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| Fiber: “Night at Niagara” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. Tussah silk. Weight: ca 105g Yardage: 872 yards WPI / TPI: laceweight 2-ply, 20 wpi and 14tpi Spun on: Rose Date: December 2012 |
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| Fiber: “Haute Coutre” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. Merino/Tussah. Weight: ca 200g Yardage: 1133 yards WPI / TPI: laceweight chain-plied (fake 3-ply); 22 wpi Spun on: Hansen Date: November 2012; posted about here |
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| Fiber: “Favorite Flannel” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. 65/35SW Merino/Tussah. Weight: ca 8 ounces Yardage: 750 yards WPI / TPI: slightly slubby fingering weight: 2-ply, 14-18 wpi and 6-8tpi Spun on: Hansen Date: August 2012 |
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| Fiber: “Rough Cut Diamonds” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. SW Merino + spice. Weight: ca 6 ounces Yardage: 748 yards WPI / TPI: light fingering weight: 2-ply, 20wpi and 12tpi Spun on: Rose and Hansen Date: July 2012 |
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| Fiber: “Winter’s Night Sky” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. 2.6 oz top, 3 oz batt + spice Bliss (65/35 sw Merino/silk) Weight: 5.5 ounces Yardage: 478 yards WPI / TPI: 12 wpi, 8 tpi Spun on: Hansen Date: July 2012 |
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| Fiber: “Hath” from Enchanted Knoll Farm; 6 oz superwash lambkin 64 ct top combo (1 batt/1 bump) + spice in batt Weight: ca 6 ounces Yardage: 390 yards WPI / TPI: 14-16 wpi, 8-10 tpi Spun on: Hansen Date: July 2012 |
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| Fiber: “Pass the Pie, Please” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. Weight: 6 ounces Yardage: 384 yards WPI / TPI: slubby 9-14 wpi, tpi varies Spun on: Hansen Date:July 2012. The last learning skein on the newest wheel. A bit slubby and uneven, but will work up to a cushy fabric. Color is deeper and richer than shows in the photo. |
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| Fiber: “Eastern-tailed Blue” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. 65/35 sw Merino/silk + spice Weight: 3.5 oz. Yardage: 168 yards WPI / TPI: slubby 10-16 wpi, 8tpi Spun on: Hansen Date:July 2012. Another training skein on a new wheel. Slubby and uneven, but soft. There’s a blue cast to the yarn which doesn’t come through on the camera. |
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| Fiber: “Neptune’s Lair,” from Enchanted Knoll Farm. (I’m EKF stash busting!) SW Merino + spice. Weight: 4 ounces. Yardage: 237 yards WPI / TPI: slubby 10-16 wpi, tpi varies Spun on: Hansen Date:July 2012. Absolutely NOT one of my better spins, but it was a learning skein getting used to the Hansen. |
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| Fiber: “Cheshire Cat,” from Enchanted Knoll Farm, 70/20 sw Merino/bamboo blend. Weight: 3.5 ounces Yardage: 328 yards WPI / TPI: Slubby thick-thin, 12-16wpi Spun on: Rose Date: June 2012 |
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| Fiber: “Hot Blood” in lambkins (64-ct sw Merino). 1 ply from batts (lambkins w/sari and glitter), 1 ply from roving. Fiber from Enchanted Knoll Farm. Weight: ca. 8 ounces Yardage: ca. 1030 yards WPI / TPI: Roughly 16wpi, Spun on: Rose Date: June 2012 |
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| Fiber: Polwarth, grey fleece, washed, carded. Fleece is from Wendy Dennis. (Photos below.) Weight: Total 1254 grams/44.23 oz/2.76 pounds. From roughly 5 pounds of raw fleece Yardage: 2392 yards WPI / TPI: The bundle on the left is 3-ply, 11wpi, 9tpi. On the right is 536 yards of 2-ply leftovers, heavy fingering weight, 14wpi, 9tpi. Spun on: Rose Date: May 2012 |
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| Fiber: 50% sw BFL, 50% alpaca, plus percentages of tussah and bamboo Weight: ca. 4 ounces Yardage: 310 yards WPI / TPI: 12wpi, 7tpi Spun on: Rose Date: April 2012. Posted about here. |
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| Fiber: 65/35 SW Merino/Tussah + spices (sari silk and glitter), dyed in the “Jabe” colorway from Enchanted Knoll Farm. Weight: 119 grams Yardage: 312 yards WPI / TPI: 2-ply. Slightly slubby, ca. 12wpi/6tpi. Spun on: Rose Date:January 2012.The photo is a bit dark, but the yarn is rich with gleam, color, texture from the sari silk, and bling. |