tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59704123314786009592024-03-12T21:34:32.168-07:00Camaj Fiber ArtsAll things fibercamajhandspunyarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09245019436199224107noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970412331478600959.post-44264383109416507342014-09-24T20:15:00.001-07:002014-09-25T12:22:27.611-07:00Spin the yarns you want<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="5651993385737191190"></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I was a new spinner some four years ago spinning balanced yarn was really just a crap shoot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it came out balanced I would ask myself, “How in the world did I do that?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when it was over twisted, when my goal was a balanced yarn, again I asked myself , “How in the world did I do that?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the years of spinning I finally got a grip on how twist impacted my finished yarn, especially on plied and core-spun yarns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I only make balanced yarns…oh happy day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made myself a little cheat sheet to tell which way, for example, my base core yarn was spun so I had a balanced yarn in the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even started writing down notes regarding twist, direction and finished yarns.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought if this helped me it has got to help other spinners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I developed a multi use Eszee Twist Tool</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">©</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and a 24-page manual and yarn planner guide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Eszee Twist Tool</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">©</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> comes with a plastic card that is a multi function tool;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a yarn thickness guide, WPI gauge, angle of twist gauge and a guide to determine if your yarn was spun in the S or Z direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will also get a 24-page full color manual and yarn planner, a magnifier to be able to see yarns and a zipper pouch to hold the kit and any other goodies like your diz or orifice hook.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Eszee Twist Tool will be the most indispensible tool in your spinning arsenal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can find it at </span></span><a href="http://www.camajfiberarts.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">www.camajfiberarts.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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camajhandspunyarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09245019436199224107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970412331478600959.post-29187565326100929312012-09-10T19:24:00.003-07:002012-09-11T09:51:54.279-07:00PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE</span><br />
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It's interesting how businesses evolve. And mine is doing just that. I love working with fibers and spinning yarn and I also equally love finding new pretties for my spinning friends to experience and spark their creativity.<br />
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I have found a few wonderful suppliers in India of colorful and rich ribbon yarns, cocoons, silk waste, silk salvedges and other silk delights. They focus on working with women co-ops to provide a living for the poor women of India. I have been asked many times "why not the USA...why not help people at home?" The answer is quite complex. The US has many resources for the poor to survive...medicaid, section 8 and food stamps. In other third world countries the poor have no resources...they mearly die. Poor women especially have a difficult time in these countries, for instance, women generally have poor nutrition eating only what is left after the men in the family eat first. Which leads to malnutrition and poor health. Women are considered lower class and are often times abused and have no chance of schooling.<br />
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By buying products from fair trade companies we are all helping the poor women of India perfect a craft, bring money home to their families and put food on the table. It empowers these women to have self worth and self esteem, thereby, being productive in society and being good role models for their children. It's a great thing!<br />
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So know that when you are purchasing Camaj ribbon yarn, cocoons, silk salvedges or silk waste know you are helping a poor woman help herself and her family.<br />
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My friend, Ruth Pohl Hawkins, used this amazing sari silk ribbon yarn to create the most beautiful bag. She is so very talented.<br />
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I also used the ribbon to make a market bag and scarf.<br />
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- My next bag I will single knit the last 4 or 5 rows to further strengthen the base of the bag.<br />
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A bowl of beautiful ribbon yarn<br />
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camajhandspunyarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09245019436199224107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970412331478600959.post-10936716950068002032012-08-21T20:05:00.000-07:002012-09-11T09:52:04.327-07:00MOVIN' ONMOVIN' ON<br />
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We moved from Utah to Florida this past June. It's been a ton of work but so worth it! We moved because my middle daughter was pregnant with twins...and...my oldest daughter was expecting. She and her family live in NC. The twins were born August 6 and the NC baby was born August 13. We are so very blessed to have three beautiful, healthy boys to our family.<br />
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Now that things are settling down I'm back to business. So what to do in the hot, humid summer day in Florida...ice dye of course! I've seen it done on silk scarves, which makes beautiful patterns that make the eye dance. So I thought why not try it on wool top. Her is a little video I made dyeing wool top with ice.<br />
