The thing I really enjoy about starting to dye wool/yarn is that I am constantly on the lookout on exiting color combinations. When I was eating a kiwi some time ago I looked at the green, because that’s what we are anticipating with kiwis and then at the brown. And I started to imagine these colors together in a yarn. Next time I had the colors I tried mixing the green and the brown. I son realised that I would like to add another fruit, it needed something spicy (the red) and some fresh spring green.
I painted two rovings:
I wanted to spin them together in thick singles. I split each of the roving into eight stripes. Then I pre-drafted one stripe of each roving together.
I don’t have a picture of the finished yarn yet. But I am not completely satisfied. The first skein was hopelessy overspun. The second was better, but still…
Conclusion:
- I need to train spinning even singles.
- I don’t like Merino spun in even singles
- Merino needs to be spun thin and plied
- Merino is overestimated. I just think it is to flabby.
- I do like the colors
April 17, 2009 at 9:00 am
You are very right about the Merino!