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at times like these

Posted on | July 19, 2010 | 15 Comments

I wish I had a motorized skeiner!  I thought to take a picture after I’d already wound off 100 yards, so it was truly a PACKED bobbin!  I bought the fiber at SAFF last fall:

Two 4 oz. balls of mohair bought with blending in mind, but a few weeks ago I had the urge to spin natural fiber and grabbed them from the closet.  (right now I have more fiber in my closet than clothes, it’s probably a 2/1 ratio).  The first bobbin of white spun so easy, it drafted like butter and I was finished in no time.  The second bobbin of light brown was an entirely different story, I couldn’t believe they both came from the same farm.  But I muscled through and finished it last week.

1,000 yards, probably light sport weight, that I’m thinking of using for Ravensong, from A Fine Fleece.  Swatching will commence (and be the deciding factor), once I’ve cleared a few other projects from my plate.

Of course, the two 4 oz. roving balls couldn’t spin up equally and I had 48 yards of the white leftover.  The white definitely has a better sheen to it than the light brown, and it’s softer.  Must have been a better fleece!

I want to put out a brief message to my local peeps:  If you know anyone or hear of anyone, or if you yourself, would like to de-clutter and have an old sewing maching sitting around, taking up space, please let me know.  My antique machine is probably not worth what it would take to service it, and I’ve learned that while hand sewing a quilt top can be kind of fun, trying to finish the quilt by hand is laborious and not fun at all.

Which is a big hint as to what project I’m trying to finish next!

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