There will be a Etsy Update today at 12pm (EST) aparently we had a thing for greens this time around. So many lovelies! You know I hate to part with them, I just hope they go to good homes!
We also dyed a whole bunch of roving for this update, which I'm pretty excited about. I LOVE hand dyed roving and I'm really happy to be back in the roving game. Below is my favorite braid of the day.
It has been months since I pulled out my spinning wheel. I don't think that I've done any spinning since last June! Shame on me. I think that one of my problem's is the fact that I cherish my handspun so much (probably because I'm no expert and it typically takes me 2 or 3 nights of dedicated spinning time to spin a skein of yarn, it's a lot of work! I need to make sure I find just the perfect project for the special skein when it's all done.) Anyways... After knitting the adorable little Garter Yoke Baby sweater with some handspun I have made a new commitment to spin more often. For me, spinning is really quite a bit like meditation. It's repetitive, slow movements, I don't count, I don't really even think while I'm doing it. It makes me feel very relaxed and very zen. I could use a little more zen in my life, so I'm going to try and spin once a week from now on. Like most things, my spinning mojo tends to come in fits and spurts, so we'll see if I can keep it up... I'm going to try my best!
On that note, last week I dug out these braids of roving that had been marinating in the stash for oh, maybe 3 years or so! I spun the singles and thought that they were just lovely, but the pale, silvery blue braid on the right was so subtle and beautiful that I decided to pair it with some merino/silk silvery grey roving that I had bought at the same time.
I plied the soft silvers together and got a really pretty, soft grey skein. Then, I navaho-plied the pastel singles. That was cool. Watching the colours shift was really fascinating. I even made Chris watch me while I navaho-plied for a bit, man, he's a real trooper.
I'm not sure what the skein on the left will become, but the skein on the right will most likely be something baby-oriented. Those soft pastel shades just have baby written all over them! And with only 50g, maybe I can get a wee hat out of it.
This just hits the spot for me today. I'm a very delinquent spinner but it's on my mind more recently and your pictures are lovely inspiration. I really like the look of your navajo plied skein. My only attempt so far has been pretty unsuccessful and I'm anxious to practice and improve.
ReplyDeleteYour handspun is gorgeous. I am also not a regular spinner & I only spin if I need a special handspun for a project.
ReplyDeleteooh, I love your handspun! both skeins are beuatiful, in different ways. I love the icy blues and white of the one on the left, and the one on the right is perfect for a tiny baby knit! the colours are so sweet,reminds me of candy necklaces.
ReplyDeleteOh no, missed the etsy update:( Your handspun is really lovely, the different shades of silvery blues really shine through. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow spinner, I'm in LOVE with that handspun
ReplyDeleteThe fibre was painted fleece yes?
Once again, beautiful job Tanis!
Wow, that pastel skein on the right looks like it was commercially spun. You're amazing, particularly if you haven't spun in almost a year. What a multi-talented person you are.
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