Package arrival

Hi there folks! Just wanted to ask you to let me know (or post on Ravelry) when you have received a package from your swap pal. I'm keeping track of this to make sure everyone gets their package. Thanks!

HHHH Contest #1: How do you spin?

To kick off this Hootenanny (and to distract you while I choose your matches), I want to know how you spin! To enter, post a video of you spinning or plying on flickr, YouTube, Google Video (or whatever video hosting site) and post a link to it in the Ravelry forum for everyone to see.

You are not required to enter, of course, but I thought this was a good idea to document how you spin. It may change over time, especially if you are a beginner. Or it can be a conversation piece among your non-spinning friends. It may encourage other knitters or non-knitters to come to the dark side. So many reasons to do it! :) I just love watching other people spin, you learn so much!

Rules:

1. It needs to be at least 20 seconds long
2. At least part of it needs to be up close enough so we can see your technique
3. Needs to be submitted by July 31, 2008

Bonus points:
Submitting the video is 10 baseline points

1 bonus point if it is outside
5 bonus points if it is in a crowded public area
10 bonus points if there is a crowd around you

1 bonus point if you are wearing a knitting/spinning related clothing (Ravelry t-shirt for example)
2 bonus points if it shows your face
2 bonus points if you incorporate some humor
2 bonus points for fancy editing (and by that I just mean anything other than straight camera footage)
3 bonus points for wearing a handspun item (must be seen in video and made by you)
3 bonus points for flashing your knitting/fiber stash
5 bonus points for more than one person spinning in it (in the same place/room)
5 bonus points if it shows you spinning AND plying
5 bonus points if you show a fancy spinning technique like core spinning or coils or incorporating “other” elements into yarn like beads

Whoever gets the most points wins 4oz. Twisted Fiber Art Lively (sw merino) roving in the Dragonfly colorway. If there is a tie, then I will draw a name. The winner will be announced at the end of the swap.

I hope this isn’t too daunting, I want everyone to have fun with it!

Last day to sign up

Hurry, today is the last day to signup to participate!

HHHH Questionnaire

Here is the questionnaire. Please post the answers to these questions on your blog or in the Ravelry group thread by July 3 and make sure your pal is able to find it (if you post a lot, put a link to it on a sidebar). You are not obligated to answer everything, but the more info your pal has on you, the more options they have to gather up things for your package!

1. How long have you been spinning? What skill level do you consider yourself?

2. What kinds of yarn do you create (singles/2-ply/3-ply/art yarn)?

3. What do you spin with (spindle/wheel/both)?

4. What are your favorite fibers to spin with? Anything you don't like?

5. Who are your favorite crack dealers fiber sources (etsy or otherwise)?

6. What kind of fiber do you want to try?

7. Is there any techniques you would like to learn?

8. Do you dye fiber? If not, would you like to learn?

9. Do you have fiber prep tools (and like to use them) or would you prefer ready to spin fiber?

10. What do you do with your handspun? What projects have you completed?

11. Are you in need of any spinning gadgets (WPI Gauge, threading hook, etc)?

12. What colors "fall into your shopping basket"? Any colors you just can't stand?

13. What is on your wheel/spindle right now?

14. What other crafts/hobbies do you have?

15. Other than crafts, what are you passionate about?

16. Do you have an online wishlist?

17. Is there anything that you collect?

18. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What magazine subscriptions do you have?

19. When is your birthday?

20. What book or movie character do you most resemble in personality?

21. What is the climate like where you live around this time (need to know for careful shipments of anything meltable)?

22. Tell us one weird fact about yourself!

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Looky here, Chummy!

Just want to let everybody know (if you don't know already) that HHHH has been announced on L&V's Daily Chum!

Isn't this all exciting? ;-)

Ravlery group

I also added a Ravelry group - http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hush-hush-handspun-hootenanny

It is easier to chat/ask questions there, so please join!

Also, the fiber sources links have been adding up. I searched around for some EU fiber sources and came up with a bunch! So happy stash building! :)