Can you blame me though? I'm pretty proud of this. I have a loooong way to go, but if you asked me 1 year ago, would I be spinning. I would laugh a long, loud one, and say, nope, not until I retire. Well, retirement isn't happening...not soon enough anyways. ;)
I finished the singles in September, and they rested...and rested...
Until this last weekend. After practicing some Navajo plying with some leftovers and viewing this You-tube tutorial, I said, go for it....
So I did! I had 2 bobbins and plied each one separately on my jumbo flyer. I finished one, then added the second one in so this is one big skein..
Well, maybe I'm fibbing a bit....it's not that large...
When I spun it, I didn't really pay attention to the colors, I wanted them to go wherever. My pre-drafting wasn't the best, I was winging it. When I was plying it, I was trying my best to match the colors, but since the color lengths weren't consistent, it was a bit harder. You can see I was a little bit successful.
Approximately 144yds of dk/light worsted with a wee bit o'chunky in for the heck of it ;)
9 wpi...um..what else did you wanna know ;) I'm new at this handspun recording stuff.
Here you go, the before destruction shot!
Summer Twilight
100g/3.5oz Falkland roving from Amy's Rainbow a birthday gift from Charlotte :)
I really like spinning the Falkland and I really enjoy Navajo plying....very zen..
Next fiber to be spun is some superwash merino, stay tuned...
21 comments:
Well, girl --- you done good. It looks beautiful. Congratulations.
Damn, mama! You rocked that N-ply! I've got serious love for what you've got going on over there.
Beautiful! I wish I had the patience for Navajo plying...
I am so glad someone else is guilty of posting tons of pictures of handspun - I can't help but do the same.
I am personally thrilled that you posted everyone of these photos - GORGEOUS yarn....I just tried navajo plying with the last few yards left on a bobbing...I think I have it figured it out - not pretty yet though :-)
It looks wonderful -- very squooshy!
Too many pictures?? No such thing! I love the yarn. It's so pretty and almost appetizing! Looks like cotton candy. Do you have any plans for it?
Zonda, that is beautiful!
Your handspun is beautiful. I like the way you matched the colors, it gives a nice overall look.
Quite Beautiful! Great work!
Very nice spin! (I know, I say "never" about spinning now, but here and there I see a pretty roving and... never say never! LOL!)
Gorgeous! Love it.
Oh Zonda, it's just beautiful!!!!
Wow! that looks fantastic!
Great spinning!! That video totally helped me understand n-ply too. Just gorgeous!
Woo Hoo!
It's beautiful, Zonda! You did a wonderful job.
That turned out really really nicely!
It's so pretty! Love t he colors.
Just gorgeous Zonda!!! Good for you!! Just one year later..awesome!
Beautiful yarn you made there, Zonda! I love to spin Falkland too.
AWESOME handspun! Go, You!
So pretty! I'm having trouble fighting the urge to start the whole spinning thing... your pics aren't helping! ;)
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