Overall goal:
Spin down 1/2 of my stash.
Stretch goals:
- Ply at least 1 yarn. (accomplished 7/9)
- Attempt new types of plying.
- Spin with a project in mind (accomplished 7/11)
- Work on consistency & evenness of yarn. (attempting with every new fiber)
Added Goal Try Navajo Plying. (accomplished 7/17)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 17 x 4oz of fiber spun during Tour de Fleece = 68oz of fiber. At ~120yds / 4oz ==> 2,040 yards spun.
- 9 unique types of fiber spun in a variety of blends (Alpaca, Silk, Merino, Blue-Faced Leiscter (BFL), Finn, Polwarth, Mohair, camel, & some random blend from warring countries)
PROGRESS
- 7/21 AllSpunUp GWAT Polwarth - June SAL. (I’m in LOVE with Polwarth!!! I am adding it into my “favorite fibers to spin”.)
- 7/20
- Cuckoo for Cuckoobatts -- black/pink in wool/alpaca/firestarter
- Mohair curls from Allyn Spin & Knit shop (personal Challenge -- spun directly from the curls, no base yarn).
- Alpaca silk removed
- Julie Spins Merino/Silk (80/20)
- Barberpole plied Hedgehog Fibres Club fiber in Silk/Merino (love, love, love how this turned out!)
- Wound up Peace Fleece, ST’s BFL, & BA’s GrowMeARainbow.
- Alpaca silk --- interesting, a bit fuzzy.
- Navajo ply’d Hedgehog Fibre (This was hard. Learned from a video, getting my rhythm was a challenge. Plus, I think I spun it the wrong direction. So, it tends to separate rather than cling together.)
- Wintercreek alpaca (LOVE this stuff!!! Adore the color. Photo of the animal it came from in the bag of fiber)
- Hedgehog Fibres club fiber in 100% Merino (this stuff would NOT behave. Constantly coiling. Wouldn’t draft properly. I dropped the F-bomb left & right while spinning this. I actually had to put it away for a while. I don’t understand why it did this. Normally merino is SUPER easy for me. Yes, I did try several different tension adjustments including driveband. But, all to no avail. I really like the finished product though. It’s yummy!)
- Hedgehog Fibre’s club fiber in Silk/Merino 50/50 blend (this too coiled a bit, but behaved more. I like the finished result more than I thought I would. I anticipated plying with the Alpaca Silk, but I think I’ll ply it with itself).
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7/14-7/16 -- Spirit Trail BFL finished. Separated out the pinks in the Becoming Art Adventurous Fiber Club fiber called “Grow Me a Rainbow” in FINN.
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7/13 -- Spirit Trail BFL. Yum. Lovely stuff! Drafts without prepping/flattening the braid. Yay for efficiency!
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7/11 -- Natural Yak/Merino to use with “Tillie in Pond” cloche pattern. Spun in bulky worsted weight. LOVE It. Even set the twist.
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7/9 - 7/11 -- Spirit Trail club fiber -- “barber pole” plied
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7/5 - 7/9 --Spirit Trail club fiber -- single, finish 2nd braid silk/merino.
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7/4 -- Spirit Trail club fiber -- single, Yak/Merino
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7/3 -- Peace Fiber, purchased in Silverton, OR (this stuff was TOUGH to spin! - sticky & lots of bits/bobbles in the fiber)