Treadle to Metal and I decided to visit Vera Soie in Namur. Agnes was so welcoming it was wonderful. This was the first time I’d been to Namur, so we did get a little lost on the way there. There were road works so even the GPS didn’t get us there directly. It kept trying to reroute us back to the same tiny torn up road.
Agnes is a fiber artist in addition to having a web site that sells fiber, spinning tools an Majacraft spinning wheels.
Agnes started by showing us how she felts on lace, which she has been using to make fingerless mittens which she sells at expositions.
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Then we got to try spinning linen, which is unbleached–I don’t know if it is organic but it is minimally processed and yet soft, for linen. Nether of us had ever spun linen before so it was really interesting, she also let me try spinning nylon which was really odd because when you handle the raw fiber it feels almost as soft as cashmere, but when you spin it it feels like it wants to cut you fingertips, rather like sucking on a candy cane if you know what I mean, that not quite sharpness but still with an edge; Such that one knows that it’s ok for a little bit but if you keep it up too long it’s going to be a problem.
Stash enhancement may have gotten a little out of control. Between purchases and gifts: Alpaga et Soie, 200gm @ 8,30 €/100 gm; BFL et Soie Maulbere, 135gm @ 6,00 €/100 gm; and Falkland, 100gm @ 3,75 €/100 gm; as well as two gifts of unprepared fiber. I am excited, I’ve never tried to play with raw wool before.
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Dorset Down Gift Agnes Cornet (www.VeraSoie.be) Thursday Oct 1 2009 (unwashed fleece) |
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Bleu de Maine Gift Agnes Cornet (www.VeraSoie.be) Thursday Oct 1 2009 (unwashed fleece) |
Hello
Yes I recognised Agnes.
We are colegues.
Greetings
Monique