Showing posts with label level 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label level 3. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Ready to Ply

This is the result of all that fluff. Border Leicester, Kid mohair and Tussah silk blend.
I tried spinning a sample worsted and seeing the knitted result. I didn't care for it so I did a sample spun over the fold. The result was more pleasing so it was spun in that manner.
The bobbins were all rewound. When I did that I could see all the inconsistencies in my spinning. I can't say it was a great pleasure to spin, but I want to see the finished project through to completion.
I'm sure when it's completed I will have a great sense of accomplishment.
Tomorrow I will do the plying; spinning from many bobbins will even out the inconsistencies & blend the colour in case my carding was not so good.


Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Homework...still

I'm still working on my level three work. A great deal of time for experimenting happens first sometimes.
The exercise of spinning at 15 tpi for finished yarn still eludes me.
The brown fibre is 80% baby Suffolk 20% cotton. It's for one of the exercises.

I have fibre prepared for the big project, but before I proceed must be certain of the product I need exactly. The cloud of blue fibre is Border Leicester, Tussah silk and kid mohair. The colour is indigo. Many hours of carding & blending.