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Natural Colored Wool
November 6, 2005 12:49 PM
At a recent fiber fair, I had a chance to test a new "wheel" using some un-dyed gray roving. In roving form it looks relatively unattractive, but while spinning it up, I realized how much I like the look of the finished yarn. The subtle shades of gray are... more -»

Another Before and After
April 4, 2005 10:00 PM
Roving from ebay (dudleyspinner): Finished skein of yarn: Color is good! I never did a 100 things about me...... more -»

Resistance is Futile
March 28, 2005 07:26 AM
I tried to resist this roving. I've got the Lorna's Laces roving pre-drafted and halfway spun up and I kind of feel like I should finish it before starting on another spinning project...but...the colors in this roving are irresistible. So, what the heck. I'm going to predraft for the... more -»

Yarn
March 26, 2005 05:07 PM
The yarn above is spun from the roving below. The roving is wool/mohair from Persimmon Tree Farm. I had about 3.6 ounces, from which I spun 190 yards of singles. There were a couple of dramatic color transitions, so I decided to make a two-ply. The final skein is... more -»

Progress
March 16, 2005 12:52 AM
I was going to post a picture of Ellie with a big, ol' frozen beef rib in her mouth, but yesterday's post was probably enough to keep everyone's imagination busy for a while (oh, maybe it was only Sandy who was lucky enough to hear the story about the... more -»

Mittens
February 14, 2005 09:47 PM
From this: to these: The Ravenheart roving made just a small skein of yarn and I was immensely curious about how it would knit up. I was surprised by the strip-i-ness, but by this point, I really shouldn't be. I like the mittens, but I think I would have preferred... more -»

Lorna's Laces Roving - In Progress
February 14, 2005 05:41 AM
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More Roving
February 7, 2005 05:59 AM
This is Lorna's Laces wool roving in the colorway Tuscany. I've just begun spinning it. It's very nice wool to work with - well-prepared with beautiful colors. This one will definitely be worked into a three-ply. Progress reports to follow...... more -»

Spinning
January 31, 2005 05:59 AM
This roving from Ravenheart Treasures was spun into the following yarn. It's merino/silk and was lovely fiber to work with. This was a relatively small roving, which is the reason I was able to spin both singles and ply it all in one extended afternoon. I'd guess that it... more -»

Spinning by the Fire
January 30, 2005 02:21 PM
More than one of us had a similar plan for a cold Saturday afternoon. Spinning by the fireplace. This picture is post firebuilding and pre-spinning. I did get the whole roving spun and plied by the end of the day. I'm saving all of the details for tomorrow's post.... more -»

Scraps
August 25, 2004 10:33 PM
This picture is of the tiny amount of single-ply that was left over from my spinning this weekend. The little ball on the right is a little bit of leftover single-ply that I navajo plied. During this last spinning project, I didn't plan the distribution of my spun yarn... more -»

Yarning!
August 22, 2004 04:52 PM
Remember this roving? I dyed this in the crockpot back in May. It's been slow going on spinning this up, but I finally finished it this weekend. In progress - above is one bobbin and some of the little pre-drafted bundles of fiber that are ready for spinning. The top... more -»

Spinning, etc.
April 28, 2004 09:31 PM
Here's a sort of close-up of a recently completed skein of yarn. I started spinning this back at the beginning of the year and finally finished it last week. I still have to wash it to set the yarn and clean up anything that may have stuck in it... more -»

Baby it's Cold Outside
January 10, 2004 06:26 PM
Spinning and knitting by the fire on a cold afternoon. Heaven!... more -»

Pre-Drafting Services by Katy
December 29, 2003 10:30 PM
There really are fibery things going on around my house. I'm spinning up some New Zealand Merino wool that I purchased on ebay. It's only about 6.5 ounces (though it looks like more when it's spread out across the dining room and living room floor.) Katy was very thoughtful... more -»

Mitts
November 24, 2003 10:27 PM
Finished the mittens, knit with the yarn that I spun from the Indigo Moons fiber that I bought at Rhinebeck. The yarn is merino, silk and either alpaca or llama. It's so very soft and delicious. I use the mitten pattern from Ann Budd's book that I referred to... more -»

Swatch
November 17, 2003 10:23 PM
Here's the swatch knit from the yarn that I spun in the last entry. I'm so happy to report that I was successful in spinning a heavy worsted weight yarn. Some may even say that it's bulky - just over 3 stitches per inch (using my oh-so-professional method of measuring... more -»

Indigo Moon Fiber
November 15, 2003 09:09 AM
close-up Last night I finished spinning my little pile of Indigo Moon Alpaca-Merino-Silk fiber. So luxurious and just in time for a much needed pair of soft, warm mittens. Yes, this is from the same batt of beautiful fiber that Kerstin also just spun!... more -»

Teach a Kid to Spin!
November 3, 2003 09:58 PM
Spin-Off is requesting skeins (warning, this is a large .pdf file) that have been spun by kids under 18 for the Spring 2004 Issue. Since my nephew has expressed an intense interest in both of my wheels, I thought it might be fun to see if he'd be interested... more -»

Finished Skein
October 28, 2003 11:20 PM
This is the finished skein of mohair/wool that was started in this post. The fiber is from Fantom Farm and was a dream to spin. Update! Here's a little more info about this yarn. It has about 19 wpi. The skein weight is around 4 ounces and I'd estimate... more -»

Rhinebeck Mother Lode
October 22, 2003 06:48 PM
This past weekend was a wonderful change of pace that I was lucky to share with some really amazing new friends. Funny, knowledgable and as fiber-obsessed as me - we had a very nice time. There were so many beautiful fibers and rovings at Rhinebeck that yarn seemed to be... more -»

On the road
October 17, 2003 11:42 AM
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Recipe for Easter Egg...
October 10, 2003 12:06 AM
Recipe for Easter Egg Yarn. Take some easter-egg-pellet-dyed pink roving and spin up a bobbins worth of singles. Then take some easter-egg-rainbow-dyed roving and spin that into another bobbins worth of singles. Ply. Fun. Very pink and pastelly. Next up, jewel tones! As requested, here is a what this... more -»

Some Spinning
September 29, 2003 11:36 AM
It's funny, as I was plying the singles for this yarn in the low light of my family room, I was unimpressed with the color. In the fresh light of day, however, I like the colors much more. The color is very subtle. The overall look is a washed out... more -»

Treasure
June 12, 2003 02:03 AM
Here are some photos of a recently completed skein of yarn that was spun on my Ashford Traditional wheel. This skein weighs in at about 3 ounces. I purchased close to a pound of this roving from an ebay auction. A pound of wool is kind of like a... more -»

Roving to Yarn
April 20, 2003 11:18 PM
Please scroll down to the April 15th entry for an update on the easter egg roving!... more -»

The "new" wheel
April 19, 2003 12:55 PM
Well, it's new to me at least! I've learned quite a bit about spinning wheels in the last few weeks and this is what I've learned about mine: Ashford Traditional - single treadle Scotch Tension, flyer lead More fun than one person should have with fiber!... more -»

Spring Inspiration
April 15, 2003 12:06 AM
I'm addicted. To spinning. I should have known it would happen since it provides a great color/texture fix. I purchased a used Ashford Traditional wheel on ebay and have been spending lots of time with it. I had a pile of plain Corriedale roving, so after spinning three skeins... more -»