Pippi ([info]pippikneesocks) wrote in [info]fiber_friday,
@ 2006-02-10 09:28:00
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seekret crush
i LOVED this topic! it seems i have many seekret crushes.



14+ yards and 4 ounces
all kinds of wool and blends, including silk, nylon, mohair& alpaca
plied on a silk, wool, mohiar, nylon single.

who is my seekret crush?







if i told, it wouldn't be a seekret anymore...

but



it is you!.
most of my favoite fiber artists are here, in this community.
it is funny how much you can tell about someone by looking at the beautiful things they make.
and it is easy for me, for crushes to evolve that way.

when i made this yarn, i tried to find a color, or a fiber that represented each one.
and when i couldn't do that, i used thought; thinking of my crushes as i spun.

♥

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[info]purly
2006-02-10 02:40 pm UTC (link)
How did you make it all spriongy looking?!?!?

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:28 pm UTC (link)
i'm not sure exactly what you mean by spriongy, but the coils?
it is just a plying tequnique.

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[info]purly
2006-02-10 03:30 pm UTC (link)
What's the name of the technique?

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:36 pm UTC (link)
i'm not 100% sure what judith mackenzie calls it in spinning exotic fibers and novelty yarns, coils, tho is what it is commonly reffered to.

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[info]lilys_rooster
2006-02-10 02:40 pm UTC (link)
that yarn is so lush -- i totally have a crush on you.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:28 pm UTC (link)
tahnk you

*blushes*

you are TOTALLY one of my crushes!

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[info]iknitsocks
2006-02-10 02:54 pm UTC (link)
pippi- i LOVE it. serious. so cute. you are my hero.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:36 pm UTC (link)
awww.
you are totally making me turn many shades of pink and red!
XO!

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[info]pinkveneer
2006-02-10 03:04 pm UTC (link)
aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
what crazeeee beauty, the bestest kind. you so rock

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:29 pm UTC (link)
thankee!!

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[info]onceupon
2006-02-10 03:19 pm UTC (link)
OMG I ADORE IT!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:29 pm UTC (link)
thank you muchly!

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[info]ivyblogs
2006-02-10 03:23 pm UTC (link)
I've never seen yarn twisted that way! It's so cool! How'd you do it?

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:31 pm UTC (link)
it is plying tequinque you can find here
in this book (but it appears amazon is out. your local quild might have a copy.

it seems to be all the rage these days, these days & i've been adverse to making much of it, since it uses oodles of yarn.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 03:32 pm UTC (link)
quild should be Guild! haha.

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[info]pthalostars
2006-02-10 03:43 pm UTC (link)
*quickly developing crush on pippi & her yarn* :)

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 04:05 pm UTC (link)
*blushes*

♥

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[info]lulubeansknits
2006-02-10 03:51 pm UTC (link)
4 ozs and 14+ yds! that is intense!
i totally have a crush on that yarn!
and on you too, duh. ;)
xo

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 04:07 pm UTC (link)
yea, it is a bit *much*
if i do any more substantial amounts, i might consider using some type of binder instead of a single.

and you are TOTALLY one of my crushes, so, very appropriate that this was your topic!

♥

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[info]yarncandy
2006-02-10 03:59 pm UTC (link)
omg, this yarn is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful!!!! judith does it nicely, but i like it pippi-style!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 04:08 pm UTC (link)
thanks, a bit extreme. (X-spinning, lol)
do you have that book handy? does judith call it coils?

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[info]yarncandy
2006-02-10 10:22 pm UTC (link)
i loaned mine out! but i have pluckyfluff's book here--handspun revolution--and she calls them coils, or bee-hives, or supercoils..........

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[info]helloyarn
2006-02-10 04:04 pm UTC (link)
Gor.geous.

You should wear it as a necklace, just wound around and around.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 04:12 pm UTC (link)
thank you.

carol came over yesterday, for a dye delivery, and saw the pile of them. we had a long discussion about drape. (so! yes! a necklace!!)

i'm thinking that if i ever do more of it, that using a binder instead of a single would be better. (plus, using the mostly silk binder, from a center pull got a bit hairy at times.)

today, i'm going attempt to do it thick and thin style, (like how you do your breathtaking coils; hope you don't mind..) but, i'm going to use that same silk/wool/mohair/nylon single..

