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Showing posts with label handspun yarn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handspun yarn. Show all posts

Friday, May 22, 2026

๐ŸŒŽ Mother Earth ~ version 2

 It might seem that all I have been doing lately is spinning but it's more a case of tidying up and getting projects wrapped and done.    To clear my desk off !  ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿงถ

A few years ago now I bought some lovely spinning top from an Etsy shop called Beesybee  and loved the fibre blend of merino and mulberry silk and the vibrant blue / green shades in the top.    I ordered a second batch and then found I had to keep the two batches separate as there was a real colour variation between them.    Disappointing but taught me that I need to order what I want versus going 'economical'   ๐Ÿ˜‰

So Mother Earth version 2 gave me, between the 4 skeins,  a total of 324 grams or 11.4 ounces of 2 ply yarn. There is  644.5 metres or 709 yards total.   I have never been a knitter and so unfamiliar with the various knitting weights but I would call this a heavy lace weight.    

Then again, I could be all wrong! 







Okay.... all my spinning is caught up and I promise the next posts will be weaving related.   I have four scarves waiting for their time in front of a camera and a debut here.   ๐Ÿ“ธ 

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Autumn Pumpkin ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ‚

 I thought I would share some of my hand spun efforts. It was all I could do for 7 months so there will be a few more posts to come as well.

A fine merino with a dash of silk.... from Aurelia Fibers, which I believe is now closed.

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Total yardage is 399 meters or 439 yards.  Total weight is 192 grams or 6.7 ounces. It was a lovely spin up and I quite enjoyed it.


I wound them into cakes using my nifty new ball winder.... I love it! 


Today is the Fall Equinox and the official start of Autumn, pumpkin season and all things to do with spinning, weaving, knitting....     ๐Ÿงถ