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How to gain 20 pounds without really trying? Try a high fiber diet. One rich in friendship with addictions of their own. My stash gained 20 pounds in the last week!

This came in last week from Heide of Serendipitous Opportuknitty, FIVE POUNDS of wool! She got back quite a haul from the processing mill. One pound of the ivory is for a Summer of Spinning prize. I’ll spin the brown and natural as-is, no dyeing. I’ve been wanting to spin some genuine natural colors, and this is exactly what I’ve been wanting to try.

Fiber from Heide

And, if having five pounds of wool appear on your desk at work wasn’t enough, one of my coworkers came in from the loading dock with a large box on a 2-wheeler. And it contained this, FIFTEEN pounds of wool!

15 Pounds

The box was on the heavy side, so I took the wool out, bagged it and tied some rope around it. It made my walk and subsequent ride on the bus home after work a lot easier. The funny looks from people? I couldn’t do anything about that. [Note to self: When placing orders for heavy objects, have it shipped to the apartment!]

lisa

I bet most people had NO Idea what was in that bag!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 5:16 am

Devorah

Gulp!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 5:19 am

jackie

fun fun fun!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 5:31 am

Manise

Nice! What kind of fiber? Inquiring minds want to know

Jun 22, 2009 @ 5:42 am

Carole

You’re going to be busy!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:09 am

Zoe

I’d loved to have seen their faces!!! Yummy stuff.

Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:10 am

Nice! Looks similar to my recent haul.

Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:18 am

textillian

So I guess this means your time is spoken for, then….

Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:31 am

Benita

Ahhh, the potential of all that white wool! I’ll bet the wool fumes have you higher than an kite, right?

Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:38 am

Cindy

I am sure there was a goofy fiber grin on your face so who cares about the funny looks you might have received! What an exciting haul!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:49 am

jessica~

I’m sure people have seen weirder things around here than a really tall dude carrying a bag of fleece. Awesome haul.

Jun 22, 2009 @ 7:12 am

Ginger

Tie ribbons around the kitties’ necks so they won’t get lost in that huge wool haul! What fun for you, and we all wait to see the wondrous results.

Jun 22, 2009 @ 7:40 am

Leslie

Baa Baa Black Sheep. Have you any……

Oh wait, you do!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 8:49 am

Roxie

Ha! Drowning in goodies! See what happens when you try to clean up the stash? Do you suppose some sly photographer was taking a photo of you to post on his blog? At least you weren’t wearing layers of fur and a wig.

Jun 22, 2009 @ 9:21 am

Kathie Kelleher

That’s the good kind of high fiber diet

I think you should have wrapped the bundle in a very large bandana and tied it to a pole. Then folks would think you were running away from home and given you even funnier looks!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 10:09 am

Heide

Okay, so I’m failing miserably at attempts to dye some of the roving here. Perhaps if it had been left in batts instead of drafted the endeavor would be more successful. But on the bright side, my hands are lovely shades of periwinkle, magenta and green. Spin on Dave!

Jun 22, 2009 @ 11:07 am