I too use a higher speed when plying?but I sometimes start slower so I can see what the yarn looks like before I speed up. After a ply for a bit, I pull the yarn off the bobbin and inspect both how it hangs in a loop and what the twist angle looks like. These days I sometimes need a magnifying glass to do this for fine yarns. It should not hang in a balanced loop unless the singles were freshly spun but how far to the plying side the loop is twisted gives me a hint. I like my yarn a bit over-plied, btw. The twist angle is more important to me. I want it to be around 45-60 degrees when it is pulled off the bobbin. The twist angle going into the orifice lies. For some reason, that no one can explain to me with physics, a little twist vanishes between the orifice and the bobbing - at lease for me. I then aim for a slightly higher twist angle going into the orifice.?
I do periodic checks as I'm plying?also.?
I’m almost done spinning singles from a project I started at least 2 years ago. I’m using my matchless with the high speed whorl and high speed bobbins to make a fine yarn. As a two ply it looks like a light fingering/heavy lace weight.
When I ply, would I also continue to use the high speed whorl and bobbins? I wondered if it would add too much twist. I only have two high speed bobbins so just planning whether I need to rewind the singles so I can do the plying.
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I am the last person who should opine, since I'm still pretty much a from-the-gut spinner who doesn't think much about what she's doing or why, but like Sarah I usually ply?at a higher ratio than I spin - usually just go up (or down, I guess) to the next fastest whorl. And basically it's because I want the plying to go fast. As Sarah says, you should be able get the results you want either way, you'll just have to adjust your speed and handling of the singles differently.
It'll be satisfying to get those plied and finished!
--Therese Thérèse Shere
Freelance indexing & digital information design
It depends ?
If you use the high speed setup you’ll have to see how fast twist is going in and adjust how fast you are feeding the yarn into the wheel to get the amount of twist you want.
If you use your regular whorl and bobbins and a slower ratio but you’ll have to do the same monitoring you get the amount of twist you want, and you will probably have to treadle faster or feed the yarn in slower to get the same amount of twist in.
I almost always ply at a higher ratio than I spin but thats because I don’t want it to take any longer than it has to.
Sarah
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It depends ?
If you use the high speed setup you’ll have to see how fast twist is going in and adjust how fast you are feeding the yarn into the wheel to get the amount of twist you want.
If you use your regular whorl and bobbins and a slower ratio but you’ll have to do the same monitoring you get the amount of twist you want, and you will probably have to treadle faster or feed the yarn in slower to get the same amount of twist in.
I almost always ply at a higher ratio than I spin but thats because I don’t want it to take any longer than it has to.
Sarah
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On May 10, 2020, at 4:54 PM, Stephannie Roy <stephannie.roy@...> wrote:
?I’m almost done spinning singles from a project I started at least 2 years ago. I’m using my matchless with the high speed whorl and high speed bobbins to make a fine yarn. As a two ply it looks like a light fingering/heavy lace weight.
When I ply, would I also continue to use the high speed whorl and bobbins? I wondered if it would add too much twist. I only have two high speed bobbins so just planning whether I need to rewind the singles so I can do the plying.
Steph
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I’m almost done spinning singles from a project I started at least 2 years ago. I’m using my matchless with the high speed whorl and high speed bobbins to make a fine yarn. As a two ply it looks like a light fingering/heavy lace weight.
When I ply, would I also continue to use the high speed whorl and bobbins? I wondered if it would add too much twist. I only have two high speed bobbins so just planning whether I need to rewind the singles so I can do the plying.
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Learned a lot about my sewing machine today
I finished sewing my hemp top today. When I went to switch to zigzag to stabilize the handwoven fabric before cutting, I suddenly saw that I have a number of straight stitch options. I have one that locks at the beginning and end of the seam and one that does reverse automatically at the beginning and the end.?
I used the one that reverses and found it works quite well. It solved the problem of trying to reverse while holding down the button and manipulating the fabric. I will try the lock option the next time I sew.
While I was reading the manual (something I only did at the beginning and when I was troubleshooting), I realized that there is another presser foot with a button to lock the level to go over fat seams. I tried it on the hem of the top and it works much better to go over the thicker seams. It is called a zigzag foot. The other one that I was using is called the satin foot. I liked the satin foot a little bit more because it is transparent so you can see more of the fabric. But this one works far better for sewing over seams.
Who knows what else I'll discover the next time I sew?
The top came out great. I now have to finish weaving the trim to sew it on and finish the top.
-- Jaya
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And to you question ... how much buttoning and un-buttoning?do you end up doing??
I have cardis with "some" buttons, no buttons, and missing buttons.
i like hems but I would not have a mitered corner ... make the bottom the full width and make the front band stop at the top of the hem.
