The red braid from SPA is all spun up but not yet plied. I thought I’d spin up this pretty Falkland roving first. The colors really remind me of the ocean.
March 15, 2012
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March 3, 2012
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Rambouillet yarn: Done!
March 1, 2012
by Julie
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Rambouillet
At the Big E last fall I bought some floofy Rambouillet roving to spin. I have a stripey shawl in mind for the rainbow yarn and I thought this would make a nice compliment.
February 28, 2012
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Rainbow bright
This is not exactly a roy g. biv yarn since pink doesn’t exactly fall in the rainbow but it sure is bright and cheery and fun to spin. I had to finish it up as soon as I got home. … Continue reading
February 27, 2012
by Julie
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SPA
I had a really lovely weekend at SPA in Freeport, Maine. I hung out with friends, shopped for fiber, spun a rainbow braid, had some really excellent meals and even went shopping at LLBean at midnight. I was lucky to … Continue reading
January 19, 2012
by Julie
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Spin spin spin
There’s been slow but steady progress on the BFL/alpaca roving. I finished up a second ginormous skein this week. I lost count but I think it’s upwards of 700 yards. Winnie was keeping a wary eye on the proceedings.
January 10, 2012
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Fiber peeps
It was a lovely weekend with a chance to meet some online fiber friends and hang out and spin. I got a lesson on Turkish spindling and a lesson on hand carding and I managed to fill another bobbin with … Continue reading
December 10, 2011
by Julie
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In which Shale becomes yarn
My Bluefaced Leicester/Alpaca blend roving is starting to turn into a lovely lofty 3-ply yarn with a beautiful heathered brown color and a nice luster. This first skein is 470 yards and I’m hoping to have enough for a sweater … Continue reading
November 21, 2011
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Plied and tied
Whoops, memory failed me. I haven’t been spinning cormo/romney to ply with my angora. Durante’s fleece is actually BFL/cormo and now it’s all plied up. I have a skein of 2-ply BFL/cormo and a skein of 3-ply that has 2 … Continue reading
November 17, 2011
by Julie
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Stop, Thief!
I finished spinning my lovely bunny fluff. I am planning to ply it against some Durante (cormo/romey) which matches most of the fluff in a browner grey sort of color. If you look closely at the angora bobbin on the … Continue reading
