Those of you who don't spin are perhaps thinking the reason you do it is because you are nuts. Well...not exactly.
The types of dyes used on large scale production yarn are mostly acid dyes and have a distinct pallet that can be at times a little 'in your face' for my taste.
If you get fiber that is dyed from natural dyes the colors are more muted, maybe a little easier to wear with your regular clothes.
Another reason to make your own yarn is to choose the breed of the sheep that the wool is from. This fiber is from a sheep breed called Targhee and their wool is what I consider the cotton candy of wool. Lofty, airy, like a cloud. It spins up to a non-itchy yet well wearing yarn.
I am only spinning up a couple ounces of this fiber (maybe I should have gotten more?). Due to the limited bit that I have of it, I decided to put it on my Golding ring spindle. I'm getting it mostly spun up at bath time while the kids are soaking in the tub, I stand next to them and spin away.
Colorway is called Indigo Blue Sky, fiber dyed by A Verb For Keeping Warm.
1 comment:
Beautiful spinning
I find the added advantage of dyeing and spinning your own yarn, as well as having something completely individual, is that you can keep crafting when your head isn't 'there' for working out measuring and piecing when quilting.
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