Well, I couldn't wait until tomorrow to start spinning, so I grabbed up one of the batts and fluffed it up. Then started spinning and this is what I have spun up so far. So far not much of the white is showing up in the spun yarn. Maybe it will just help to tone down the red and blue.
I can't wait to get back to my spinning wheel tomorrow and spin more.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
37 Batts of American Pride
I carded these batts up back in June or July, not sure which. I blended some Cinnabar Merino, Blue Merino and White Superfine Merino together on my Ashford Drum Carder, to come up with these batts. I carded up 37 batts that all totaled 10 3/8 oz.
Today I pulled this bucket out to start spinning up these batts for my November Spinning project. I can't wait to start spinning these batts, to see how they will look spun.
Today I pulled this bucket out to start spinning up these batts for my November Spinning project. I can't wait to start spinning these batts, to see how they will look spun.
Finally Finished
Just finished Navajo plying the last skein (smallest one on the right) today. I took this picture before washing and hanging the skeins to dry, so I don't know the total yardage just yet. I started this spinning project last month around the end of the month. I probably would have finished sooner, if I didn't have all my doctors appointments and other projects going as well.
Tomorrow I'll figure up the total yardage. I know that the 37 batts weighted 12 3/8 oz before spinning. It will be interesting to find out the weight of each skein, as some of the skeins are pretty thick.
Tomorrow I'll figure up the total yardage. I know that the 37 batts weighted 12 3/8 oz before spinning. It will be interesting to find out the weight of each skein, as some of the skeins are pretty thick.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Handwoven Majestic Sky Merino Silk Scarf
Its been a while since I warped my 36" Baby Wolfe Floor Loom. However, two days ago I set about winding some 112 warp threads on my warping board, so that I could warp my loom and get back to weaving.
I had some small skeins of Majestic Sky Merino Silk that I had put aside for myself a while back. I decided that it was time to use them for something and weaving a nice blue wool/Silk scarf was what I was going to weave.
I decided that since I hadn't wove anything in a while that the best, thing to do was to start with a plain weave. So I threaded each warp thread, through the heddles in a 1, 2, 3, 4 pattern across using all 112 threads. Then I tied off the threads on the back apron rod and then went around to the front and held onto the warp threads as I wound the warp around the back beam. Once I had that done, I then began tying off the threads on the front apron rod. Then I tightened up the warp, just enough to have some tension.
Yesterday, I finished tying off the warp threads and started weaving. First I wove a header in with a plastic bag. Then I picked up my wooden shuttle and wound some Majestic Sky Merino/Silk onto it. When I had that done I began weaving and boy did it ever feel good to be back at my weaving loom weaving again.
The amount you see woven, is what I did yesterday. I probably would have wove more if the heddles that I had removed from my loom and put in a box on the top of my loom hadn't fallen off and scattered all over my rug and on the peddles. I had to stop and play heddle pick up, so that I would have bent heddles.
Today I went back to my weaving and now have the apron rod up and over the front beam. Weaving with my own handspun wool feels great and so far looks pretty good. I'm looking forward to finishing this project and starting on another one. Its great to be back weaving at my loom again.
I had some small skeins of Majestic Sky Merino Silk that I had put aside for myself a while back. I decided that it was time to use them for something and weaving a nice blue wool/Silk scarf was what I was going to weave.
I decided that since I hadn't wove anything in a while that the best, thing to do was to start with a plain weave. So I threaded each warp thread, through the heddles in a 1, 2, 3, 4 pattern across using all 112 threads. Then I tied off the threads on the back apron rod and then went around to the front and held onto the warp threads as I wound the warp around the back beam. Once I had that done, I then began tying off the threads on the front apron rod. Then I tightened up the warp, just enough to have some tension.
Yesterday, I finished tying off the warp threads and started weaving. First I wove a header in with a plastic bag. Then I picked up my wooden shuttle and wound some Majestic Sky Merino/Silk onto it. When I had that done I began weaving and boy did it ever feel good to be back at my weaving loom weaving again.
The amount you see woven, is what I did yesterday. I probably would have wove more if the heddles that I had removed from my loom and put in a box on the top of my loom hadn't fallen off and scattered all over my rug and on the peddles. I had to stop and play heddle pick up, so that I would have bent heddles.
Today I went back to my weaving and now have the apron rod up and over the front beam. Weaving with my own handspun wool feels great and so far looks pretty good. I'm looking forward to finishing this project and starting on another one. Its great to be back weaving at my loom again.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Mid Summer Night Shawl
Now that the summer is over and fall is in the air, a nice warm shawl wrapped around your shoulders would be grand. This shawl was knit with 3 skeins of my Mid Summer Night Merino/Tencel Navajo plied yarn.
This Shawl measures 55 1/2" W X 26 1/2" L. It is just a basic garter stitch shawl with a touch of lace down the middle, sides and along the top.
The colors in the yarn of this shawl are Cinnabar Merino, Cider Merino, Purple Merino and Black Merino/Tencel.
I had a lot of fun knitting and designing this shawl, starting with carding the different colored fibers into batts. Then spinning the batts into single plied yarn on my Ashford Kiwi Student Spinning Wheel. Once I had 4 bobbins filled up with single plied yarn, I then had even more fun Navajo plying the yarn into a 3 ply yarn. Once the 4 skeins were Navajo plied I then washed each skein and hung them to dry. When the skeins were dry, I then listed one of the skeins on my website and on Etsy, but kept three skeins to knit this shawl.
This shawl is light weight, but will still be warm when wearing it on those cool fall days or nights.
This Shawl measures 55 1/2" W X 26 1/2" L. It is just a basic garter stitch shawl with a touch of lace down the middle, sides and along the top.
The colors in the yarn of this shawl are Cinnabar Merino, Cider Merino, Purple Merino and Black Merino/Tencel.
I had a lot of fun knitting and designing this shawl, starting with carding the different colored fibers into batts. Then spinning the batts into single plied yarn on my Ashford Kiwi Student Spinning Wheel. Once I had 4 bobbins filled up with single plied yarn, I then had even more fun Navajo plying the yarn into a 3 ply yarn. Once the 4 skeins were Navajo plied I then washed each skein and hung them to dry. When the skeins were dry, I then listed one of the skeins on my website and on Etsy, but kept three skeins to knit this shawl.
This shawl is light weight, but will still be warm when wearing it on those cool fall days or nights.
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