It’s amazing how this:
can turn into this:
in a matter of hours.
Category > Spinning
ROAD TRIP!!!
So I took a road trip to Mount Holly’s famous Woolbearers shop. It took me a good hour. A lovely drive, since I was all alone yesterday. I spent a good 2 hours in the shop just fondling all the gorgeous fibers, yarns, and whatnot. I decided to buy myself some bamboo size 8 Fiddlesticks [...]
Smacking around my spun yarns
Last night I took out some aggression and smacked around my spun dark BFL. It came out really nice. I was a bit scared that it felted in the hot tub water, but it didn’t. It just washes funny and comes out fluffy and pretty. It tends to unspin a bit in the water, too… [...]
Spinning Progress: 1 ounce BFL dark
So here is my second attempt at spinning BFL dark, my 8th spinning experience overall. This is one ounce that I spun over 2 days. The spinning is becoming more and more consistent. I would call this worsted to lace weight yarn. Some of it is still rather thin, but I am getting the hang [...]
BFL *dies*
OMG I just got the pound of BFL in the mail today. Im petting it. It’s so pretty. I don’t ever want to spin it. I want to roll around in it like a blanket. Terrible, right? OMG I never dreamed it would be this soft.
Tags: bfl, spinning
A pound of BFL? YES
DROOLS Yes I did it
I bought a pound of Blue Faced Leceister Dark. I shouldn’t have bought it yet but I couldn’t let it go. She only had ten lots available. If I didn’t get it now and waited and it was gone I would have kicked myself. I check this site all the time [...]
The Next Spindle I want
From DropSpindle.info… a hand crafted Golding. Isn’t it gorgeous? This is the one I want next. I think it’s the perfect size and weight for what I want to do with it. This one makes me want to spin more. I will be saving up and honing my skills for this one.
Tags: golding+drop+spindle
Ocean and Lavender yarns finished
So I finished two of my yarns. The first one I spun is now in a necklace, but I haven’t quite finished it yet so I won’t show it till it’s done. The first was plied with cotton red thread, a bit thicker than normal sewing thread. The other was plied with my baby [...]
My first handspun yarns
Here you have my first attempts at drop spindling in order from top to bottom. I spun those both this morning. I am in love with spinning and am trying to make myself NOT spin any more yarn LOL I only have 2 little rolls of roving left and I want to take time to [...]
Drop Spinning
My new obsession? Maybe. I am all psyched to get the things I need to get into it. For today’s Work With Me Wednesday I am highlighting a how to for drop spinning.
Tags: drop+spindle
