Morgaine Brigid
Thread & BoneMy next wall hanging on the bobbin. Measuring and washing up next. #Handwoven #handcrafted #handspun
daisyBecause I'm still not over it, behold the finished skeins! The white ones are undyed co-op wool and the variegated ones are commercially-dyed LYS wool. Preparation and process were as follows, from left to right:
- Co-op "waste" fibre left over after combing. Drum carded, spun short draw from the end of the batt like sliver (semi-worsted), two-ply.
- LYS "waste" fibre left over after combing. Drum carded, spun long draw from the end of the batt like sliver (semi-woolen), chain-ply.
- Co-op "nice" fibre. Hand combed and dizzed once at 3 mm, spun short draw (worsted), two-ply.
- LYS "nice" fibre. Hand combed and drum carded, spun long draw from the end of the batt like sliver (semi-woolen), chain-ply.
The "waste" co-op wool is a joy to spin despite all the VM. The "nice" LYS fibre is just as much of a fight to spin as the "waste" LYS fibre. The "nice" co-op wool is of course wonderful to work with and makes a very pretty yarn that I'm very pleased with.
Sand Hill ThicketBalling up this #handspun #wool #yarn on me nostepinne. Think I'm going to make myself #crochet something...🤔 #FiberArts
Miss Lemon's DressesJuicy...
Done, except for measuring and wet finishing.
The way the colors stacked surprised me. There were what I though was vast expanses of pale, almost white lavender and I was afraid that they'd all end up plied together making long whitish blobs, but no!
#spinning #handspun #LSG
Here is the finished blue-green 💙💚🧶 #yarn. I'm pleased with it. 😌 Pretty sure I can call it DK weight.
KymberlyMigraine/eye grumbles are settling in with the warm spike means I am finding it very hard to concentrate on editing.
So, Feb craft update published, recipe written up for patrons. And a little bit of work done.
Then off screens, all the sock left-overs rewound and boxed. Running away from wheel as the drive band needs replacing, and the espinner requires far too much concentration.
Maybe knitting will need less from the eyes. And tea. 'Cos ... tea.
The Librarian@a_puma01 3d printed me a tiny Turkish drop spindle and I'm making tiny Shetland yarn with roo'd fleece from a nearby farm. This sheep's name is Lady Sibyl :)
⛧ Crazy Cat Lady ⛧I have many ‘disabilities’, aches and pains, most of my life. I love crafts, especially spinning. Occasionally I get down because I can’t do what I used to. Today, I looked at the most recent wool I spun. Ouessant mixed with merino and silk. It reminds me that I can do it, I just have to learn
what slow is I guess #handspun #spinnin #wool #sliwhandvrafts
what slow is I guess #handspun #spinnin #wool #sliwhandvrafts
SorenThis scarf is a gift for my uncle, inspired by quartz clusters we saw together backpacking in Cottonwood Canyon in Death Valley. From what I've been reading I think they were formed by intrusive igneous rock forming around xenoliths, and by cooling very slowly forming the incredible quartz crystals we saw, which looked like rings around the darker xenoliths in the weathered rock face we saw. I'm not trained as a geologist though and would love to find more information about the geology of Cottonwood Canyon from someone with some real expertise!
The wool is targhee roving I got at the nor cal ren faire. I spun it on my small cross arm spindle and wove it on a loom I've been borrowing from a friend. It's plain weave set at 8epi. It looked very open on the loom, but fulled into a wonderfully bouncy and dense fabric.
After fulling I scoured the fabric, then used rubber bands to do this shibori inspired dye process. After putting on the rubber bands I gave it a bath in tannins I extracted from an oak gall, then in a bath of cool water with just a tiny bit of dissolved ferrous sulfate. It was so exciting to see the fabric turn grey in a a matter of just a few minutes when I put it in the iron bath!
#handweaving
#weaving
#handspinning
#naturaldyes
#dyes
#textiles
#handwoven
#handspun
#tiedye
#shibori
#oakgalls
#ferroussulfate
#naturaldye
#targhee
#wool
#geology
#xenolith
#quartz
#deathvalley
