Monday, April 7, 2008

Fulling the Yak

I've been spinning quite a bit of short fibers. I've been spinning some yak, two ounces at a time, then plying it. Once the yak has been spun, plied, and wound into skeins, it needs to be fulled.

Fulling is super-fun. Here is the process, in my kitchen. Shot, produced, and starring me:




Once the yarn has been "shocked", we do some Agression Release Therapy:



And yes, I did say "Whack it."

1 comment:

  1. I like how you used the camo shit to try to disguise your rack. :P

    Some CrazyMonkey arrived at my house today. Whee!!

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