Spinning 2007 and an equipment overview is on the Spinning Gallery page.
2008 spinning is here.
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| Fiber: Enchanted Knoll Farm’s “Barred Owl”: superwash Merino, sari silk, and lots and lots of golden glitter (which unfortunately doesn’t show here!) Weight: 6 ounces/340 grams. Yardage: 293 yards / 267 meters. WPI / TPI: Thick-thin, 10-18wpi, true 3-ply. Spun on: Rose Date: September 2009. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: Panda (60% superwash Merino, 30% bamboo, 10% nylon), hand-dyed in “Blue Moon” colorway from Spunky Eclectic. Weight: 12 ounces/340 grams. Yardage: 1706 yards / 1560 meters, with an additional 58 yards/ 53 meters in chain ply. WPI / TPI: 28wpi, 18tpi, true 3-ply. (Same stats for the chain ply segment.) Spun on: Rose Date: August 09. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: BFL, hand-dyed in “Myrtle” colorway from Spunky Eclectic. Weight: 4 ounces. Yardage: 335 yards, with an additional 6 in chain ply. WPI / TPI: 24wpi, 16tpi, true 3-ply. Spun on: Rose Date: June 09. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: 50/50 blend of Teeswater and a Corriedale/Rambouillet cross (Madison). Hand prepped, hand dyed. Weight: 178 grams/6.2 ounces. Yardage: 290 yards. WPI / TPI: 2×2 cable, 12-13WPI and roughly 7 cabled TPI. Spun on: Rose Date: May 09. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: Superwash Merino with glitter, Enchanted Knoll Farm batts, “Cabaret” colorway, plied with black superwash single. Starting Weight: > 6 ounces. Yardage: 850 yards. WPI / TPI: Thick-thin, 2-ply. Spun on: Rose Date: April 09. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: Superwash Merino with glitter and sari silk, Enchanted Knoll Farm batts, “Roses in Winter” colorway. Starting Weight: > 6 ounces. Yardage: 439 yards for 3-ply; 26 yards for gold; 57 yards for pink. WPI / TPI: 3-ply, 20-22 WPI; gold and pink trim 2-ply yarns = 26-28wpi. Spun on: Rose Date: April 09. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: Superwash Merino/Nylon, hand-dyed by , Muddy Jeans colorway. Starting Weight: 100 grams. Yardage: 217 yards. WPI / TPI: thick-thin Spun on: Rose Date: February 09. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: Michelle Kaston’s blend of silk, bamboo, Merino, BFL, and Corriedale. Starting Weight: just under 4 ounces. Yardage: 316 yards. WPI / TPI: thick-thin, 14-22 / varies. Spun on: Rose Date: February 09. Posted about here and from the batts above. |
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| Fiber: My own blend of South African Fine, Kid Mohair, Tencel, and Angelina, my own dye work. Starting Weight: just under 4 ounces. Yardage: 279 yards. WPI / TPI: 12-14 / 17. Spun on: Rose Date: February 09. Posted about here and from the “Still Waters” batts above. Note that the yarn photo is a wee bit dark and uneven; bright flat lighting caused the colors and shine to disappear. |
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| Fiber: Fake cashmere from Kendig Cottage Starting Weight: 15.5 ounces. Yardage: 812 yards. WPI / TPI: roughly 20, chain plied. Spun on: Rose Date: January 09. Posted about here. |