Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

CJ · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:45 am Post subject:

That looks lovely Carol. Very Happy

I may have a bit of David's polwarth in my stash myself. er, like 300g of it. Twisted Evil

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Wildpurl · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1701

Thanks guys! If I'm honest I am quite proud of it Cool

FC, yes my spinning is much more even and consistent than that now, and I am manging to spin much finer too. But once I'd got the hang of it then practice has really improved my technique. I'll post a piccie of my current bfl on the spindle when I get a moment - with the obligatory coin under it for scale LOL - and you'll see what I mean. It's not perfect by any means, but there is much less variation. I'm really looking forward to plying it. Very Happy

CJ - I managed to grap one lot at the last shop update. It's a bit of a scramble - I decided to grab the first polwarth I saw, bung it in the basket and check out, and it seemd to work. Now I've got it I shall deffo be getting more, it's yummy. I think it could be spun laceweight and made into a shawl, what do you reckon?
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CJ · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject:

polwarth does seem to bloom quite a bit when you wash and whack it, so make sure you spin plenty thin enough in the first place. Wink

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FatCat · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject:

ooh, looking forward to seeing your pics! Very Happy

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Wildpurl · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1701

OK, here's what I'm working on at the moment:
BFL combed top

On the spindle

Close-up

The spindle is pretty well full, so I need to wind the yarn off onto something and start the next lot. I plan to make a two ply fingering weight yarn with it to be used for socks.
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