#se2se

Here's what the sheep looks like, for those who are curious. Is very chonky.

Working my way through Shave 'Em to Save 'Em fibers. On the top we got unspun teeswater. On the bottom we got spun teeswater and spun/knitted tunis fleece!

Time for a wool transformation!  This is some raw lincoln longwool that I got as a reward for finishing my first five projects for Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em, working with American conservation breeds.

Today I spun half of the singles for my Navajo Churro SE2SE spin amounting to 56.8g. #tdf2020 #teamlladyllama2020 #se2se #tourdefleece #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #spinnersofinstagram #spinstagram #handspun #handspunstagram #fiberart #handspinning #handspinnersofinstagram #spinningfiber #spinning #handspunyarn #wool #handspinnersofinstagram #yarnlove Image Description: A photo collage on a black background with the text Tour de Fleece 2020 Stage Seven. The left photo shows a spinning wheel bobbin stuffed overly full with natural brown, grey and cream handspun singles resting on a scale. The top right photo is the pile of roving from which the singles were spun resting on a scale and the bottom right photo is a closeup of the bobbin. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCMldr_pnKr/?igshid=16gd4ae9ejts9

Lincoln is so dang pretty, y'all. It's SO pretty.

(Don't mind my nerdy self making an alphabetical list for my journal since the passport is organized rather chaotically.)

My second bobbin and final 2-ply of Navajo-Churro handspun for SE2SE. This seems a poignant spin today. Navajo-Churro is a threatened sheep breed whose ancestors were forcibly introduced in the 16th century by the Spanish Conquest and were adopted by several Native American Nations including the Navajo Nation as a way to try and achieve a sustainable and self-sufficient living in the face of that conquest. Over 350 years of nurturing and managing flocks the Navajo-Churro became a critical part of Navajo cultural and textile traditions. Then these sheep were nearly eradicated through a series of violent actions by the US Federal Government as a part of their systematic subjugation of Native peoples. The Navajo-Churro Sheep Association was created only 25 years ago to mantain a breed registry and ensure quality in an effort to help restore the population to levels which ensure the safety and continuation of this breed. I encourage fiber artists to seek out this breed and please consider donating to navajolifeway.org (historical information in this post gathered from Livestock Conservancy and The Navajo Lifeway) #SE2SE #tdf2020 #teamlladyllama2020 #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #spinning #spinnersofinstagram #spinstagram #handspun #handspunstagram #fiberart #handspinning #handspinnersofinstagram #handspunyarn #tourdefleece #yarnlove #yarnspinning #yarnmakersofinstagram Image Description: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCPkDV_p-0j/?igshid=1xdpolf8j78l