks like Koigu!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532520712528416610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-75840904028591207982007-08-04T08:59:00.000-07:002007-08-04T08:59:00.000-07:00LOVE that squooosy yarn! I was at work yesterday a...LOVE that squooosy yarn! <BR/><BR/>I was at work yesterday and someone said "hey, it's Friday! Etsy Friday!" You're a rockstar!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Frost Fish Cove recommendation. I've been meaning to try them. Have you tried Daisycakes Soap yet?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076179400397222538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-79281100055484027142007-08-04T08:22:00.000-07:002007-08-04T08:22:00.000-07:00Hello Aija! Congratulations of your work and your...Hello Aija! Congratulations of your work and your Etsy store's success. I am a fan! For your Etsy Friday posts, do you actually buy the items you put up?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I enjoy checking out your Etsy shop for the beautiful stitch markers and roving as well. (I do not spin, but would be very interested to learn how).The Knittymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669230093238151226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-41842174645803783732007-08-03T09:19:00.000-07:002007-08-03T09:19:00.000-07:00Thank goodness I'm heading out on Vacay tomorrow o...Thank goodness I'm heading out on Vacay tomorrow otherwise I'd be on etsy right now! I am exercising restraint though because who knows what cool stuff awaits during the road trip. Ya know?hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687465201518131269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-3358067139873522702007-08-03T09:18:00.000-07:002007-08-03T09:18:00.000-07:00Well at least we know that if everyone other etsy ...Well at least we know that if everyone other etsy shop mysteriously disappears, you and Alyson will still maintain each other's shops ;)<BR/><BR/>And that worsted yarn? Yum. When I saw it on Alyson's blog, I drooled a bit...Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10441551078939498647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-27542851224729979822007-08-03T08:55:00.000-07:002007-08-03T08:55:00.000-07:00I think that's so cool that Alyson bought your rov...I think that's so cool that Alyson bought your roving, spun it, and you bought it back! That's something I'd do! It is gorgeous. She does such a great job spinning. I'll have to puruse her shop when I get back from my vacation. I've never knit with hand-spun before...lexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349151799470816752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-61677505207074929572007-08-03T07:58:00.000-07:002007-08-03T07:58:00.000-07:00Uh, oops....just bought two pounds of soap.And som...Uh, oops....just bought two pounds of soap.<BR/><BR/>And some laundry detergent.<BR/><BR/>Heh. Heh. *shrug*Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670791696220623341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-54302179388652386512007-08-03T07:48:00.000-07:002007-08-03T07:48:00.000-07:00Oh how I love your etsy Friday posts - but my bank...Oh how I love your etsy Friday posts - but my bank account is screaming!! That handspun from your roving is delicious!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025014995771360052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-42525422807298261302007-08-03T07:46:00.000-07:002007-08-03T07:46:00.000-07:00totally checking out the soap!totally checking out the soap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-79287511674544908412007-08-03T07:20:00.000-07:002007-08-03T07:20:00.000-07:00Ok, I'm picturing your house starting to look like...Ok, I'm picturing your house starting to look like an etsy warehouse. :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-65297413490692437032007-08-03T07:19:00.000-07:002007-08-03T07:19:00.000-07:00Yay! Thanks *blush* ;-)I love my Moo cards - I sh...Yay! Thanks *blush* ;-)<BR/><BR/>I love my Moo cards - I should have ordered more of that one, though, because it's my favourite. <BR/><BR/>That soap....mmm. I'm supposed to be on a soap moratorium....but I'm also supposed to be on a roving and sock yarn moratorium, and I'm willing to bet you could take a guess at how that's working out.<BR/><BR/>Okay, so spinning bulky - the best way I've found to do it - and it really works well with superwash merino - is to let the fiber take control. I split this roving, I think, right in the middle, then split each half longways maybe three or four times. I drafted out a bit, attached it to my leader, and treadled somewhat slowly on a lower ratio setting (I think I may have used the lowest - all my spinning is starting to run together.) Basically, rather than keeping a pinch with the forward hand and drafting with the back hand, I just used my forward hand to guide a bit and my back hand to draft out, without taking too much control of the fiber. If you start with a bulky single and let the twist travel (slowly) down the fiber, it's kind of just going to automatically pull that same amount of fiber, and if you get a thick spot, you can slow down and let it out a bit. The fact that you're treadling slow at a lower ratio means that the twist isn't hitting the fiber so fast that you can't control the working fiber, and backing some of the twist off if you need to is easy to do...does that make sense at all? I used a similar technique with soy silk; I've found that with certain fibers or desired weights, it's easiest to let the twist travel down the fiber rather than trying to confine it to the drafting triangle. (I wonder if I'm a spinning heathen for doing that?)Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670791696220623341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-84726473004564583762007-08-03T07:15:00.000-07:002007-08-03T07:15:00.000-07:00Lovely yarn...but I was really taken by the delici...Lovely yarn...but I was really taken by the delicious selection of handmade soap...and I'm really not a special soap person. I'll have to look into that Etsy store!Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683780476959924300noreply@blogger.com