I mentioned before that I have to sort of multi-task with my projects. A half hour on one, then move to the next and then the next. It's not bad, it just makes me feel rushed at times.Right now my cycle is spin my brown/white Icelandic mix on the spinning wheel, then do some hand embellishing on my 12th Night dress, then finish off the evening spinning my silver Icelandic with the drop spindle.
I should be done with the silver at the end of this week and that will leave me free to start spinning the fine white Icelandic on the spindle (it will eventually be plied and then dyed with madder and weld and then be tablet woven for trim).
More interesting is the spinning project I am working on the wheel.
At the Shenandoah Valley Fibre Fest I purchased pure white Icelandic top and another batch of Icelandic that appeared at first to be a mix of white and a grey.
I should be done with the silver at the end of this week and that will leave me free to start spinning the fine white Icelandic on the spindle (it will eventually be plied and then dyed with madder and weld and then be tablet woven for trim).
More interesting is the spinning project I am working on the wheel.
At the Shenandoah Valley Fibre Fest I purchased pure white Icelandic top and another batch of Icelandic that appeared at first to be a mix of white and a grey.
In reality, it is white roving with a dark brown streak down the centre. In the photo the left (which really has bad lighting) you can sort of see that there is more white on the outside but it is much darker inside (I peeled it open so that you could see it is not really a blend of colors, but rather one contained inside the other).
I love how it is spinning with some areas being predominantly dark with a white spiral and other areas being light with the darker twist.
I don't like the actual feel of this wool as well as the other batches of Icelandic I have sampled (and I assume that its because its carded rather than combed wool), but it still spins nicl I love the way it looks when spun and would definitely consider getting more at some point.
I love how it is spinning with some areas being predominantly dark with a white spiral and other areas being light with the darker twist.
I don't like the actual feel of this wool as well as the other batches of Icelandic I have sampled (and I assume that its because its carded rather than combed wool), but it still spins nicl I love the way it looks when spun and would definitely consider getting more at some point.
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