OK,
so the binder comes first before the skeins but only at the introduction of the
fiber, right?
This isn’t
actually the first go at this binder if you haven’t already guessed.
Binder #1 had
lovely thick watercolour paper meticulously cut to exacting business card size
with the breed written on the right in my finest hand. A tuft of fiber glued to
the middle. Sounds great but sadly, visually underwhelming.
My next idea was
to flex my google-fu and find a picture of each sheep breed to accompany the
fiber sample. Seeing each sheep was a
fabulous, eye-opening experience only enhanced by reading about them. I just
assumed that all sheep were around the same size and fluffiness, just like my
assumption that everyone online is 5’10
with red hair!
So on to Binder
#2. I love projects, I always have. From sitting in my bedroom as a child until
late at night burning the edges of tea stained, hand drawn map for a geography
project to standing over Kinko’s colour copier to perfect the dimensions of a
Memphis wall unit for a 3D Interior decorating assignment as an adult. Yes, I love
projects. How better to utilize those invaluable skills learned in Kindy of
cutting and pasting?
So I have settled
on a Business Card style binder, 2 columns x 5 rows (after having returned the
3 column collector card one). Having found
my sheep pictures and saving them to their very own sheep breed picture file, I
insert them in Microsoft Excel, along with the breed, micron count, staple and
other pertinant datum.
This binder is
destined to grace the shelves of the RWSG ‘coz heck, it’s entirely their fault
I am doing this in the first place!
I should like to mention now, that for reference, I have used and cannot recommend highly enough as an essential book for any fiber artist’s library, The Fleece and Fiber Source Book by Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius. From here I primarily reference staple and micron count, along with other interesting dags of information in conjunction with online sheep breed associations, friends of friend's contacts and my own google-fu powers.
I love your binder! I just discovered your blog (on the side of the Fiber Prep group on Rav), and I love it! I have a blog at StashEnhancement.blogspot.com, if you feel like taking a look. :) Jessie
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your generous words.Getting started was the hardest part but I am having a ball. I currently have , give or take, 95 sheep breeds with 3 more on their way. Thankyou for sharing your blog. The story of the dream catcher creation was beautiful.
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