Your new combs look beautifully made 
but quite lethal in the hands of somebody as clumsy as me 
The engraved box is a great idea. It may have been expensive but looks like a lovely heirloom in time ( a long, long time from now of course 
)
My daughters-in-law are not remotely interested, but I think my granddaughter, who has her first day at school today
, is old enough for me to start getting her interested
. I'll try the grandsons too - I know the oldest at 21 runs a mile when he sees me spinning, but the rest are still at a less-set-in-their-ways age.
If none of them is interested then everything will doubtless go on e-bay when I'm dust
I need to be organised and label everything discreetly with a vague resale value or it will all be treated as junk - not just the woolcraft stuff but antiques and so on
No, I'm not really feeling gloomy, just practical.
SiN - isn't it odd, and confusing, that the Forsyths are very specific that any grease at all will make combing too difficult with the fibre sticking to the combs.
4 pitch. A silk purse from a sows ear?Time for some experiments so I can make up my own mind
Yes, I'm hoping to try separating the two layers of Heb fleece using the combs - it's one of the main reasons I got them in fact, so I'll certainly let you know if it works. As I intend to get stuck into my weaving this winter (
for staying out of hospital) I want to be able to spin warp and weft using the two fibre lengths.
But first I have to learn how to use my new combs....and before I can do that I need to set up somewhere safe to use them.
