October 14, 2005
ball o' string
After a few hours of laborious flax spinning, and then untangling it, and then rolling it into a ball, I have...
A ball of string.
I wasn't able to get it thin enough to be useful for knitting, crocheting, or weaving (this is bleached flax, used to make linen). It's a very tough fiber to spin on a spindle, because it's a plant-based fiber, which makes it slippery.
Oh well, I don't really do it to be productive, but rather to relax. Though I think I'll stick with alpaca and wool in future. My boyfriend can use that to make one of his marvelous creations.
Posted by jeb at October 14, 2005 5:51 PM | TrackBack