Well, I haven't spun the bamboo or tencel roving yet... to be honest I'm a little intimidated... and they are so nice to look at. So, I've been spinning thick and thin novelty yarn instead.
I had thought I would post more regularly than this. It's amazing how time flies. The garden has come on and we've been putting up for the winter. Now the grapes are ready and need attention.
We've had out county fair and I entered some handspun just to see what the judges would think and what do you know I took best in show! That was nice surprise. I entered two singles, one navajo ply yarn and one coiled corespun yarn. My favorite of the bunch was the coiled corespun(the green yarn). The picture doesn't do it justice. It's really neat to look at and has a slinky feel.
Another set is a merino roving I dyed lightly and then spun thick and thin. I plied it with three threads, one gold, one pink/red, and one green/blue, all at the same time. It's very soft to touch.
Two of my daughters commented on how nice it turned out. That's unusual, normally I get 'that's different'. Maybe I'm headed in the right direction after all.
I'm hoping to get back to the dyepots soon. I have some custom orders to do and yarn, fleece and roving that need color!
See ya next post...