Probably points will be deducted for this ...
erica avoiding doing taxes :-)
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 10:26 AM erica knitzz < knitzz@...> wrote: Just "starting" to read your post ... got me down a rabbit hole of how MUCH I enjoy the Engineering Mindset of the Fair isle/Norgi/deepDive Thinking Knitters who FEARlessly plan and knit and re-do ... rinse, wash, repeat :-) THANKS! erica in sunny and peaceFULL jerome Arizona ... the only fighting in town is ALWAYS the humming birds - they are a scientifically predictable constant :-) cosmicCenter Sedona, to the East of me, is throat punching and setting their own hair on fire. My version of entitled is WAY different than your WRONG version of entitled ... and I can prove it!!! So There!!!?
"real" people + new people Prescott, to the West, is reporting LOTS of pay-it-forward and WOW moments :-) Continuing Constant Conversation re: Bad Drivers ... no variation in volume.
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 7:17 AM Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote: I’ve been imagi-knitting (aka planning) my version of the Big Swan Bohus design. This has black and brown swan ‘feathers’ around the neck in a yoke and at the cuffs. The original design is a boat neck pullover. Boat necks look awful on me and I have a number of Bohus pullovers already (and some non-Bohus ones).
This is one of my favorite designs and I want to make a very classic cardigan that I can wear for years to come.
But I don’t want the button band to interrupt the yoke design. Another Bohus knitter has done a version of the Large Lace Collar with a facing that she knit at the same time as the body.? I think I want to do the same BUT I also don’t want ribbing at the bottom and neck. At first I thought I’d do a hem but the thought of trying to knit buttonholes in both the hem and the facing and the front at the same time (top and bottom would have this problem with a mitred hem/facing) and trying to position it correctly is daunting.?
I then moved on to doing an icord hem and neckband (I love the effect of the black at the neck) and doing the folded facing with buttonholes in it. This will work if I start with a provisional CO and then do an icord BO where I BO the facing at the same time as the body at the neck and hem.
BUT, I suddenly had this brilliant idea. I got it from WeaveKnitWear from the top that I am using as a base for my hemp top. In that book, the author has you knit a strip with buttonholes all the way down (it is essentially a strip of buttonholes) which gets sewn on to the front and you use the closest hole to where you position the button. No planning of buttonholes! It also results in invisible buttons when the tunic is buttoned up because the band is sewn to the underside of the overlapping front.
I don’t want to do that on my Bohus but what I thought was that I could put the buttonholes only on the facing so that the buttons are hidden. If I wear it unbuttoned, the buttons will show but if I button it up, they won’t.
What do you think? I think this will work and will be less effort overall than a folded over hem at the neck and bottom. I tried to think of all different ways to do a hem where I wouldn’t have the double bulk of the fold and the facing at the top and bottom and the only other choice is to fold over the facing and make the hem at the top and bottom start after the facing width is accounted for. Then the facing would fold over and be stitched down. And the hems would fold over and be sewn to the edge of the facing. But then I wouldn’t have a fold at the facing and that would look different from the rest of the hem - right in the front where it is most visible.?
Thoughts and other ideas are welcome. I want to start swatching so am trying to get everything down that I need to swatch to do the planning right. --
Jaya
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Just "starting" to read your post ... got me down a rabbit hole of how MUCH I enjoy the Engineering Mindset of the Fair isle/Norgi/deepDive Thinking Knitters who FEARlessly plan and knit and re-do ... rinse, wash, repeat :-) THANKS! erica in sunny and peaceFULL jerome Arizona ... the only fighting in town is ALWAYS the humming birds - they are a scientifically predictable constant :-) cosmicCenter Sedona, to the East of me, is throat punching and setting their own hair on fire. My version of entitled is WAY different than your WRONG version of entitled ... and I can prove it!!! So There!!!?
"real" people + new people Prescott, to the West, is reporting LOTS of pay-it-forward and WOW moments :-) Continuing Constant Conversation re: Bad Drivers ... no variation in volume.
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 7:17 AM Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote: I’ve been imagi-knitting (aka planning) my version of the Big Swan Bohus design. This has black and brown swan ‘feathers’ around the neck in a yoke and at the cuffs. The original design is a boat neck pullover. Boat necks look awful on me and I have a number of Bohus pullovers already (and some non-Bohus ones).
This is one of my favorite designs and I want to make a very classic cardigan that I can wear for years to come.
But I don’t want the button band to interrupt the yoke design. Another Bohus knitter has done a version of the Large Lace Collar with a facing that she knit at the same time as the body.? I think I want to do the same BUT I also don’t want ribbing at the bottom and neck. At first I thought I’d do a hem but the thought of trying to knit buttonholes in both the hem and the facing and the front at the same time (top and bottom would have this problem with a mitred hem/facing) and trying to position it correctly is daunting.?
