’til 3 weeks in hawaii – and gale and margaret and ethan!! ta da!. the 2 ply. i decided to call it Garth, after my friend stephanie (she looked like garth of wayne’s world when she was younger). haha. new fiber. 8 ounces of superwash merino and alpaca (for $10.99 and free shipping!). it’s a [...]
Archive for January 12th, 2010
2 more sleeps.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, spinning, yarn, tagged 2-ply, alpaca, angora, merino on January 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
monday funday.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, spinning, yarn, tagged baby alpaca, handspun, silk, superwash on January 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
this is how my bombyx silk/baby alpaca turned out: i was able to get 220 yards. it’s really soft and drapes well. the silk gives it a nice shine. yarn i’m spinning for stephanie: the multicolor spool is leftover wool i had from a soap felting project. i’m spinning two sport weight spools (below) and [...]
