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Avacal/Tir Righ War A&S
Jul. 1st, 2009 04:56 pmI took 2 classes at AT War, Beginner Drop Spindle & Scrimshaw.
Using a drop spindle is one of the most basic ways of turning wool/silk/flax/etc. into yarn. I tried 3 different wools... I liked the purple the best:
Scrimshaw involves scratching a design on bone/antler/horn/ivory/etc. & then rubbing ink into the scratches to make them show up... we use bone, I did a buffalo/ox for the boy:
Using a drop spindle is one of the most basic ways of turning wool/silk/flax/etc. into yarn. I tried 3 different wools... I liked the purple the best:
Scrimshaw involves scratching a design on bone/antler/horn/ivory/etc. & then rubbing ink into the scratches to make them show up... we use bone, I did a buffalo/ox for the boy:
