Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I got it! An electric plying spinner from Babe's Fiber Garden. Not pretty, but it sure does the job. I just got it set up this morning (took the picture still sitting on the box it came in) and of course didn't have anything to ply. I did find some old and scratchy mohair blend I had spun several years ago on a spindle. I needed the spindle for another project so had re-wound it on two empty TP rolls. They didn't work as smoothly as a real bobbin would have, but I just couldn't wait. Started out plying the two together, then decided to add some mohair locks I pulled open. I purchased them in Arizona last spring and they were nice and soft. Between trying to get the hang of using a bobbin-led wheel and trying to insert those pesky little mohair locks, I've had a great time this morning. This would probably look good in a wall tapestry or something like that. Can't imagine where I'd use this yarn, but its fun and very pretty. I can't wait to try plying some hand spun yarn. I'm also dying up a couple pounds of wool in different colors and will try braiding a rug next. So many projects and certainly not enough time. I'm taking my tapestry loom to the Log Cabin Spin-In this month hoping to sell it. Got to make room for more 'stuff'.
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