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shanti

(21,721 posts)

10. many types of fiber

Reply to Tumbulu (Reply #9)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 12:37 PM

Feb 2012

i've knit for many years, but i've only been spinning for a couple of years, and really enjoy it. mostly i spin prepared roving, but have a few bags of wool that i purchased raw and washed myself. i've tried silk and bamboo fiber too, that can be fun. never spun cotton or flax though.

and you?

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What are some of the things you like best about solitude? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 OP

The quiet. My quiet. im no longer a rrneck Feb 2012 #1

the stillness knowbody0 Feb 2012 #2

Where I am, almost all the time, all I hear is the ticking of the clocks. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #3

It's safe and quiet and you can read and think hard without being distracted. bemildred Feb 2012 #4

No negotiating MadrasT Feb 2012 #5

Shhhh. be careful, or everyone will want one!!!!!! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #6

quiet and quiet Tumbulu Feb 2012 #7

yes shanti Feb 2012 #8

It is a special thing to be able to be quiet Tumbulu Feb 2012 #9

many types of fiber shanti Feb 2012 #10

I have spun everything- started when I was 12 yrs old Tumbulu Feb 2012 #11

Nobody is trying to get my attention. LWolf Apr 2012 #12

"uncomfortable with quiet" dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #13

The same. jp11 May 2012 #14

Perhaps that is the attraction of computers/internet.. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #15

I have the ultimate loner job Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #16

Totally understand. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #17

I had a great job like yours. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #18

I've actually had this particular job twice Trunk Monkey Sep 2012 #19

Being alone in the quiet. RC Sep 2012 #20

I so agree with you about the quiet. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #21

Yes, as do me. RC Sep 2012 #22

The sounds of silence Trunk Monkey Sep 2012 #23