Wednesday, September 17, 2008

A contest for spinners - and a sale!

This morning I'm going to the processor's to whom I turned over my fleeces at Black Sheep Gathering. Leza's got them all washed and I'm going to hand-tease them to save myself some money (she doesn't run Shetland through the picker; the prime reason I selected her). I plan to pick up my roving at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival the last Sunday of this month.

To help me pay the invoice, I'm offering a pre-pick-up roving sale. You buy and pay for it BEFORE I pick it up, and you get it for $2/ounce. After I pick it up, I will be offering it for $3/ounce. (Prices do not include shipping.) The available colors are Dinah's white, Rechel's or Bella's light grey, or Valentine's fawn.

Want to win some FREE roving? Here's the contest: I'll send 8 oz. of roving to the person who comes closest to guessing how many pounds of roving I get from the processor - your choice of color! You have from now until pick-up to put your guess in the comments of this post.

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36 comments:

  1. A :-)9/17/08, 7:24 AM

    Shoot! I wish I was not on the stash busting wagon because I would love some of the grey :-( I'll take a guess, though, because if I won that wouldn't really count as buying fiber, right? :-D

    I think you're going to pick up 47.8 pounds of clean stuff!!

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  2. Anonymous9/17/08, 8:22 AM

    Hi! I'll take a guess... let's see, 9lbs 11oz.! And I'll think about buying- $ shortage!
    Alice, Va.

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  3. ~~Sittin.n.Spinnin9/17/08, 8:48 AM

    taking into consideration shetlands are quite small, after skirting and washing, I am going to say lol 9 lbs 14 oz... yes I did that with a calculator!

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  4. Anonymous9/17/08, 10:26 AM

    How exciting, picking up all that clean, prepared wool!
    I'm going to guess 8 lbs, 8 oz.

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  5. Nancy K.9/17/08, 10:26 AM

    OOOO! I'd love some of that Beautiful Bella's silvery/grey! How about 7 pounds/11 oz. or 8 pounds/ 6 oz?

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  6. Kathleen9/17/08, 10:35 AM

    I'll take a chance and say you'll pick up 10.5 pounds. Then I'll go buy my winning lottery ticket, too! Sorry, can't buy...I'm on a fiber diet for now. Can't buy till I spin everything I've got stashed!

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  7. ~~Sittin.n.Spinnin9/17/08, 11:45 AM

    I am going out on a limb here and guessing that a :-) meant to type 7.8?

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  8. Kara9/17/08, 12:05 PM

    A contest, what fun! Okay, I will take a guess, 10 pounds 1 ounce. If I win give it to the next closest, I will have roving coming out my ears as of this weekend when I pick mine up. I want to spin some of my old stuff up to get ready, the first skein I do after I haven't spun in a while is always interesting.

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  9. Franna9/17/08, 12:47 PM

    Okay, I'll guess 14 lb of roving. I'm waiting to hear how it all comes out.
    - Franna

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  10. Michelle9/17/08, 8:31 PM

    Kara, if you come the closest I could send you a set of photo notecards if you'd like!

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  11. Kara9/18/08, 3:58 AM

    That would be great! Now you have me wondering how much I will get back. I sent in 30 pounds of wool and 10 pounds of alpaca. I can't wait.

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  12. Eileen9/18/08, 5:30 AM

    I'll say 12.5 pounds...

    (what, me, random?)

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  13. ~~Sittin.n.Spinnin9/18/08, 10:28 AM

    I reread the post, I thought it was for washed and picked wool, but if we are guessing on the finished roving weight I would go lower than I originally guessed. I would say 8lbs finished weight.

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  14. Tracy Sadtler9/18/08, 5:32 PM

    I am going to guess 12 lbs 14 oz. Just because.

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  15. Kathy9/18/08, 6:17 PM

    How many fleeces did you take in for processing?

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  16. Windyridge9/22/08, 6:15 PM

    9 pounds 3 ounces!

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  17. Kat9/23/08, 8:00 AM

    I'm going to guess 13 lbs, 2 oz.

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  18. Catskill Mountain Fibers9/23/08, 8:25 AM

    I'm going to guess 19.25 pounds! :)

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  19. LDSVenus9/23/08, 9:09 AM

    Very cool contest :), can never have enough to spin. I am going to guess 21 lbs, 3 ozs. Someday when I get rich and can have some land, I am going to have a sheep :), not only will it be good company, but I gives fiber too :).

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  20. marysaline9/23/08, 9:42 AM

    I know that shetland's are not that large, I will guess about 8 lbs. 12 oz. I also cannot afford to buy more at this time, even tho I was sorely tempted.

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  21. NJ Rainy9/23/08, 8:49 PM

    I[m going to guess 14lbs 7 ounces. I'll be at OFFF !!!!!

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  22. sewbeezy9/24/08, 9:01 AM

    I will take a guess even though I have way too much fiber of my own....so I'm thinking that you might be picking up about 10 pounds 8 ounces.

    I do hope you get quite a bit of it sold. I have way too much fiber here (13 Shetland fleeces alone) to even think about buying any....although I wish I could. And I did get a new llama last weekend. More fiber on the hoof. :)

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  23. Unknown9/24/08, 9:59 AM

    um, how about, you are picking up 20 pounds of clean stuff!

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  24. LunabudKnits9/24/08, 12:28 PM

    Hhhmmmm.... I am going to guess 27 pounds.

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  25. Anonymous9/24/08, 2:18 PM

    I'll guess 11 lbs & 4 oz.

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  26. Unknown9/24/08, 7:18 PM

    I'm going to guess 13 lbs 7 oz. This is such a fun contest!

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  27. Unknown9/24/08, 7:19 PM

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  28. Anonymous9/24/08, 11:26 PM

    My guess would be 27.5 lbs. I would love to win but may buy 'just a little' just in case.
    LT in Atlanta

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  29. Anonymous9/25/08, 9:20 AM

    Based on the four names in the three color catagories, and after skirting and washing, I would guess 10lbs 12oz.

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  30. Rayna10/6/08, 4:47 PM

    10 lbs 5 oz :) And if I win, I'll HAVE to get a spinning wheel and learn...lol

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  31. A Jackson10/7/08, 7:08 AM

    I'm going to guess 6 pounds and 5 ounces.

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  32. A Jackson10/7/08, 7:09 AM

    HEY! By the way, I sure hope I win, since you won TWO of my contests!

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  33. It's me10/24/08, 2:00 PM

    21 lbs 2 oz

    I say that like I actually know how to spin... but I am determined to learn SOMETHING this winter. :) And winning something would be a good motivator!

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  34. ladyb110/25/08, 9:38 AM

    Hi, I'm new to spinning, working from a Jacobs fleece at the moment but would love to try something else.

    My guess is 17lbs 4oz.
    Susan

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  35. Anonymous10/25/08, 10:26 AM

    OK, I'm breaking down and putting in a guess - those fleeces you keep photographing are mouthwateringly delicious looking.
    I'm guessing 13 lbs, 7 oz.
    Fingers crossed.

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  36. Pamela10/25/08, 1:15 PM

    I can't resist a contest! My guess is 9 lbs 9oz. I've done this very scientifically--the most eggs my hens have laid in a day is 9. That makes 9 my lucky number for now.

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