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We had so many people interested in our dryer balls we thought it was time to expand. We got a facebook page up and running and I am working on a webpage. Please "like" us on Facebook and show your support for a greener and healthier world. Even if it just starts with orbs of wool.<br />
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Ah, the day after Christmas and a day off work. Time to dye! I had some faux cashmere that I have been wanting to dye so today was the day. </div>
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This stuff is amazing! It takes the dye like no other fiber I've seen...vibrant and rich! It's silky soft and blended with other fibers gives it not only softness, but strength. </div>
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Here's wishing all my friends a happy, healthy and safe new year:) 2012 holds amazing things to come! XXOOcamajhandspunyarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09245019436199224107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970412331478600959.post-45260245207855531132011-12-20T19:22:00.000-08:002011-12-20T19:22:41.194-08:00Balls, balls and more balls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am up to my ears in balls....dryer balls that is. These are 100% wool, felted balls. They are perfect to use for dryer balls. You just toss 5 or 10 (the more the merrier) in your drying load and they cut your drying time by 25%...more if you use more balls. How does this work? Well, it fluffs up your clothes allowing the air to circulate more efficiently thus cutting down your drying time. And, this is the best part, you don't need to use dryer sheets. I don't anymore and I live in the high desert. <br />
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I know what you're thinking...what else can I use these balls for? They are the perfect dog toy...they love em! And the more they slobber on the balls, the more it felts and the more dense it gets. The wool soaks up the slobber so the ball doesn't feel slimy. I hate slimy dog toys:(<br />
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Oh and you can use them for juggling balls for all you jugglers out there. And kids love 'em too!<br />
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I thought I was done with festivals this year, but there is a festival at Wheeler Farm in Salt Lake City that I really wanted to do. It's a charming historical farm and I thought it would be a fun show. So I talked to my friend who does a ton of shows all year and she said the show was closed and had a long waiting list. Well I called the person in charge anyway and sent her some pictures of my yarns. She called the next day telling me someone had cancelled and I am in! Woo hoo! I've gotten into more shows this way:) If you're in the Salt Lake area come on by and say hello.<br />
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I thought I would give a plug to my friend who makes these amazing beaded spiders. Yep, you heard me right....beaded spiders. Check 'em out.<br />
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It's been a while since I've blogged, but for some reason the darn program would not let me post! So finally I get it working. I have done a few shows around town and the picture shows just a sample of the yarns I have spun. I would have to say I have spun at least 100 skeins of yarn.<br />
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I did a three day show a few weeks back and spun for three days straight. A couple days after that my right leg and ankle started to hurt. Shin splints, I believe. Who knew?<br />
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The last show I did was at a local cultural center. I absolutely love the small, homegrown shows. I even met a "lost boy of Sudan". He was part of some 20,000 misplaced children during the war in Sudan and they sent them all across the US to start a new life. My booth neighbor was a young man from Ghana that started a company to help the women out in that country by providing them with income from selling their woven baskets in the US. Man and are they nice baskets. I bought two and they will sit beside my couch to hold my many fibery delights and I will look at them fondly knowing they were made by hands of a true artisan.<br />
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I've been busy destashing, as my husband is having trouble walking through our small basement...oops. Little does he know he's making room for more stuff...shh don't tell him. <br />
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I'm getting busy for Christmas, shipping gifts, yarns and batts. I have some amazing fleeces waiting for me to wash and dye them. I have the most amazing merino fleece! It's virtually has no VM, is very fine, crimpy and cards with no noils. That is gonna be something special.<br />
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Enjoy the videos and when you make your thick and thin or coils I would LOVE to see your work! <br />
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I usualy kettle dye my wool top, but had fun today dying my wool top with dye stock solution. My last post was how to make the dye stock solution. My most recent video shows you how to use that stock solution to dye wool top. Take a look and have fun!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I made a little video on how to make a dye stock solution. I have kettle dyed rovings and yarn. I have also handpainted yarn, but I really want to try and dye roving with squirt bottles of dye stock solution. I used the technique from the book "Dyeing to Knit" by Elaine Eksesen. It's a wonderful book on dyeing techniques that translate well into amazing knitted garments. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought since I was now an official member of the fiber community I needed to become a Ravlery member.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received a message from a local group looking for vendors for a local fiber fest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had plenty of yarns I could sell and thought why not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was more of a hands on exhibit kind of fest where I could also sell some of my yarns.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><br />
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