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I never thought I would find sheep shearing or weaving interesting but this is a really cool article (and contest). It’s really cool to see how people can perf
by efitz 3y ago
I never thought I would find sheep shearing or weaving interesting but this is a really cool article (and contest). It’s really cool to see how people can perfect these somewhat anachronistic skills and even optimize them to accomplish a task in hours that usually takes much longer.
- dylan604 3y agoSpinning yarn is one of those things that just catches my fascination. I have a friend that is an avid knitter, and spinning yarn is the next thing she wants to get into. In the style of those social media fads of creating your team of friends to survive the zombie apocalypse together, she always comments on how people want friends with guns or medical experience. She always says "but i can make clothing out of string!" which might come in handy
- Kerrick 3y agoMy wife has always crocheted, and she learned to spin during the pandemic. Then she got a blending board and started making her own blends. Now she’s gotten into dyeing, having just finished her first attempt. She’s already thinking about getting a drum carder to make her own roving. It’s pretty tempting to go deep, and every step back in the process can add fun!
- klyrs 3y ago> "but i can make clothing out of string!" Making cordage is one of the most underrated long-term survival skills out there. Finding good sources of fiber is the first step.
- bregma 3y agoMy wife (who spins and knits) has a number of acquaintances who engage in sheep-to-shawl competitively. They're all uber-geeks of the textile world. It's just like those build-a-game-from-scratch-in-a-weekend contests. Except for the sheep.