January 19, 2012
by Julie
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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.
December 10, 2011
by Julie
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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
by Julie
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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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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
October 24, 2011
by Julie
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I came home from Vermont with some lovely goodies: gorgeous grey French Angora for an itch-free hat, delicious apple cider fresh off the press, and kefir which I have been interested in trying since I first heard about it a … Continue reading
October 20, 2011
by Julie
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I don’t like to let things sit on the bobbins too long or I forget what they are so this week I’ve plied up all my singles. The top three images are all llama from roving I bought from … Continue reading
August 10, 2011
by Julie
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I’ve started working on the alpaca/BFL blend roving I had made with Shale’s 2010 fleece. It seems to want to spin very fine so I’m planning to do a 3-ply and that means it won’t be done anytime soon. Gabby … Continue reading
July 12, 2011
by Julie
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This is a wool/alpaca blend. I ended up with about 100 yards and I have two darker red batts that should go nicely with this. I plied it back onto itself and instead of using the CD spindle this time, … Continue reading
July 9, 2011
by Julie
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Because spinning helps keep things moving for my knee and thus helps it heal, I’ve been doing a fair bit this past week. I finished up some alpaca from Gilead Fiber Farm. It’s a pretty blue and should be enough … Continue reading
July 7, 2011
by Julie
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Despite Riley’s antics, I did finish spinning the Seymour roving into some light fluffy yarn. This is a mohair blend from Gilead Fiber Farm. I wanted to try out Jessalu’s Bucket Bag tutorial but not having a bag yet, … Continue reading
