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Hand-spinning wool for Tour de Fleece |
I used my Ashford Traditional wheel to spin handpainted wool top from Kathy's Fibres in the "Strelitzia" colourway. Kathy's coloured wool top is a joy to spin. I used Sarah Anderson's technique for Navajo plying to produce a 3 ply yarn with a grist of 2700m/kg. I found Sarah's technique works best for me when I place the lazy kate (holding the full bobbin of single) on the floor beside me.
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Hand-spinning cotton for Tour de Fleece |
Using Easy To Spin Pima cotton top from Cotton Clouds, I did a little spinning with a support spindle but mainly I used my Ashford Traditional wheel. I have grown ever more confident at spinning cotton on the Ashford. I did discover that I prefer spinning a cotton single onto a fat core bobbin.
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Cotton single (top) on regular bobbin; cotton single (bottom) on fat core bobbin. Equal amounts of cotton on each bobbin. |
We had a grand time with the twins last
week.
On the way home we saw a double rainbow
over Mareeba. Handcraft activities make me happy. So do grandchildren
and rainbows.
Post by M in JaM
Pix by JaM
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