Wednesday WIP

[ironymaiden]

I'm finally spinning the rest of the fiber that became a felted dog toy. It's...challenging. I couldn't find the right settings for my wheel, so I pulled out a drop spindle for the first time in months.

Now when the fiber is clumpy or suddenly breaks it's no big deal. (Although I hate having this not-cheap spindle hit the floor.)

This stuff has little blobs of short fiber in it (neps). You can either obsessively pick them out, or make lumpy yarn.

It's neps all the way down. Let's just call it rustic texture and admire the colors.

Comments

[porkwithbones]

And what pretty colors they are!

[ironymaiden]

Seeing the colors evolve as I go is what makes it worthwhile. Just winding the spun single onto the cop is stimulating.

[buhrger]

ethnomuse wants to know what you're going to use the yarn for!

[ironymaiden]

not sure yet. it depends what the yardage is like. I'm thinking some kind of hand gear - maybe some loud-colored paddling gloves.

[ironymaiden]

also, someone should sign in and make her own comments :P

[buhrger]

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