Welcome back Fiber Arts Friday Fans!
Let’s see here what have I been up to? Well last weekend I set up the new skirting table and worked through all the Lollypop fleeces. (Lollypop is the name of the Humane Society Farm). Later that day I found out a very important piece of information about myself and wool. I’m allergic to lanoline! Yup, I did ok skirting until I itched my cheek and my face totally broke out in hives. It has been a week now and the hives are just about gone. That will be the last time I skirt wool, I’ll stick with alpaca from now on.
My alpaca shawl is coming along nicely I’m currently on pattern row 25 out of 30. I’m so close to being finished! Unfortunately I’ve hit a crochet wall and I’m rather bored of it so I started another small project that I can switch back and forth with to keep my mind going.
Here’s the start of the new project. It’s is a basket weave scarf out of a Peruvian Wool and Tencel blend. Very soft and super shinny. Since most of my fiber festivals and vendor fairs are in the fall I figure I got to get a move on some inventory and this seemed like a good start.
What have you been up to this week?
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So sorry to hear of your allergy. There are so many different fibers though that being allergic to lanolin will only slightly hinder your hobbies. You might want to consider though, that your allergy could have been something that was adhered to the lanolin rather than the lanolin itself. Animals can pick up so many things in the course of a year while they’re growing all that beautiful wool.
Nice skirting table. I’m not allergic to lanolin but I sure don’t like how it feels. Several of my spinner friends like to spin in the grease. Yuck!
I prefer my wool in roving.
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Don’t give up on skirting wool–wear surgical gloves and don’t scratch your face. It also may not have been the lanolin, but some other dirty stuff that was in the wool. I love working with wool-I use the gloves when skirting just bcuz.
Awww sorry to hear about your allergy! The green yarn is lovely … can’t wait to see it finished!
I’m all for switching back and forth between projects. It keeps the projects exciting that way.
Yikes! I hope you are feeling better. I know what those allergic reactions can do to you and it’s not fun. Love the green yarn. Can’t wait to see the finished scarf…it will be beautiful with that green.
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Oh what a bummer being allergic to lanolin.
The green yarn is lovely!!
Oh dear, to be allergic to lanolin, what a shame. But lucky for you, you’re an alpaca farmer! Still loving the skirting table, I’ll have to refer back to that post for measurements so I can make my own. Have a great weekend!
Your skirting table is great. What a way to find out that you are allergic to lanolin! Thankfully alpaca only has dust, vm and dirt in it.
I love your skirting table!! I was just given some raw fleece from an area farmer, and at present, it’s just hanging all over the garage…draped on lawn chairs and orange snow fencing! Yeesh!!