Monday 12 July 2010

Spin like a dervish

Well... I had todo something with all the lovely roving I dyed.



The yarn above has been Navajo plied to keep the continuity of blues, from light acqua to dark violet blue. I have washed it since I took the photo and it's now much more even.

Below are some interesting combinations of supersoft merino and silk:

These next two are fun yarns: Strawberries 'n fluff and Killer Kitten, both wool with Wensleydale curls spun in and left to hang out.


Above: natural Shetland wool - gradual change of colours from white(ish) to dark brown. Hand-carded and blended before being hand-spun and plied.

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This is coloured angora fibres spun with a two-ply angora cria in natural white... delightfully soft to the touch.


I have spun more yarns but they have not been photographed yet. I've decided to sell some of the yarn I spin... there's only so much I'm going to knit in this lifetime! I've opened an etsy shop called ColourDreams.

Living in colour - story in images

A glorious mess
A little while ago I ordered and received some new dyes from the USA... I also had some white roving lying around waiting for a touch of colour. I haven't got a single bit of white roving left. Here's the result in a bit more detail... I dyed silk, angora, merino and superfine shetland fibres.

silks:

The next two are angora, then merino/silk, superfine merino and extra soft Shetland: