Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The thing that I love the most about spinning my own yarn is that you never quite know what is going to come off the wheel, and even then, the skein of yarn I produce isn't finished until it's made into something. I find the way the different colours play off each other fascinating, and watching them turn into a usable product is very satisfying.

Naming yarns is also something I enjoy, sometimes the name will come from the roving that was spun, my friend Phezz has a way with words and when I use her hand dyed rovings I like to retain a bit of the name. Other times the inspiration comes when I'm prepping the fibre or spinning it, or maybe just the mood I was in when I finished.

Like this....

Red Wine and Chocolate
Merino
Approx 81 metres (9 WPI)
100 Grams
$18 plus postage (sold)















Purple Rain
Blue Faced Leicester
Approx 100 metres (12 WPI)
100 Grams
$20 plus postage

(Sold)







Morrocan Reef

Merino
Approx 80 Metres (10 WPI)
100 Grams
$18 plus postage








Ladies in Lavender
Blue Faced Leicester/Optim
Approx 150 Metres (16 WPI)
90 Grams
$20 plus postage

(Sold)








This one was named because I was humming the Moody Blues song the whole time I was spinning it


Nights in White Satin
Merino
Approx 85 Metres (11 WPI)
90 Grams
$18 plus postage
(SOLD)






This always had to be......
Neopolitan
Merino/Alpaca
Approx 115 Metres (12 WPI)
90 Grams
$20 Plus postage
(sold)

2 comments:

  1. Looks gorgeous babe! Lots of lovelies to choose from here. Yum, yum!

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  2. 'Tis a thing of beauty! First blog I've ever seen and it has inspired me!

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