Reminds me of fairy tales--one of the tasks set before princes was inevitably to find a shawl so fine, it could fit through the eye of a needle... now it always seemed the spinner and the knitter or weaver should have gotten more credit for that...
As long as it's still soft. At Stitches South last weekend I got to feel some of the stainless steel yarn that I've heard such good things about. Yuck! It couldn't be rougher. I don't think that I could stand touching it enough to make anything with it.
I liked the one about the sheep. 11,000 years of sheepherding. No wonder we like spinning & weaving so much. And I love that photo of the Soay sheep shedding its fleece!
Reminds me of fairy tales--one of the tasks set before princes was inevitably to find a shawl so fine, it could fit through the eye of a needle... now it always seemed the spinner and the knitter or weaver should have gotten more credit for that...
ReplyDeleteUmmm...wouldn't that be cobweb weight?
ReplyDeleteBooo. LOL
ReplyDeleteI can imagine getting on the plane: Is that spider silk? Sorry its been banned. You might garrot someone on the flight.
ReplyDeleteAs long as it's still soft. At Stitches South last weekend I got to feel some of the stainless steel yarn that I've heard such good things about. Yuck! It couldn't be rougher. I don't think that I could stand touching it enough to make anything with it.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't have to block it, either, right?
ReplyDeleteNow if I can convince KnitTech to get some of that I can finally have my bulletproof sweater..
ReplyDeletehistoricstitcher gets the rimshot!
ReplyDeleteI liked the one about the sheep. 11,000 years of sheepherding. No wonder we like spinning & weaving so much. And I love that photo of the Soay sheep shedding its fleece!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227064.200-early-domestic-animals-surprisingly-well-bred.html