TDF DAYS 5 & 6 (July 3 & 4)
On day 5 I combed and spun some of the Jacob lambswool.
I didn't take a picture of it in progress apparently, but I did take some notes.
This lambswool has a lot of dandruff and potentially a little scurf. I'm not very familiar with scurf but there were a few sections where the flakes were much bigger, ragged, and more tenacious than the rest. Sounds like scurf to me. The combs were able to remove the majority of it, but I think it might need an extra pass or two to get fully clean. Otherwise, it was very pleasant and felt both strong and soft.
On day 6 I carded a rolag from the same fleece and spun that.
It was a very pretty rolag.
The carded wool caused more problems with scurf, if that is what it was. The cards didn't remove them and also left a fair amount of vm in.
With this fiber, it kind of needs to be spun finely because of the dandruff already--it will only come out as you draft it finely. So the vm doesn't matter that much, because those largely fall out at the same time.
I spun today's batch on the wheel, which was probably too much for me given how much my knees hurt lol. I also wasn't really able to add enough twist because I struggle so much with treadling. It only got enough twist right at the end when I was desperate to finish it and started treadling as hard as I could. I definitely couldn't sustain that though. I think I might need a flyer with a smaller whorl so I can get drive ratio to work in my favor. Augh. Anyway:
Look at them ! I love them, this fleece is going to make such nice yarn. I'd love to do a sweater tbh. And a shawl. And maybe a hat. Its so soft.
Comparisons between the two: the combed wool has much more twist, maybe slightly overtwisted but still next to skin soft. Very beautiful and crisp looking. Also much much more dense. More even.
(These pics are post steam blocking btw.) The carded wool is very undertwisted. I will need to do another test on supported spindles to get it right, I think. But even so, it's a beautiful yarn. Very very soft, and I love the barberpoling. Much more slubby. Much more fuzzy.
Anyway, that's another good set of tests. I've been jumping from fleece to fleece a lot and will probably keep doing so... so I may come back to the supported spin later. We'll see.
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Something I never see people mention about ffxiii is just how different the entire experience becomes if you just appreciate the scenery in all the locations you run around in
The "hallway simulator" maps are actually pretty damn enjoyable when you spend the time taking in how absolutely stunning the game is, and the incredible ost on top of that makes it even better
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What do you mean it’s „behind those eyes“? No it’s not.
I’m calling it Schlager till the day that I die.
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Ok so I thought I found a neat little hack to fix up my inability to post during the last tour and fill in the blanks by setting reblog dates to days in the past, but is what I'm doing showing up on people's dashboards all the same?
If so, please let me know. I'll put them in a queue instead if it's the case so I'm not spamming everyone.
EDIT: turns out the posts are invisible unless you've got notifications on for when I post so things are fine! However, if you DO want to be spammed with a nearly full repeat of everything from last years tour - turning on notifications will give you the avalanche.
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Okay so no one follows me on this side blog but. I NEED to speak about the Orlando concert on the 15th.
1. Started with Love from the Other Side which slaaaaayed
2. Patrick has the voice of a GOD
3. Why the fuck is the Easter bunny here during Uma Thurman
4. Follow up: why is this bunny trying to fight the snail
5. Patrick on the piano is so wonderful, I loved hearing golden
6. PUPPY!!! But pete stop trying to get inside
7. Hold me like a grudge is my favorite performance of the night
8. A lot more songs from take this to your grave than I expected!!! Like calm before the storm which was amazing
9. Aw shit Pete learned magic
10. Let patrick dance more!! I love his lil heart during dance dance
11. Not FOB related but I switched rows with this mom and 2 kids because they couldn’t see anything because of me and I just wanted dance anyways lol
Also not FOB related but Jimmy Eat World had great energy!! I wish I could have stood up but like. Everyone was sitting very stoically lol
Our opener was Games We Play which was. A performance! Not for me but I’m glad he had fun. He brought his brother out to find a partner since he’s single and biseoxual. Ethan I hope you found someone
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MiniWorld Lyon
Looking for a cool place to go with @teamroquette on the hottest day of my trip to Lyon, we opted for... Lyon. But the miniature version, housed in the MiniWorld diorama park!
MiniWorld Lyon was surprisingly impressive at every level. The sets are huge and the details are amazing. We spent hours there and didn't catch everything - there are 4 Wallies (Waldos) in the whole park and I only found two. But to show the level of dedication, see that traffic jam going into Fourvière tunnel on the left? It goes all the way in, as far as the turn...
And it's like this all the way through the park. The main exhibit is divided into four zones (each with a Wally): generic city, mountain, countryside and Lyon.
This exhibit is on a 20-minute day/night cycle, and every hour, Mini Lyon holds a replica of Lyon's Fête des Lumières held in December, which includes light shows projected on buildings, such as those on Place des Terreaux.
The current temporary exhibit is called Japan Mania, with dioramas from Japanese pop culture. A few Japanese elements have been added to the main exhibit too, including something familiar...
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