Thursday, 6 Jul 2006
but it’s yarn!
I’ve turned this: 
into this:
I finally figured out that at least part of the problem I was having with drop spindling came from the dense, matted, short-stapled roving that came with the spindle. I wound this up out of Bluefaced Leicester and Cotswold curls that I picked up at Maryland Sheep & Wool. They’re incredibly impractical, and I’ve been at them with a dog comb all day, but the end result is worth it! (If you’re looking for lumpy, bumpy, thick & thin crazy yarn, that is.)
July 7th, 2006 at 12:56 am
Handspun yarn is like brides and babies. By definition, it is beautiful.
Yours is beautiful for real!
July 7th, 2006 at 1:10 am
You have no idea how happy this makes me!
I will one day have to write out the story about how I got the drop spindle and I am so happy to see that it can turn straw into gold (so to speak)…but I’m too lazy and I want a spinning wheel (and a cagey nameless dwarf to do the spinning.)
July 7th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Your handspun looks really interesting. The colour is so vibrant too.
July 7th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
It looks good, great color! I’ve had some trouble with the drop spindle as well–no rhythm to it–but that doesn’t stop me from wanting a wheel. :)
July 7th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
I love the color too!
Yay for spinning! Spinning to me is almost better than knitting sometimes. Like when I have a knitting project that is tricky or thought-needing. And I’m not up for it, I spin!
Keep at it.
July 7th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Great job! everyones first is luimp, bumpy thick & thin!!
July 9th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Love the photos! That is some yummy lookin yarn!
July 9th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
This is so wonderfully textured. I wish that I could get this kind of texture in my yarns.
July 10th, 2006 at 1:36 am
Wow, that is fabulously luscious yarn! I love how it started too, all orange and curly. Great job!
July 17th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Very cool, and I’m not even a spinner!