Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

Hanne · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 535 Location: Finland

This is the last month of our Summer Spinning SAL. I'll do the prize raffle on September 1st, so you still have time to enter. Anyone who has posted even one picture of finished yarn will qualify for the raffle. There will be two prices from me and Anni has offered to give the third.

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Organic merino pencil roving from the Yarn Yard. Color Delight. 159m, 81g. Spun on Lucrezia's lace flyer, 12:1. Navajo plied on jumbo flyer, 10:1. 16 wpi.

There is less technical information on my blog if someone is interested. I think this will be my yarn for August, Corriedale on the bobbin now is meant for bigger project (three different shades of red, each 100g, to make three ply.) and will not be finished in August.

Glynis · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:37 am Post subject:

That looks wonderful.
Perhaps I should photograph my spindle with yarn on Smile

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CJ · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

lovely stuff Hanne. Very Happy

My lace weight is finally finished, so I'm just waiting for it to dry before taking a photo. Wink

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pictish · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:

That's gorgeous Hanne Razz

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YarnAddict · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 2205

Gorgeous Hanne. i'm struggling this month. Finally started some the other day. One of my 3 lots of Wensleydale from the Yarn Yard. Colour is gorgeous but I'm not sure abou the fibre. Not sure i like Wensleydale. Not spun it befor and finding it very difficult to draft it. Also get covered in 'fluff' when I'm spinning, much more than when spinning merino or bfl. Nor sure at al about this fibre. Not as soft as I expected either. I love the colour but not sure if I'll ever knit with the finished fibre, so not sure if I can be bthered to spin it all. Got two more lots, one was a club colourway and one brown/pink. Think they may stay in stash for a long time.

Wish I'd started my cashmere/silk instead now.

Any tips for spinning Wensleydale?
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pictish · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

It's definitely more sticky Anni than bfl or merino - something to do with the long staple and the lanolin in it - it sort of 'clings' when you're drafting. When I first learnt I used it all the time and have some lovely fine stuff I made then but I tried recently (after a 3 year break) and couldn't get it at all Confused

The finished yarn is soft with a sheen but definitely not as soft as bfl or merino.
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CJ · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:28 am Post subject:

Here's a photo of my lace weight spunky eclectic BFL. It's lace weight and took an absolute age to spin. Laughing

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pictish · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:40 am Post subject:

Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!
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CJ · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:40 am Post subject:

thanks.

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KnittingLadybird · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

omg! CJ that's stunning ...i'm drooling *fetches mop*

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