#NeedleworkMonday: Made some yarn

in needlworkmonday •  7 years ago 

Happy #NeedleworkMonday! This week I've been busting stash.

I finished a cowl made from hand-spun, hand-dyed Lincoln locks. The photo doesn't show it well, but there are subtle yellow beads where the lacework of the pattern is.

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I also hit the limit of my scrap bag. When I process fiber for other projects, there are always scraps and bits left in the tools which aren't good for the project I'm working on. I save those in a scrap bag. I carded up 8 ounces of scraps Saturday and made a pleasing set of rolags.

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I played around with arranging them in different color orders and finally settled on a gradient that went from the white, to the blues to the pinks. I spun those up using a woolen long draw technique to get a fuzzy, airy, warm yarn. Before finishing it, it looked to be about a fingering weight yarn. I'll have to see how it fluffs up after it dries from its wash.

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I also put together several articles and tutorials for my website, like this tutorial on dyeing silk mawata.

I hope you've had a productive week in fiber work!

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I like the natural colours of the cowl very much - what sort of dyes did you use?
I initially thought the rolags were beads ! lovely colours there .
I also like the fact that you use up all the scraps to make more yarn @luthvarian !

I use Country Classic dyes. The Lincoln locks were dyed raw so that the tips were lighter than the butts, then flick carded and spun from the lock.