I then moved on to doing an icord hem and neckband (I love the effect of the black at the neck) and doing the folded facing with buttonholes in it. This will work if I start with a provisional CO and then do an icord BO where I BO the facing at the same time as the body at the neck and hem.
BUT, I suddenly had this brilliant idea. I got it from WeaveKnitWear from the top that I am using as a base for my hemp top. In that book, the author has you knit a strip with buttonholes all the way down (it is essentially a strip of buttonholes) which gets sewn on to the front and you use the closest hole to where you position the button. No planning of buttonholes! It also results in invisible buttons when the tunic is buttoned up because the band is sewn to the underside of the overlapping front.
I don’t want to do that on my Bohus but what I thought was that I could put the buttonholes only on the facing so that the buttons are hidden. If I wear it unbuttoned, the buttons will show but if I button it up, they won’t.
What do you think? I think this will work and will be less effort overall than a folded over hem at the neck and bottom. I tried to think of all different ways to do a hem where I wouldn’t have the double bulk of the fold and the facing at the top and bottom and the only other choice is to fold over the facing and make the hem at the top and bottom start after the facing width is accounted for. Then the facing would fold over and be stitched down. And the hems would fold over and be sewn to the edge of the facing. But then I wouldn’t have a fold at the facing and that would look different from the rest of the hem - right in the front where it is most visible.?
Thoughts and other ideas are welcome. I want to start swatching so am trying to get everything down that I need to swatch to do the planning right. --
Jaya
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Imagi-knitting and need some advice
I’ve been imagi-knitting (aka planning) my version of the Big Swan Bohus design. This has black and brown swan ‘feathers’ around the neck in a yoke and at the cuffs. The original design is a boat neck pullover. Boat necks look awful on me and I have a number of Bohus pullovers already (and some non-Bohus ones).
This is one of my favorite designs and I want to make a very classic cardigan that I can wear for years to come.
But I don’t want the button band to interrupt the yoke design. Another Bohus knitter has done a version of the Large Lace Collar with a facing that she knit at the same time as the body.? I think I want to do the same BUT I also don’t want ribbing at the bottom and neck. At first I thought I’d do a hem but the thought of trying to knit buttonholes in both the hem and the facing and the front at the same time (top and bottom would have this problem with a mitred hem/facing) and trying to position it correctly is daunting.?
I then moved on to doing an icord hem and neckband (I love the effect of the black at the neck) and doing the folded facing with buttonholes in it. This will work if I start with a provisional CO and then do an icord BO where I BO the facing at the same time as the body at the neck and hem.
BUT, I suddenly had this brilliant idea. I got it from WeaveKnitWear from the top that I am using as a base for my hemp top. In that book, the author has you knit a strip with buttonholes all the way down (it is essentially a strip of buttonholes) which gets sewn on to the front and you use the closest hole to where you position the button. No planning of buttonholes! It also results in invisible buttons when the tunic is buttoned up because the band is sewn to the underside of the overlapping front.
I don’t want to do that on my Bohus but what I thought was that I could put the buttonholes only on the facing so that the buttons are hidden. If I wear it unbuttoned, the buttons will show but if I button it up, they won’t.
What do you think? I think this will work and will be less effort overall than a folded over hem at the neck and bottom. I tried to think of all different ways to do a hem where I wouldn’t have the double bulk of the fold and the facing at the top and bottom and the only other choice is to fold over the facing and make the hem at the top and bottom start after the facing width is accounted for. Then the facing would fold over and be stitched down. And the hems would fold over and be sewn to the edge of the facing. But then I wouldn’t have a fold at the facing and that would look different from the rest of the hem - right in the front where it is most visible.?
Thoughts and other ideas are welcome. I want to start swatching so am trying to get everything down that I need to swatch to do the planning right. -- Jaya
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Ann,? you are amazing.?
Still helping the most in need after all these years.
Brava!
Mary.
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Of course it’s getting crazier. ? YOU were the lid on the pressure cooker. ?When you left, nobody sane to keep the crazies under control. ??
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? And apparently it only gets crazier ? ? ? ? You have figured out a way to still keep feeding the hungry without having to go into that crazy workplace ! Way to go! ? I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors. ? ? ? Well done you. ? Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task. ? Jenny ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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Mary, my letter carrier was among the first non-family recipient of my masks. When she told me she had already washed it 3 time, well, what could I do? Left #2 in the mailbox for her. ? ? Ann in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of mary_007usa via groups.io Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 10:59 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] More on masks ? I will never be done.? Every time I think I'm finished, I discover someone else in my life who desperately needs a pair of masks.? I was so happy to be finished that I started some clothing and a new apron.?
