r ranson wrote:I think beads would be fun to play with.
Not sure how well they stand up to wear and tear. I don't have any occasion to wear a fancy dress and for that much effort, I want something I can wear. Sort of fantasy-practical-historybounding kind of deal.
That's why I'm thinking of spinning the silk yarn to be textured. Either slubs or wrapped like a caterpillar yarn. Thin and thick probably, but I would need to sample.
Glenn Herbert wrote:That is curious, dry wood laid on top of burning wood generally catches fire, even more when fanned by a draft. How dry is your larger wood?
Douglas Alpenstock wrote:When you put a grate and a pot on the exhaust, will that slow down the draft enough for fresh wood to catch fire?