New and Renewed Fibre Goals

• make a hood with tablet weaving and språng after Candace Crockett's hood in Card Weaving (deadline: January)
• make cloth that combines plain weave and språng (deadline: January)
• make 2/2 interlaced språng scarf with Targhee (deadline: February)
• learn intertwined språng
• re-wash Hampshire wool and comb it
• comb remainder of dingy white Romney wool or ditch it
• re-wash a whole lot of white Romney locks, card the short salvaged pieces on a rented drum carder, and comb the full-length locks
• spin the natural dark Romney roving
• learn to regulate my Stovetec rocket stove using the damper, and heat dyebaths
• dye a good tomato red with madder root powder
• spin up the last braid of synthetically dyed wool and, forever after, use natural colour alone (deadline: November to use yarn and give item as a Christmas gift)
• read the fibre arts books I've gotten recently (Prehistoric Textiles, Ecclesiastical Pomp)
• finish reading other fibre arts books that are lingering around
• spin from stash to reduce volume and have fewer boxes of wool sitting around
• make another major piece of handspun clothing, with an eye to making a complete outfit someday (deadline: March or September)
• take a risk and spin the good stuff; don't hold off out of fear, there is more good wool out there
• use my wool combs more often because combed fibre is so very, very nice
• focus on making lovely handspun stuff to keep and wear myself since I keep getting sidetracked on this
• participate again in public craft demonstrations and informally coach people to spindle spin, knit, weave, tablet weave, and work språng
• record and upload more YouTube videos about how to do språng

Not all of these will get done in the coming year but it's good to have a list for reference and bolstering resolve.  And there's a to do someday list:

• comb the pound of dark Romney hogget
• manage an indigo or woad vat
• use up stashed skeins of handspun yarn
• weave a shoulder bag
• spin and weave a second handspun hooded jacket, this time with sleeves
• practice nalbinding with store-bought Icelandic yarn or find an easier yarn to use

a Stovetec rocket stove heating chilli