YAY! How happy am I that the feed issues are fixed! I missed you all yesterday.
Saturday was spent organizing, sorting and assessing the fiber stash. As a new spinner one tends to buy a little of everything in the hopes of trying different wools, understanding fiber, and becoming a better spinner. After a time, one finds favorite fibers, and thus, many of the less enjoyable bunches and braids make their way to the back of the closet or bottom of the bin. A few bumps, colors and wools that will never be spun, made up a small discard pile, and that made room for more favorites to come into view again. The rest of the weekend I spent as much time as I could with Emmylou and we created beautiful yarn together.
Jennifer's Spirit Trail Fibers are some of my most favorite. Her colors and exotic blends are always a joy to spin. The latest offering, the first of this years club, was a Superwash BFL in a luscious colorway. This beauty didn't come with a name so I've dubbed it Sea Blue. The shades of blue and green vary, change and meld together in subtle ways. I'm not a big fan of superwash fiber, but this BFL spins more like "real" wool. One bobbin was finished before I knew it and I had a great desire to spin another. The plan is for a 3-ply sock yarn and we're one third of the way there, with more fun spinning to come.
To keep things interesting, Emmylou and I started another long term spinning project. We'll fill a bobbin of the BFL and then one of this luscious alpaca/bamboo from Anne. This is so beautifully prepared it just flows so smoothly through the fingers and creates a gorgeous single. This will be come a shawl and we, Emmylou and I, have two in mind. The choice will depend on yarndage. We expect there will be oodles as we have a full 6 oz and will spin it in a light fingering weight.
The fiber is slightly darker than the photo, but you can see bits of sparkle and the shades of gray pretty well. It's pure heaven to spin. By spinning as much as I can I hope to make a dent in the fiber collection. Spinning has become such an enjoyable part of my day.
Love!
Posted by: Cookie | March 31, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Wow, that alpaca bamboo is really doing it for me. Can't wait to see that all done!
Posted by: Julia | March 31, 2009 at 12:43 PM
lovely lovely lovely!!
Posted by: lisa | March 31, 2009 at 02:11 PM
Love the fibers and the yarn!
Posted by: Joy | March 31, 2009 at 03:47 PM
How fun to be spinning for a shawl! I have been neglecting my spinning, partly because I wanted to finish one project before starting another, but may just need to cut loose and spin the fiber that is calling me the most!
Posted by: Birdsong | March 31, 2009 at 05:49 PM
I am so hoping that I can get back to spinning this year. It is lovely to see your on the bobbins.
Posted by: Teyani | April 03, 2009 at 10:12 PM