#skeins

[tyrhinosaurus]

Wash day!!

More details and pics under the cut!

I got 6 skeins here, all of them washed in warm soapy water, then temp shocked (moved between warm and cold water 2x), rinsed and wrung.

Snapped them a few times between my arms and hung them up outside.

First skein:

Dyed wool braid (corriedale 60% , cheviot 29%, bond merino 11%) by Ethereal Medusa, purchased from Cat and Sparrow

Chain plyed

Second Skein:

Same as first, different colours!

Also chain plyed

Third skein:

Dyed braid of Merino wool 50% and mulberry silk 50% by Glenhaven Knits

Biggest improvement from washing and setting, so much more balanced!

Chain plyed

Fourth Skein:

Lil 50gm ball of Finnish wool roving by Fleece Flock and Fibre

Really love the feel, it not course or scratchy at all, and so light.

2 ply

Fifth and Sixth Skeins:

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One ball of Charollais roving split into 2 skeins, also bought from Fleece Flock and Fibre. It's amazing stuff, my first time with this breed. The skeins are 2 ply, and so bouncy and squishy! Heaps of elasticity!

Going to be keeping my eyes open for more of this.

[skeksis98]

𖧧 more glowworm yarn, two different plies

2-ply on left & chain-ply on right (still have a whole bobbin to chain ply today)

this concludes that bunch of polwarth, using my ashford now and things are a lot more even and smooth compared to the nightmare trying to ply the first three skeins on the eew nano

[justanotherlittlequeerdo]

My first farmers market went so well! So many friends came by to support me and I didn't hyperventilate. I'm pleased with how everything looked too. And I think I can get some business cards now!

I celebrated by starting a new skein to sell next week (merino and recycled sari silk).

[contremineur]

There is no rush but the rush of wings, no hush but the mutter of birds sleeping on quiet water, the murmur of hooves upon the hill, the tick of reeds, of needles and wool, of time upon the mantelpiece, of rain upon the water.

Jon Wynne, final stanzas to Skeins

in Andrew McRae (ed.), Places of Poetry (Oneworld 2010)

[comfortabletextiles]

DONE

all of the skeins done this tdf next to each other

Very proud 😊

I think next project will be crochet 🧶 and some dying! It was fun, but i look forward to a little spinning break :D

They all need a bath, but that is something for later 😅

[ceridwyn2]

I went to the Gagetown Fibre Gathering yesterday to browse the local artisans selling yarn, finished objects made from different fibres, raw fleece and some practicing their crafts. These are three hanks I picked up, called Sassy Zebra Sock Yarn from a local independent dyer, @sweetskeinomine #GagetownFibreGathering #yarn #hanks #fibrearts #colourbursts

[branda]

Scrappy World's Simplest Mittens (marled edition) | Tin Can Knits

[bumblebeeappletree]

Fresh leaf (Japanese) indigo is an amazing way to dip your hands into one of the most elusive colors in nature - blue! Fresh is the key here: harvested fresh leaf indigo needs to be processed quickly to enjoy the unique cool colors. Join me as I explore the blender method from fresh leaf indigo harvested from the Color Farm to dye skeins of merino wool yarn. This tutorial will show you how to blend leaves to invite the blues & greens on wool with a bonus dip in vat indigo as well!

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro - Japanese (fresh leaf) indigo

1:01 Harvesting on The Color Farm

2:37 Fiber prep

5:56 Vat indigo dip

6:53 How to dye with fresh leaf indigo - blender method

9:53 Cheese cloth bag

11:28 Blending indigo leaves

13:09 Dyeing wool yarn

18:19 Final 3 skeins - tips

24:44 Fresh leaf indigo results on wool

27:03 Wrap up

27:34 Sneak peek of next tutorial

28:18 Blooper

SUPPLY LIST

Fresh leaf indigo

Pot with lid

pH neutral dish soap

Blender

Strainer

Cheesecloth bag

Bowl

Gloves

Fiber of choice - merino wool shown in video