There were two projects spun today. The failure from last week remains a non-success. The problems of last week were fixed, but now the final project isn't anything like I hoped it would be. Perhaps you will see it sometime in the future, not today however.
The generally successful project was this:
You are looking at 100 grams of Sweet Georgia hand-dyed 100% merino wool. Anyone who spins can look at this and say, yes she's still a beginner and they are right. I learned a few things about spinning today, but I need to continue practicing.
The hank above started the day in this beautiful braid. Sorry it is sunny here and the colours are a bit washed out. There's mauve, golden rod, black, and white in the braid and then all the transitions making it a combination consisting of all my favorite colours.
The braid was undone and split in half (or so I thought, more on that later). Each half was then spun on its own bobbin.
See how those lovely colours begin to blend together in their own special way. From here the bobbins are plied.
The photo above actually captures the true colours best. I love the fact that the different colors plied together to create a barber pole effect. This makes me very happy. The niddy noddy was used to create the hank. The hank will go for a soak. I think vinegar will be added to the water first before the wash because the mauve came off on my fingers, meaning that colour hadn't quite set. Once the wool has dried I will need to figure out what to do with it.
Oh, I ended up with only 99 grams in the hank. There remains an ounce of single ply left on one of the bobbins, apparently the measuring wasn't nearly as accurate as it needed to be. Next time I will be more precise.
Sure I created art yarn, but it is yarn I will be able to use to knit something, perhaps a hat or cowl for myself. Those colours make me happy and will match most of my wardrobe. Today was a good spinning day and that too makes me happy.
The generally successful project was this:
You are looking at 100 grams of Sweet Georgia hand-dyed 100% merino wool. Anyone who spins can look at this and say, yes she's still a beginner and they are right. I learned a few things about spinning today, but I need to continue practicing.
The hank above started the day in this beautiful braid. Sorry it is sunny here and the colours are a bit washed out. There's mauve, golden rod, black, and white in the braid and then all the transitions making it a combination consisting of all my favorite colours.
The braid was undone and split in half (or so I thought, more on that later). Each half was then spun on its own bobbin.
See how those lovely colours begin to blend together in their own special way. From here the bobbins are plied.
The photo above actually captures the true colours best. I love the fact that the different colors plied together to create a barber pole effect. This makes me very happy. The niddy noddy was used to create the hank. The hank will go for a soak. I think vinegar will be added to the water first before the wash because the mauve came off on my fingers, meaning that colour hadn't quite set. Once the wool has dried I will need to figure out what to do with it.
Oh, I ended up with only 99 grams in the hank. There remains an ounce of single ply left on one of the bobbins, apparently the measuring wasn't nearly as accurate as it needed to be. Next time I will be more precise.
Sure I created art yarn, but it is yarn I will be able to use to knit something, perhaps a hat or cowl for myself. Those colours make me happy and will match most of my wardrobe. Today was a good spinning day and that too makes me happy.
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