Last time, I gave you a little peek into my fabric stash. This time, I'd like to show you part of my fiber stash. There's some hand-dyed mohair/merino roving (see below), a nice hefty Corriedale, an undyed merino roving, some baby alpaca, and several plant fibers. I think the plant fibers are soy, bamboo, and corn, if I remember correctly. I've only spun animal fibers so far... I'm a bit nervous about diving into the plant fibers. Any advice on which ones to start with?
This is the beautiful hand-dyed mohair/merino blend spun up into singles. I'm not sure how I'm going to ply it. It was a gift from my SP8, Rosi G. This fiber spun up so beautifully. I think I have two ounces there -- hopefully enough to make a pair of my Ragamittens.
Only two more days until the weekend. The phrase, "working for the weekend" has really hit home for me lately. It's been pretty crazy at my "real job," and classes are ramping up again at the yarn store which means I'll be teaching more. I love teaching classes, but when I teach classes during the week it ends up being a 13 hour day which gets to be really l-o-o-o-o-o-ng! So I'm off to bed now -- sweet dreams!
beautiful fiber stash, remember to use a high twist on those plant fibers...Happy spinning!
Posted by: Michelle | 14 September 2006 at 07:07 AM
Those singles are stunning.
Posted by: Amanda | 14 September 2006 at 09:03 AM
I loved the yarn in your photo album !!! More yarn please. Like you, I love homespun but I'm not sure I like it as well once it's transformed into fabric. I've begun weaving; you've got to do something with all that yarn. I like the finished weaving more than my knitting. I think it suites homespun.
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Posted by: Tropical Twister | 07 August 2008 at 08:13 PM
i love that beautiful merino yarn
Posted by: mrs. ott | 18 December 2009 at 10:49 AM