Then I was texting our beloved mail carrier about running down a mislaid package.? All of our mail is being shipped from Raleigh to Southport, so one of our deliveries got mislaid in the shuffle. ? I explained that the mislaid package was not expensive, but was a part for my sewing machine and I had been making masks. He told me that he only has one flimsy, pleated papery commercial mask.? Well, I knew I had to make him two.? I don't mind doing that at all; he is a gem, but I did think I was finished with masks for awhile.
Meanwhile,? our little tourist town is going to "open up"? this weekend, even though our Mayor is an Emergency Room Physician.? When I watched his announcement, I got pretty hot under the collar.? The substance of what he said means that everything will be open: shops, restaurants, parks, everything.? The worst of it is that he never says, "As a Physician, I urge you to wear a mask to protect yourself and your fellow citizens.? It is the right thing to do."
So I've had a little anxiety attack this morning, but had two cups of coffee, so I think the caffeine has powered me through it for now.
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@... Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 2:53 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] More on masks ? You have figured out a way to still keep feeding the hungry without having to go into that crazy workplace ! Way to go! ? I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors. ? ? ? Well done you. ? Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task. ? Jenny ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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I think male teens are a whole different story. I was really surprised by the fabric Rowan (almost 13) selected for his first mask (not letting anyone choose #2)—3rd from the top on the right. It’s certainly not what I would have chosen without guidance! ? Ann in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 5:59 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] More on masks ? That is DH’s perspective and he thinks that I am going overboard. I am pretty sure my brother and son will agree with him. Not sure of my adult nephews but that’s their call - if they use them or not. These nephews are teenagers, which is why I am indulging them a little.? ? On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 2:32 PM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: FWIW, Jaya, last night I was agonizing over which masks of my stockpile I should send to Bren’s household. I was concerned because they were mostly “girly.” Mark’s comment was “there’s no ‘girly’ in protective gear.” I’m not sure I agree, but there’s a guy’s perspective. ? Ann in PA ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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P.s. I am reaping my reward today. I am sewing my hemp top. I can’t do the Filti mask, which DH says he would like as an alternative, till I get the elastic. So I am going to finish my top.
On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 5:59 PM Jaya < ermabom@...> wrote: Such good work Ann! Kudos to you.? On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 2:36 PM Ann McManus < mcmanusab@...> wrote: I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors. ? ? ? Well done you. ? Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task. ? Jenny ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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Such good work Ann! Kudos to you.?
On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 2:36 PM Ann McManus < mcmanusab@...> wrote: I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors. ? ? ? Well done you. ? Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task. ? Jenny ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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That is DH’s perspective and he thinks that I am going overboard. I am pretty sure my brother and son will agree with him. Not sure of my adult nephews but that’s their call - if they use them or not. These nephews are teenagers, which is why I am indulging them a little.?
On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 2:32 PM Ann McManus < mcmanusab@...> wrote: FWIW, Jaya, last night I was agonizing over which masks of my stockpile I should send to Bren’s household. I was concerned because they were mostly “girly.” Mark’s comment was “there’s no ‘girly’ in protective gear.” I’m not sure I agree, but there’s a guy’s perspective. ? Ann in PA ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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That's a really worhwhile job well done.
Jenny
On 09 May 2020 at 19:36 Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors.
Well done you.
Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task.
Jenny
I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.?
I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.?
Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,.
Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment.
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Ann You have figured out a way to still keep feeding the hungry without having to go into that crazy workplace !
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? I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors. ? ? ? Well done you. ? Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task. ? Jenny ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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I just dropped the most recent 40 at our farm stand. That makes 200 I’ve made) and translates to 200 bags of fresh food for hungry/needy neighbors. ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 9:06 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] More on masks ? Well done you. ? Our local bookstore rang me and asked if I would make them some masks to sell in the shop. I said no, but I did suggest a very good sewist who is indoors probably until Xmas and might like the task. ? Jenny ? ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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FWIW, Jaya, last night I was agonizing over which masks of my stockpile I should send to Bren’s household. I was concerned because they were mostly “girly.” Mark’s comment was “there’s no ‘girly’ in protective gear.” I’m not sure I agree, but there’s a guy’s perspective. ? Ann in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 9:03 AM To: yarnmongers < [email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] More on masks ? I dyed 6 masks last night after dinner. So far so good. The water rinsed clear and there are no colored drips on the rag I put under them to dry.? I think they look weird because you can see the flowers overdyed with blue - the green leaves are sort of a lime color but not bright. The blue flowers are sort of purple - again you have to look closely at the fabric to tell. But they are blue from a distance.? Once i get my next shipment of elastic, I am done with this,. Today i am going to mark, stabilize (sew) and cut my hemp top out and baste the seams so I can try on for adjustment. --
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