♥

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[info]helloyarn
2006-02-10 04:21 pm UTC (link)
I totally just use a thread. Crap, that kind of yarn is enough work without spinning both plies!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 04:27 pm UTC (link)
true that.

i used that stuff because i have like 800 yards of it, that i spun weeks ago...
plus, all the rayon thread i have is still up yonder...
i think the thin-ness of the thread would be better, since the single is like a heavy sport (not quite dk)
decisions, decisions...
lol.

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[info]helloyarn
2006-02-10 04:28 pm UTC (link)
Plus, if you use thread as a binder, the thin sections between the slubs can be super thin.

Dooo eeet!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 05:45 pm UTC (link)
i'm doin' it.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 06:18 pm UTC (link)
hum, i just tried it, and i'm having teh issues. ha.
too slipery. so then i tried it with that single, and i hate the way it looks.
no happy medium!! haha.

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[info]helloyarn
2006-02-10 06:23 pm UTC (link)
It is slippery, but by spinning the thick and thin single VERY thick and thin and VERY highly twisted, I get the skinny sections to really grab the thread in between every coiled bobble, and it holds together very well. I also finish the yarn harshly so nothing comes uncoiled when it's cut.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 06:28 pm UTC (link)
thanks. :)
i'll give it another go when i get over my disapointment with it, lol.
i'm using the woolhouse, and getting a high twist in the slubs is a bit tricky (you might remember ;))

& yea, i finish everything the same way.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 06:30 pm UTC (link)
speaking of finishing, how does the biner react (or not react) to finishing? have you ever had any issues where your wool shrunk to a noticable degree & there by making the thread wonk out?

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[info]helloyarn
2006-02-10 06:36 pm UTC (link)
I haven't had any bad episodes with binders. I don't think the supercoiled yarns shrink much lengthwise in finishing. They just shrink in diameter.

I use a pretty high ratio for plying these, considering they are usually super bulky yarns.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 10:17 pm UTC (link)
that totally makes sence!

i think i just made a decent one! woot!
thank you for kickin the k-nowledge!

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[info]thirtyonesecond
2006-02-10 04:11 pm UTC (link)
*super crush*

will any of these go in the pippi shop? i would LOVE to have them show up on my doorstep as a self-sent valentine :-)

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 04:23 pm UTC (link)
thank you!

and yup, i'm thinking that they will be, once i figure out the details...

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[info]miss_maia_d
2006-02-10 05:01 pm UTC (link)
Gaw-jus! I so have a fiber crush on you Pippi.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 05:40 pm UTC (link)
same here!!
♥

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LUST
[info]tender_inside
2006-02-10 05:18 pm UTC (link)
Oh S- That first one is just delicious looking.

What does it look like when its' knit up?

Man, I want some.

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Re: LUST
[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 05:44 pm UTC (link)
thanks.

i don't have needles quite that big. i'd want to work it up on somehting HUGE, since it has a pretty stiff hand, and no drape. i'd imagine it would be like knitting with rope. (it is about 150 yards of yarn coiled up 14 yards)

i think it would work best as an accent tho, like woven into crochet, or as bag handles. & i think it would could replace an i-cord on alomst anything, lol...

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[info]moustacherides
2006-02-10 05:52 pm UTC (link)
i love!
so so pretty-i'm speechless.

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 06:18 pm UTC (link)
♥

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[info]feltstudio
2006-02-10 07:53 pm UTC (link)
I love coils (even though they are so time and yarn consuming) and the colours are beautiful!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 10:18 pm UTC (link)
they are! that is the main reason i've been so reluctant. but fun, they are!!

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[info]slughuntersf
2006-02-10 09:44 pm UTC (link)
awesomeness squared!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-10 10:18 pm UTC (link)
thank you 3.14!

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[info]tattooedartgirl
2006-02-12 02:42 am UTC (link)
good grief!!

I don't have a crush, I'm HEAD OVER HEELS in love with you!!!

wooza!! the prettiness!

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[info]pippikneesocks
2006-02-13 09:06 pm UTC (link)
*blushes*

thank you!!

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