Wednesday 24 August 2011

WIP Wednesday- Spinning

For once I have a WIP to talk about on Wednesday, usually I am saving the projects for either FO Friday or the Year of Projects posts but it occurred to me that I could talk about my spinning projects without infringing on either of them, so Wednesdays might be all about spinning for me.

I am still working on the Shetland fibre from Chopped Tomatoes on my drop spindle. This was my travelling project during the Tour de Fleece and is still on the go as I have been spinning it really fine in the hopes of achieving sock weight when I navajo ply, I think it is going to be too thin though.


I have one more short piece of fibre then I have 50g done. I split the fibre vertically in the hopes of making similar socks, but since then I have been dividing the working bits into shorter lengths in no particular order. There is no way I will be able to replicate it and make the two lengths match. If it works out for socks they will have to be similar but non matching.

8 comments:

  1. I am all for matching, but sometimes it's really fun not to be matching, socks can be playful.

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  2. Personally, I love similar but non matching socks, part of the pleasure of handmade I think ;)

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  3. Actually you might get a sock or light fingering at least out of it. FYI you have a package headed your way!

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  4. Beautiful! I wish I could spin...

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  5. Yes, post about your spinning - that inspires me since I haven't spun in a quite a while! My friend insists that socks should all be fraternal twins so she would love that they won't match perfectly!

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  6. Beautiful spinning. Most of mine usually ends up a light fingering weight. Non-matching socks are fun, especially with handspun.

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  7. WOW - that is incredible, I wish I could drop spin that fine.

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