heheheh.... No, I'm talking about yarn. :-)
Several weeks ago, Kristy, from Mini Menagerie had a question (and I have been quite remiss in responding to her...sorry, Kristy).
As many of you know, Kristy makes fabulous furred mini critters. Here's her question:
"For furring my animals, I use mostly combed out yarn (usually alpaca, but sometimes wool, or blends, etc). Anyway, I cram all my balls of yarn in a drawer and maybe it's just my imagination, but it seems likes after a while, the yarn starts getting, hmmm, how do I put it...sort of "frizzy", a lot of fly-away hairs sticking out all over. It's a pain to fur with because I swear I keep trimming the frizzy fly-aways off but they keep re-appearing.
So I guess my question is, does yarn get like this after a while or am I just losing my marbles? And if so, is there a proper way to store it (or any other tips) to keep it from getting like this?"
I hardly ever work with yarn...I don't knit or felt or do any sort of yarn related needlecraft so I haven't a clue but I know there are several followers who do this work.
My first thought was to use fibers before they are spun into yarn so she wouldn't have to comb them out, though I haven't any idea where to get such a thing. Perhaps the storage is part of the problem or maybe it is just hte nature of the yarn....
Doll artists often use liquid fabric softener to keep the fibers they use for hair in control....but not being a doll artist, I could begin to even advise how to do this.
Does anyone know of a source for bamboo fiber for this use? Or even for bamboo yarn? Frankly, this is the first I'm hearing about bamboo in this form but Kristy is in the market for some to try for furring.
I am afraid Tabitha has few answers for this conumdrum but hopefully someone out there in Blogland can enlighten us all!
Tabitha
