Which-Crafts?

(contents of this post are somewhat old, but still valid commentary)

I sometimes think that the reason gauge swatches are so hard for me to work myself up into doing, is knowing that I am going to have to wash it and wait for it to dry before I move forward on the project.

Spinning is worse, in this case, I dyed the fiber, I prepped it, I spun it (4ply cable no less) and now I have washed it, it has to dry and I have yet to knit a test swatch before I know if I can even go forward, or if I need to spin a new sample and wash/dry/testknit it before I have the finished product that I need.

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On the plus side, I now think I don’t have to card the 2lbs of fiber that I dyed before I spin it. I will admit carding with handcards is not my favorite thing, even if I like spinning from the rolags. I am considering considering a drum carder, but that is a huge investment I don’t think I need to make quite yet, and frankly would come after a new camera. For the fiber I think that if I split the roving into sufficiently small strips then it will loosen up enough to spin with. This should be less time consuming and easier on my hands.