Flax Spinning

I had a lot of fun Spinning at the Genesee Country museum.

It was warm and cool at times throughout the day. the sunshine was a welcome sight. The flax on the distaff was left over from my flax class at our Finger lakes Fiber Fest. I finished up a nice sample skein of singles.

It was interesting wearing Clothes from that time period of

the house. I had actually had old bifocals that looked OK to wear. I think they matched well. Our fingers got cold from

dipping them into the water to spin the flax. I bought a sea

sponge from a vendor at the museum and put that in the water to cut down on the water dripping all over the place.

I finished up the indigo and cochineal skeins by setting the

dye in vinegar water and washing them. I have to finish

the Tunis fleece that I dyed. It was a great way to start the

fall season.

Spinning Flax( Genesee Country Museum)

Spinning Flax with my, flax instructor Freda. At Genesee Country museum. We got a lot of visitors at the dye pot at the Humphrey house date approx. 1750. There is a skein of linen
yarn hanging from the tension nob on my wheel.

Genesee Country Museum At the Dye Pot

It was a wonderful day at the Dye pot with good friends.

I had to dress in period costume from approx. 1800. It was just

the right amount of sun and cool whether. Although the fire
under the pots was nice when it got cooler. The pot had my hand

spun wool. I had used alum mordant. Then to the dye on the table

behind me right into the indigo dye. I have five skeins of blue.

I had to wear period costume to participate. It was fun to get

more in tune with our forefather. While we waited for the pots

to simmer we spun an talked about spinning Dying and flax.

I took both my kromski minstrel and flax wheel.

SWEATER

This sweater was a challenge for me. Eliz. Zimmerman, She was an absolute talent. My wife had to interpret the pattern for me. As a novice knitter and pattern reader, there were things I needed to learn. I plowed

through and it was finnished just in time for last years fiber fest

skein and garment. The sweater is very warm. The wool is corriedale/

cotswald cross bread with a little luster. The accent gray is lincoln.

purchased from good friends. The fiber was really fun to spin.

I have been doing some spinning with the wheels and the drop spindles.

learning more about lace spinning on the drop spindles. Its a great

portable fun way to spend time spinning.

A New Find

The best find in My life since the Great wheel. This is one of the most beautiful wheels I have

seen. I just couldn't pass this by..... I was at our fiber fest( finger lakes fiber fest) and this wheel

barely got out of the van. I bought it with out spinning on it. This little wheel just caught my eyes. It is 1/4 sawn oak. The signature imprint is John Mitchel. I am not sure to the age of the

wheel. I took it home and it was a trip into time getting to know each other. You can feel the

groove worn into the treddle with your foot. I took it to my flax class and had a great time.

We really had fun getting to know each other. The Fiber fest was the best. Spent time with old friends and new ones. My wife and I

had a blast.....

I haven't posted in some time. I finished the Tom tem

sweater last season and got to wear it to Rienbeck ny fiber

fest. The sweater was made of the gray wool that you see in

previous post. A great pattern of Eliz. Zimmerman.