Carla Burke

It does depend on the spinning. The shorter the fiber length/ staple length, the more twist it needs, in general, to stabilize & strengthen it. I'm not usually a big fan of merino, either, but the content percentages also make a difference. Fibers like cashmere, with their shorter staple length and lower microns do incredible well blended with a fiber with a longer staple length and higher microns, bringing warmth from their loft, a well as softness, while the longer fibers bring more stability/ durability. Angora (notoriously short-stapled) blended with silk (with the longest staple length of all) make an incredibly luxurious, durable, soft blend worth paying for, if one can afford it. But, on its own, Angora would fall apart, quickly - I lift up the infamous Angora sweaters of the mid/late 80s, as a prime example. They we're warm, incredibly soft and thick, but shed horribly, too. Some fibers are more 'grippy' than others though, and don't necessarily need to be blended, to achieve the same strength as a blend.

This!!☝️

We had them, scampi style, tonight. They were so yummy!

Another vote for dishes, here. I also struggle with pain, from standing there, while washing them. But, frankly, even as a kids, I despised doing dishes. It's far worse than other chores, because not only is it painful for me, but it's never-ending. Almost everything else (save critter care) can be left for a day, without issue. But, dishes come back to haunt you every. Single. Time. You. EAT!!

~puts on moderator hat~ Pictures only, in this thread, please. ~puts moderator hat back on hat rack~

Charlie's 7th Birfffday, today... look at the mess on the floor! 2 minutes after their individual pieces were gone, they licked the floor so clean, it looked like I mopped!

I can fully understand that.

My first thought was that the instructions I found (I have the same loom, but haven't done anything but look up the instructions, so far) the measurement it said to use was around the heel, over the top. I wonder if it's simply the difference in the patterns we found? But, maybe you could just use the biggest measurement along the path of the shock on your foot?

She sent pictures, this morning - they're on their way home, now - and leaving the mountains, they captured video (but not photos) of a pair of elk, as they trotted past the car in a traffic jam cause by the elk, lol...

I asked our electric company, (when they came out to ensure the lines were all clear of limbs and possible falling trees) to drop the load of chips from our trees next to our driveway. It was about a year's supply. Next up is finding a way to make our own with all the downed trees from storms and those we've had cut down, that were too close to the house and leaning - about a dozen big trees, so several year's worth. More, if I can just talk John into getting a chipper...