This past fall I was given a bag of walnuts from a tree that was felled in Brantford. I used some & left others soak for a few months. They froze into a solid mass in a 5 gallon pail on my deck. When my hubby decided to get rid of them I decided it might be time to carry through with the project I began those many weeks ago.
I have Clun Forest roving that is very white that would suit the mittens I would like to make as a thank you gift for the walnuts received for the last couple of years to the lady that had the tree.
I have a young walnut tree on the property that only this past season has yielded any walnuts. I was very pleased to have gathered 8 this past fall.
Here it is in pictures.
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| White Clun Forest roving from ' fibregarden.ca '. |
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| Roving added to dyepot in netting for easy handling. |
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| Starting to take the colour. Temperature being raised to 180F then turned off to soak. |
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| Time to remove the wool. |
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| Draining in sink; ready for rinsing. |
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| Rinsed, spun, ready to hang for drying. |
When this is dry I will show the spinning part of the project.
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