Wow, I bought the Spring 2014 Spin Off magazine yesterday. I've always loved Spin Off and it's always beautiful, but you gotta love this issue especially; it's all about color. If you'd like to take a peek at it yourself you can find it here: http://www.interweavestore.com/spinning-magazines-spin-off.
I was especially taken by the beautiful and complex colors of yarns created by blending many colors on the drum carder. I guess I was already noticing this beautiful process as I watched a "batt contest" develop on facebook (and now that it's over I can't send you to it because I can no longer find it).
I was especially taken by the beautiful and complex colors of yarns created by blending many colors on the drum carder. I guess I was already noticing this beautiful process as I watched a "batt contest" develop on facebook (and now that it's over I can't send you to it because I can no longer find it).
I am in the process of spinning up a bunch of Great Pyrenees hair from my guardian dog's grooming. Pyr hair is super soft and a great addition to yarn. I have been blending it with Corriedale, a sheep wool that has all the right ingredients for good yarn spinning, and nylon sparkle. I have been dying the sparkle bright colors, grasshopper, sky blue and deep orchid. The Pyr is white with a bit of grey and black, I have white and black Corriedale stash in abundance. I also have on hand some Corriedale that is dyed sky blue, ready for an upcoming project involving silk noils, but that's a whole 'nother story.
So, after perusing the Spin Off magazine I decided my last batch of Pyr would be blended with black Corriedale, sky blue dyed Corriedale and deep orchid sparkle. You can see it on the carder and in batts above. Such fun! I may never card another monotone batt, ever. This batch is still on the spindles, I like to let the twist set overnight before plying into two ply yarn. So far it's a loose, fat, colorful single.
So, after perusing the Spin Off magazine I decided my last batch of Pyr would be blended with black Corriedale, sky blue dyed Corriedale and deep orchid sparkle. You can see it on the carder and in batts above. Such fun! I may never card another monotone batt, ever. This batch is still on the spindles, I like to let the twist set overnight before plying into two ply yarn. So far it's a loose, fat, colorful single.
Here's Shiva showing you where we're going with the spun chunky, sparkly, colorful Pyr yarn. Funky crocheted hats for the farmers market.
It seems like I'm always spinning luxurious, fine yarns appropriate for the fabulous cashmere the goats give me, and then moving on to a larger project like a shawl to show it off. It's really fun to make the chunky stuff and then crank out a cute and funky hat in under an hour.
So tomorrow I'll ply today's colorful batts and crochet another hat for Shiva to cuddle with! After that, I'm thinking cashmere, bamboo and silk in who knows how many colors. It'll take a while.
It seems like I'm always spinning luxurious, fine yarns appropriate for the fabulous cashmere the goats give me, and then moving on to a larger project like a shawl to show it off. It's really fun to make the chunky stuff and then crank out a cute and funky hat in under an hour.
So tomorrow I'll ply today's colorful batts and crochet another hat for Shiva to cuddle with! After that, I'm thinking cashmere, bamboo and silk in who knows how many colors. It'll take a while.
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