Fibers

[adrian_turtle]

I am considering using a peg loom, as I have not done since 1977. The person lending it to me speaks of ergonomic hooks, and said I should remind her to give me some thick wool, because the wool in the donation box is too thin for a beginner. It didn't occur to me for quite some time that she could possibly have meant wool from a sheep. Obviously you give a beginner some kind of synthetic. Especially when the idea is to make hats to give away to people who might be allergic to wool.

I sort of expect that in casual usage, yarn for knitting is called wool, thread for sewing is called cotton, and the special thread for embroidering is called silk. Is this standard? Regional? Generational? I thought people who actually did fiber crafts would be more specific, but this is somebody who is quite deliberately inviting people who can't knit to join the knitting group, so who knows.

Comments

[lcohen]

i'm not a fiber person, per se (i know how to crochet, but it isn't something i've done regularly or seriously). however, i did embroidery for years until my ulnar nerves changed the way i interact with my hands. i'm familiar with the term "silks" but only as a term i encountered reading regency romances--i never encountered it when discussing embroidery.

[adrian_turtle]

I hope I will be able to manage the hook for the peg loom with my left hand, but I really don't know. I am not on good terms with my right thumb, but you know how everything connects.