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Tour de Fleece Giveaway!

6/25/2013

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Time for another giveaway, and just in time for Tour de Fleece!  The prize this time is a top whorl spindle made by Jill Holbrook and some merino & merino/silk fibres. This is a great little starter kit for someone who wants to learn how to spin or another great addition to your spindle collection.  So now for the catch, to win this you must answer a skill testing question:

                      "What is the difference between top and roving?"

You can post your answer in the comments and also post why you love spinning or why you want to learn how to spin.  I will pick a winner based on the correct answer via a draw on Sat June 29th in time to kick off the tour.  If you aren't aware, Tour de Fleece runs along with the Tour de France.  People pick goals or challenges and spin during the entire tour.  You can make this as simple or difficult as you like. My friends and I are a little more easy going than others during the tour and people will be spinning all around the globe during this time.  Did I mention you can win a lot of great prizes?  Another little tid bit of info; this year is the 100th year of the Tour de France, so if you haven't tried it yet this would be a great year to start.
 

9 Comments
Debbie Torry
6/25/2013 05:01:55 am

Top is combed and roving is carded fibre :)

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Vikki
6/25/2013 06:19:25 am

Roving is carded and top is combed.

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Paula Webb
6/27/2013 03:32:54 pm

Roving is carded. Top is combed to remove short fibres & align fibres in the same direction.

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Paula Webb
6/27/2013 03:35:52 pm

I think it would be cool to learn how to spin.

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Lindsay link
6/27/2013 04:56:05 pm

Top is combed, and the fibers are parallel, making it the best prep for a worsted yarn. roving is carded, usually wrist thick rope like structure. :) Thanks for the chance at the give away Susie!!

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Maureen
6/28/2013 02:22:57 am

Top is combed and has the fibres going in the same direction. Roving is carded.

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Candace
6/28/2013 03:17:37 am

top is wool that has been washed, sorted and combed and is ready for spinning.
Roving is carded wool that is irregular in length and look more fluffier than top wool.
I recently learnt how to spin and wish I had tried is sooner. I really enjoy making yarn from fleece.

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Sara
6/28/2013 12:07:56 pm

Top is fiber that is combed (commercially prepared or using hand combs) with the fibers aligned parallel to each other and short bits removed, prepared to spin worsted yarn.

Roving is fiber that is carded (commercially prepared, or using a drum carder or hand cards) with the fibers fluffed in any alignment, prepared to spin woolen yarn.

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MARGARET GIBB
6/29/2013 02:04:15 am

Roving is carded and top is combed.

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