Ode to the Fiber Fest, cont…
Picture it, the barn that is: hay, critters, pens, dirt floor, boots,
wood, and more…
Move the wool to the mill – truck, shear, bundle, stack and spin…
Get it in my suitcase at the fiber fest – truck, tent, dirt, hay, sneeze, table, bag, ground (while I enjoy some fried dough)…
After all this, one just has to ask the question:
How Barny IS It?
just l@@k @all that dirt!~!
Well, my little city friends, we are giving this
3 
‘s out of a possible 4…
We LOVE THAT!
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And the Best News for my 3Barny Wool is that after it got a soapy hot water DUNK, I was rewarded with this:
a nice, soft, beautiful piece of wooly goodness.
A little of my own elbow grease and I have something I can’t get anywhere else!
Wow, is it a different color after washing?
Different Color? Nope – that’s DIRT in that water – the yarn is still Natural Grey – which still looks Brown to me… :)
(Swatch picture not taken in Natural Light, though…)
Have you ever knitted with Peace Fleece? I don’t think I’ve seen any mention of it here, but it’s one of my favorites. Very rustic stuff, but it softens up considerably when washed.
I also really love Beaverslide yarn. It smells just like wildflowers when you open the box. :-)
Jeeze, I bet a lot of that is carding/spinning oil. I had a 10% weight loss on a bump of unspun fiber, how disappointing! But it does change the hand of the fabric, no doubt.
Geez LooooEeez! Between my Elbow Grease and all that Spinning Oil, I’m getting a craving for some French Fries!