Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Green is the colour



OK so I think that I might be a little addicted to spinning now! Spinning in colour is so much more fun than using plain cream. I blame it on the colour.

I’ve moved on to the spinning wheel now, for speed and to try to spin a finer yarn. I can get a better consistency to the thickness using the wheel, as I don’t have to let go.

My wheel was a charity shop find from my mum and has a tendency to make a lot of noise. It squeaks, clunks, and creaks. However it does work.

I started by teasing the dyed merino tops until I have a thin strand, which I then wind into a makeshift ball.

Fluff!


This is the first ply. It only took me a couple of hours to spin on the wheel. I had a couple of breaks when the thread got too thin, but I think it looks ok so far.

First Ply


Now for the second ply or should I do some work?

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