I'm learning this from the blessed Sarah Swett, whose blog, A Field Guide to Needlework I hugely recommend. She's a great weaver, spinner, artist, and person.
Anyway this is my first shot at making a long continuous strip from a coffee filter, following her instructions. It came out in a couple of strips owing to a couple of slips, but that's not a big problem.
Next I plan to dye, then spin. I have dyes in the freezer which I can use. Just need to choose colors.
If this looks like working I'll get more into it. So far as I know, the cutting worked okay. I need to try spinning next. Previous attempts at spinning paper haven't met with great success, but that wasn't coffee filter paper, so hope springs eternal.
The reason I think this will work better is that paper spins best damp, and this paper, unlike the other ones I tried, doesn't lose tensile strength when damp.
However it's been a long day and I think I'll do it tomorrow.
Tonight I'll finish the big sweater frame, do the day's dishes, and it'll be about 9 on, so I'll take the rest of the day off.
I must admit I'm avidly curious about this latest caper!! Can't wait to see the results and to hear a full report on how it goes.
ReplyDeleteI was quite keen to see results, too. This is blogging without a net! Because I might have to say oh well, can't do it. However, leap and the net will appear.
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