Spinning!
I've been spinning!
Anybody want to guess how long it's been since I did more than 5 minutes of spinning at a time? I don't know exactly but it's probably been at least seven years (and by sheer coincidence that's exactly how old my oldest child is!)
I've been feeling the urge lately and finally found some gorgeous roving in my stash last week to work with. (This was harder than I thought it would be. Back when I was spinning more I tended to acquire more raw fleece than prepared fiber - there wasn't nearly the variety and quality of dyed roving available even a few years ago. But I didn't want to tackle a whole fleece's worth, I just wanted a smaller quantity of roving to work with. I'm easing back into this).
In the bag with the roving I also found a partly filled bobbin so I guess I have done some spinning recently, but I don't remember it.
I'm not sure but I think I purchased this at Stitches 2007. even though I knew I wouldn't have time to spin it for a while. I just couldn't resist the deep, rich color. This is not the best photo - I had the fiber in direct sunlight and it looks a lot more washed out than it really is. It's spinning up beautifully and easily, and I'm really enjoying it.
In related news, the reason I've had more time to spin lately is I'm stuck on Serrano. I'm at the point where I should divide for the armhole (the fronts and back are worked in one piece) and I'm not certain of the length. I need to slip it off onto ravel cord and try it on, which will require lots of pins and futzing, neither one of which is particularly compatible with Buddy. Wish me luck, maybe I'll get to it tomorrow.
Anybody want to guess how long it's been since I did more than 5 minutes of spinning at a time? I don't know exactly but it's probably been at least seven years (and by sheer coincidence that's exactly how old my oldest child is!)
I've been feeling the urge lately and finally found some gorgeous roving in my stash last week to work with. (This was harder than I thought it would be. Back when I was spinning more I tended to acquire more raw fleece than prepared fiber - there wasn't nearly the variety and quality of dyed roving available even a few years ago. But I didn't want to tackle a whole fleece's worth, I just wanted a smaller quantity of roving to work with. I'm easing back into this).
In the bag with the roving I also found a partly filled bobbin so I guess I have done some spinning recently, but I don't remember it.
I'm not sure but I think I purchased this at Stitches 2007. even though I knew I wouldn't have time to spin it for a while. I just couldn't resist the deep, rich color. This is not the best photo - I had the fiber in direct sunlight and it looks a lot more washed out than it really is. It's spinning up beautifully and easily, and I'm really enjoying it.
In related news, the reason I've had more time to spin lately is I'm stuck on Serrano. I'm at the point where I should divide for the armhole (the fronts and back are worked in one piece) and I'm not certain of the length. I need to slip it off onto ravel cord and try it on, which will require lots of pins and futzing, neither one of which is particularly compatible with Buddy. Wish me luck, maybe I'll get to it tomorrow.
posted by Marie at 11:29 PM
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Purty stuff!
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