#bfl

[skeksis98]

Purple-green bfl fibre, my first fractal, undeniably alien-monster yarn ٠࣪ ⚛︎

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[the-interuniversal-geometer]

Process pics!!

[milkweedman]

So the bats I'm spinning for TDF this year require a little bit of prep

They come with some BFL on either side (probably as a barrier because trying to pull straight southdown off of carding cloth without it ripping to shreds is very difficult), which for all the other colorways I've bought from this shephard is great, but with this one it has kind of a candy cane effect once spun, which isn't what I'm going for.

Luckily it peels right off. There's some stray BFL but not enough to bother me.

I decided to just process all of the batts at once so that I don't have an extra step to cause executive function problems later.

Anyway here was the result. I was kind of worried when I saw how big the BFL pile was (basically the same size as the southdown !), but I weighed both and theres approximately 350 grams/12.5oz of southdown and 80 grams/2.75oz of BFL, so the BFL's volume is almost entirely air.

I'm thinking if I finish the southdown with time to spare (which I ought to), I'll blend something with the BFL and spin that next so that it doesn't take up tons of room in my storage. It has lots of flecks of red in it which should be an interesting effect, just have to figure out what to blend it with.

(And yes, this huge pillow of southdown batts was extremely satisfying to squish)

[tyrhinosaurus]

106gm braid of Blue Face Leicester and Mohair, dyed by Waratah Fibres

Chain plyed, 270m

Approx 5ply weight I think

[yarn-o-palooza]

Lots of progress photos for this finished handspun! It still needs a good soak, but I’m so pleased with the colors. Taking suggestions for what to make…Maybe a shawl? No other ideas come to my mind.

[justanotherlittlequeerdo]

I've been trying to be more casual about my fiber art. I'm on mental health leave from work, and I thought that might mean lots of time for crafting. Instead, I'm in a sort of craft rut that isn't entirely bad. I'm pausing to think about where I feel the need to be constantly productive, and whether crafting is just an extension of that.

Instead of jumping from one project to the next and beating myself up when I'm lacking inspiration, I've been letting myself just sit and feel. And holy shit, I'm actually very tired.

Part of that is the anemia but that's not important right now. (I'm taking supplements, it's improving, I'm still taking two-hour naps every day.)

My therapist noted that in many ways, I tend to quiet myself to make room for others. I'm trying to find those quieted parts and make room for them. Thinking about where I've had to become quiet, versus where I've done it reflexively, after being conditioned to believe that the best thing I can do with my life is be quiet and supportive.

One of those parts has turned out to be music, and I'm planning to make more space for it. Maybe I want to be louder with fiber in some way too. We'll see.

[budapest77-hu]

Meghívó a Budapest története I. kötetének bemutatójára | Budapest Főváros Levéltára

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[foxglenstudio]

Butternut squash-colored BFL cowl!

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