I am raising a Thai strain of silkworms. This spring, I had one good-sized group, and they all made moderately sized cocoons – except for one, which turned out tiny. The summer group, I will admit, got a little bit neglected; I moved during the middle of their cycle, and so they sometimes got not […]
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. I haven’t been writing much lately, but a LOT has been happening. Chris and I moved house, I’ve written an article, getting ready to film a presentation for a museum – I really need to write it all up, but not tonight. Tonight, I’m stuck […]
I know that several people on my friends list read, or are learning, Japanese – is anybody on mixi.jp? I’m getting website hits from there, and I’m curious what they’re saying, but I can’t even read the page where it says you have to setup a login! mixi.jp/view_bbs.pl?id=36389280&comment_count=287&comm_id=13977
The Lendrum has made it SO MUCH EASIER to produce sewing thread. This is a three-ply tightly twisted organzine. I’m using three filaments per ply, and it’s making up to about the weight of Size C from Belding Corticelli; I hope to be able to make some Size A as well, for finer weaving. This […]
Chris went to the DFW Mud Run today. I got a lot of photos of Chris and his friend Joe who went along… and also, lots of gratuitous photos of hot guys. Chris and Joe: Random hot guys: Photos with more information, here: https://wormspit.com/blog/?p=1316
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. I found this item on Ebay a while back, and have been finding more and more of its information. This photo isn’t of the individual piece that I got (it’s from another site that had one on offer) but it’s identical. from the seller’s description: […]
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. These are quills of organzine that I’m sending to a friend of mine who makes lace. In each photo, they are in order from left to right: 2×2, 3×2, 4×2, and 3×3. Read the rest of this entry »
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. I found out that I can do this in the course of a (longish) evening: That’s a bobbin full of four-strand tram. I can do the tram much faster, because it’s twisted about five times per inch, instead of 20. This is going to be […]
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. That’s an ounce and a half of three-ply organzine singles… tightly twisted from three filaments, about 20 twists per inch. I’m curious to see what I end up with, length-wise; mathematically, it ought to be about three thousand yards. With the high speed wheel, it […]
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. and then you skein, and then degum… and then you get organzine! Here’s a comparison of the 4×2 and the 2×2… they’re not all that different, until you start working them up in larger amounts – and then the weight of the fabric shows. While […]