Comments on: Mohair Wednesday http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Sarah http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-44 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:55:25 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-44 Diane, We live just north of St. Joe in Savannah, MO. My husband works in St. Joe, and of course we all go to the doctor, dentist, movies, tae kwon do, etc., etc. there. Lorinda, Actually "vegetable matter" more accurately refers to things like hay, twigs, burrs, etc. The very dirty poopy parts of the fleece are normally removed and thrown out, usually by the breeder but sometimes by the buyer. This is referred to as "skirting" a fleece--sometimes you'll see the description "well skirted" in reference to a raw fleece. Diane,
We live just north of St. Joe in Savannah, MO. My husband works in St. Joe, and of course we all go to the doctor, dentist, movies, tae kwon do, etc., etc. there.
Lorinda,
Actually “vegetable matter” more accurately refers to things like hay, twigs, burrs, etc. The very dirty poopy parts of the fleece are normally removed and thrown out, usually by the breeder but sometimes by the buyer. This is referred to as “skirting” a fleece–sometimes you’ll see the description “well skirted” in reference to a raw fleece.

]]> by: lorinda http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-39 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:01:50 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-39 Beautiful. You should include a warning--don't try this at home. Oh, never mind. If it includes "vegetable matter" (that means poop, right?) I'm out. I already have to clean up after two kids, three cats and a dog. I don't need any more poop in my life. Beautiful. You should include a warning–don’t try this at home. Oh, never mind. If it includes “vegetable matter” (that means poop, right?) I’m out. I already have to clean up after two kids, three cats and a dog. I don’t need any more poop in my life.

]]> by: Diane http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-37 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:57:27 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-37 Loverly stuff when it's done nicely...love the skein and the process pictures. By the way, whereabouts are you in Missouri? I have fambly in St. Joe. Loverly stuff when it’s done nicely…love the skein and the process pictures.

By the way, whereabouts are you in Missouri? I have fambly in St. Joe.

]]> by: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-35 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:49:38 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/06/28/mohair-wednesday/#comment-35 Excellent plan! And wow! It looks to me like you must have extracted some serious vegetable matter from that raw kid mohair. Are you going to tell us that story? In any case, this is all extremely interesting to me; I am realizing how little I knew about spinning. Excellent plan!

And wow! It looks to me like you must have extracted some serious vegetable matter from that raw kid mohair. Are you going to tell us that story?

In any case, this is all extremely interesting to me; I am realizing how little I knew about spinning.

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