tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289742701557044409.post872330913546180787..comments2023-06-25T01:37:09.876-07:00Comments on string, fluff, and random stuff: Getting to Know Border Leicester WoolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546469834489306460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289742701557044409.post-53302710480616513772012-06-16T23:18:34.046-07:002012-06-16T23:18:34.046-07:00Hi Jocelyn, until just recently, I wasn't a sp...Hi Jocelyn, until just recently, I wasn't a spinner either. One way or another, I'll find some answers. in the meantime, there's fleece sampling to help keep me busy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546469834489306460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289742701557044409.post-57204204601030442052012-06-15T09:24:11.366-07:002012-06-15T09:24:11.366-07:00What a beautiful fiber! I find the longwools make...What a beautiful fiber! I find the longwools make for intriguing spinning, precisely because they feel so different than the shorter wools I've spun with more often. But I'm betting that would make a gorgeous upholstery fabric. With regard to durability, the things I've read and spun suggest that more plies make for fewer ends sticking out, which in turn makes for a more durable fiber, but I'm a knitter not a weaver, so I'm not sure if that applies?Jocelynhttp://knittinglinguist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com