Spinning Something New - That Isn't Blue!
Weather-wise we seem to have gone from the well house to the sauna! As difficult as we are finding the transition it is most welcome as we are beginning the process of cutting and baling hay - something we much prefer to do under sunny skies! Since the forecast, in fact, calls for clear skies all week I am gearing up to try my hand (again) at washing some fleece. Yes, I'm either really brave or really dumb - or maybe a bit of both, I don't know, but I have some to wash and the conditions for drying are perfect so I'm gonna' do it! LOL! More on that later this week!
I finally had a chance to get spinning on the Louet's Northern Lights pencil roving I bought in the spring. I am just spinning it straight and making a 2-ply out of it. I expect it to be a rather mottled yarn as the color changes are so short. Although I can see this effect being pleasant in a color scheme like this I admit I have to wonder how it would look in their neon colorway or some of the hard primaries I have seen dyed like this. I guess each to his own...
Even on the bobbin it becomes muted and harmonious. Tomorrow I'll have shots of the finished yarns - yes yarns, as I have completed several small spinning and plying jobs in addition to this lot.... Cheers all! 
Posted by Gloria Patre at 7/26/2010 6:39 PM 
Categories: Yarn, Spinning, Fiber
Tags: Louet Northern Lights fiber
Categories: Yarn, Spinning, Fiber
Tags: Louet Northern Lights fiber
Our New Jersey weather has been tending to the extremes, no rain or torrential downpours, even tornado warnings. Today is beautiful and I intend to get some swimming in. We had a dye party in a friend's back yard and the weather was great for drying the yarn/rovings. I do love the harmonious single you got from the roving. I'll check out their site.
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