Days 1 and 2 of #TourDeFleece: yesterday I managed to spin half a sample of white Eider sheep (worsted):
And then today I did the rest of that sample (woolen):
for a total of about 10g, followed by the brown Eider sheep, about 12g again spun half worsted and half woolen:
I seem to be on a good start to go through the samples before the end of #TdF19… unless I get distracted by some other wool that may happen to appear around here for some reason O:-) but in that case I'll also be happy :)
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Lieschen Müller's father
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •Hat man diesmal eingeladen;
Viel zu denken, viel zu sinnen
Gibt's beim zarten Lebensfaden.
Dass er euch gelenk und weich sei,
Wusst' ich feinsten Flachs zu sichten;
Dass er glatt und schlank und gleich sei,
Wird der kluge Finger schlichten.
Wolltet ihr bei Lust und Tänzen
Allzu üppig euch erweisen,
Denkt an dieses Fadens Grenzen,
Hütet euch! Er möchte reißen.
#Goethe, #Faust II, Vers 5305 ff.
I, the eldest, I, the spinning
Am lumbered with this time: I’ve
Need of lots of pondering, thinking,
To yield the tender threads of life.
So you may be soft and supple,
I sift through the finest flax:
Drawn through clever fingers, double
Fine, and even, smooth as wax.
If you wish all joy and dancing,
Excessive now, in what you take,
Think about those threads: their ending.
Then, take care! The threads might break.
Translation: A. S. Kline ©2003
#FaustByGoethe
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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