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[unicornduke]

my favorite fiber dyer has just discontinued the base fiber that I liked so much :'(

they're switching entirely to merino or blends with nylon, which. fine I guess.

They just aren't my favorite to spin because they are much better suited to short draw and I only really do long draw. You can long draw them, but its much more difficult. 

now there's the decision of: do I buy the discontinued fibers that are left in their shop or do I stick to my resolution not to buy fiber until may? 

I did just spend a ton of money on seed orders......and I already have a ton of fiber.......

(is this what fomo is)

ugh

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[graydon]

Heh. The Merino Mafia get everywhere.

Glad it helped!

(Given that short-draw is annoying, you might-maybe need to find a shepherd with a heritage flock of something. I'd bet you could do a deal with Lady Llama on the order of "I get a quarter of this back, you sell the rest" were you to show up with some long-draw fibre.)

[unicornduke]

Everyone is into Merino and I am Not.

I've got some great sources on heritage breeds and I'm actually working on a project with that right now where I'm spinning as many types of fibers as I can. Blog is here And once I figure out what I like, I'm going to spin a lot of it lol. The sheep and wool festivals are great for this sort of thing and I'm planning to make the trip down to MD in may for that festival.

I do want to look around for some more indie dyers doing neat stuff with various fibers, finding them is the problem, but again, festivals. That's where I found Llady Llama, so they are out there!

[graydon]

I am not! I get contact dermatitis from wool and what you have to to get warm socks that haven't got wool in them these days is go on a quest.

I recall your long list of fibres! And may you have the best of luck at festivals!