For some reason I woke up this morning at 4:15 am! I am not sure why, but by 4:45 am I was still awake, so I got up. I fixed myself some coffee and read quietly for about 30 minutes, then something caught my eye.
Of course it was dark outside at the time, but I thought it would be wonderful to spin up some of the Silver Romney while lost in morning thoughts.
I have been pleased at how this fleece is spinning up. I at one time thought it was a lost cause, I thought I had ruined it, felted it beyond repair. But it has been redeemed by the use of combs. Wickedly sharp combs, but that is what it took!
I have one 4 oz. skein already spun, and I have a project in mind. I still have to comb another 2 oz. to complete this skein. I was able to spin 4 of those soft bumps that you see on the distaff before the sun crept over the ridge.
It is spinning up to be fingering wt when 2 ply, that seems to be my default. If I want thicker yarn I will 3 ply it!
Weaving has not been going as well as it could be I suppose, I had planned to finish re-threading the Friendship Twill Towels on the little Leclerc, Alice, but I had to go into town today to get some travel vaccines for my trip this year. My morning flew by, and it wasn't until after lunch that I got back to the loom.
I was nearing the end of the re-thread, and I had an uneasy feeling that the numbers were just not going to work out, so I stopped and counted what I had left to do and indeed the numbers were just not adding up!
I decided that I needed to count how many threads I had. ( Remember, I did not wind this warp I inherited it!) I ended up with 390 instead of the 392 I thought I had, which isn't such a big difference, and it does not explain why the threading wasn't coming out!
So this is how I left it this afternoon. It is back to the weaving program to see if I can figure out where I went wrong. (This sounds like a broken record doesn't it! On Tuesday I finally finished my threading headache at the Center!) Let's see how many tries it takes me this time!
Until next time, Happy weaving, Tina
I have been pleased at how this fleece is spinning up. I at one time thought it was a lost cause, I thought I had ruined it, felted it beyond repair. But it has been redeemed by the use of combs. Wickedly sharp combs, but that is what it took!
I have one 4 oz. skein already spun, and I have a project in mind. I still have to comb another 2 oz. to complete this skein. I was able to spin 4 of those soft bumps that you see on the distaff before the sun crept over the ridge.
Weaving has not been going as well as it could be I suppose, I had planned to finish re-threading the Friendship Twill Towels on the little Leclerc, Alice, but I had to go into town today to get some travel vaccines for my trip this year. My morning flew by, and it wasn't until after lunch that I got back to the loom.
I decided that I needed to count how many threads I had. ( Remember, I did not wind this warp I inherited it!) I ended up with 390 instead of the 392 I thought I had, which isn't such a big difference, and it does not explain why the threading wasn't coming out!
Until next time, Happy weaving, Tina
4 comments:
Ohhhh...what lovely yarn you are spinning! Is it going to be something for a grand-baby???? I can almost feel the softness! So sorry you're counting threads again...what a bummer! But, the towels will be lovely when they're finished!
Wow, what an early start you got. Nice yarn. It will make something really nice.
Isn't it a treat to be the only person awake in a brand new day? I love sunrises and and the bird's dawn chorus.
Isn't that a great way to start the day? A cup of coffee and a bit of spinning. Nice.
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