Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Yarns Of Mine - Thin

I spin all sorts of yarns, from thread to super-bulky coil yarn.  Here are a few threads I've spun but have not yet used in projects.  :)

This is 13.5 micron Sharlea merino that I washed and spun (the yarn was spun from considerably less than one lock - .7 grams).
Here is a thread I spun (and plied) from a quarter ounce of mulberry silk.
I dyed .5oz of cashmere with blue, green and yellow food coloring (and vinegar) in the microwave.  I spun a thin single and did my version of an andean 2-ply.  I do it around 4 fingers so I can control the strands as they pull out.  It’s 119 yards long.

4 comments:

  1. Any chance you'd be willing to share your Andean plying technique?

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    1. Sure! Thanks for the question. Here's a post for you. http://stashenhancement.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-i-do-2-ply-yarn-on-spindle.html

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