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Thanks! It’s good to know I am not alone 😂

Hi! I got my CSM last year and it is an Erlbacher Speedster which I absolutely love. It feels like it will hold up for my whole lifetime, and that was my goal. I know plenty of people have been thrilled with other CSMs too, and I’m glad there are more options now than when I started looking. I saved up for this after seeing it years ago in person and it certainly is living up to my expectations!

@@DelawareSpinster thank you, this is helpful. I love to hand knit socks, but it would be so nice to have the option to also crank some at times. I've been looking at Erlbacher and almost have enough saved. My hesitation is - not sure how difficult it will be to teach myself to use it. Thanks again.

@@lauried1919There is a learning curve, but they include a really helpful manual and Greyson is super responsive. I found it took a few tries for sure but I think it is definitely a skill you can learn from a book and online videos!

@@DelawareSpinster that's great to hear!!

Thank you! I am so excited to cast on and will be posting all about it soon enough!

Thank you so much! I love doing a little of all of the fiber arts, but I am a chicken about weaving - we all just have to go out on a limb sometimes and learn from each other! I hope in time to get more into weaving as well as felting.

Thanks! I hope you get to enjoy all the knits you make like I do!

Thanks so much! I am happy with how colorful and comfy it is!

This is great! I’m so glad you are inspired to use your stash - I think most projects can be modified to use more color and be scrappier than the original designer sample, but especially the Nightshift!

Thank you! I spend as much time thinking as I do crafting, and I also spend a fair amount of time perusing and shopping. I like the idea of "materials" because that is literally what we have! I have heard "yarn pantry" and I like that too. But you make the best point - small businesses need our support and that's definitely something I can do!

Thanks for letting me! Looking forward to next year.

Oh yay! I think the fleeces at MD Sheep and Wool have been fantastic and I expect that will continue! I am so happy to be part of the spinning community so I'm glad you are here too!

I think the sample I saw in person was her "Distant Mountain" design which is available in an e-book on Ravelry.

Hi! Prices are highly variable from what I have seen. This fleece was 7 lbs and $120 (which we split 2 ways) I don't always pay that much but it has 4-5 inch staple, had been coated and had very little vm, was well skirted, has a softer hand than a lot of Romney I have spun, and we both felt it was worth that price. I would love to hear more about your cvm romeldale since I don't currently have a cvm fleece but I am on the look out for that!

I have totally charged way to little in the past. I’ve also wanted to sell it, but it is heavily skirted. I asked 10.00/pound. The whole fleece for 8/ pound. The fleece are roughly 6 pounds. The cvm fleece are beautiful, so very soft

It sounds like you could make more on these fleeces especially if they are well skirted. Best of luck! Keep me in mind when you are selling the cvm especially!

I am going out to skirt them this afternoon. I’ll take some pics😉

Absolutely! Just walking around the festival I feel inspired!

Thank you so much! I can't wait to hear about your Sea-glass sweater, I think it's a fantastic design and they all look so different!

Thank you so much for your support!

Thank you! That is so kind of you. I spend much of my time daydreaming and swatching yarn to see if combinations work.

Yeah I definitely started with just mending my jeans and shirts because socks seem like a lot of work to mend in my house. I think even if we make some choices like that (mending, natural fibers, shopping local), it's a start!

Thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying it! I could talk all day about spinning from batts (my favorite format) but I do a few things to make an even sweater spin if it helps. I spin strips from various batts, I spin all the singles and rewind then ply then all randomly at the end, and if I feel like batts really ended up being an outlier I pay extra attention to distributing those odd ones. Good luck with your sweater spin!

Thank you! I totally agree, the science behind the wool and spinning is fascinating to me.

Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you so much! Glad there are other Delawareans out here representing our great tiny state!

Thanks so much! I am really happy with the spin and can't wait to wear the shawl someday.