Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

Wildpurl · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1701

Here's the first skein of my Water Lily handspun. It weighs about 30g, so I've got 70g left still to spin. This skein still has a lot of uneven stuff at the start as I was very new when I began it, but I have got much more consistent and I'm happy with the colour changes and the thickness I achieved. I've started again with the next batch using the spindle and I am faster and more consistent again now, which is good.

I thought it might make a nice leaf lace shawlette, what do you think? The colours are a bit more intense IRL

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pictish · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

Oh those colours are beautiful together!!
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franney · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject:

That is lovely, the colours are spot on aren't they heart

assuming that the inspiration is the waterlillies by monet??

i think whatever you make from it will be stunning to be perfectly honest, beautiful yarn such as that couldn't possibly make anything ugly!
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Jobo · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 4097 Location: East Sussex

Thats lovely Carol, the colours are very pretty and your spinning is very good Very Happy

Glynis · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:30 am Post subject:

Ooh that looks wonderful!
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Wildpurl · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1701

Thank you! I'm enjoying spinning it and am starting to have a desire to try knitting with it.

I hadn't thought of Monet's Waterlilies franney, but I looked and you are right, the colours match perfectly. Maybe I can find some waterlily lace LOL
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franney · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject:

waterlily lace? now there's a thought... Wink

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Aknita · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject:

Carol, that's wonderful Very Happy

I am so impressed. Workshops are wonderful things, aren't they.

It's strange isn't it, having been on a spinning workshop I have absolutely no desire to spin at all. Whatsoever! Shocked

But I am pleased I scratched the itch so to speak.
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Wildpurl · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1701

Glynis · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

You may recall that I was in no great hurry to spin on a wheel again after my two-hour lesson last August.
By March I had begun to think again, and by Easter Day I had my own wheel!
I guess the time just wasn't right before.

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