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This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit here. Sunday, November 02, 2008 Spinning, for a change Last year at Rhinebeck (over a year ago, in other words), Katy bought a fluffy ball of variegated green and purple Corriedale roving, which I was supposed to spin up for her. Right.Well, I actually finished it. It isn't plied yet, but I'm so pleased with it that I had to show it off anyway.I never took a picture of the roving itself, unfortunately. But here it is on the bobbin, ready to be skeined.I baptized my new skein winder with Katy's yarn. New is a relative term, of course. Like the roving, it was purchased at last year's Rhinebeck. I just recently managed to put it together, and today was the first time I used it. The counter on top is really handy, much nicer than having to count loops on a niddy-noddy.Skeined up and ready to have the twist set. It's a bit overtwisted, but that will be accounted for in the plying. This picture doesn't give a good representation of the colors, but the picture above shows them pretty well.Kristin said she was going to bring her wheel to the coffee shop on Saturday, so I rashly promised to do the same. Rashly, because I knew the belt was fraying--it had stretched out to the point where I was having trouble keeping adequate tension on it. But I had a spare belt, so I thought I'd just take that along with me. I gave the wheel a good once-over Saturday morning, decided I didn't need to worry about the belt after all, and went off without it. So of course, it broke. I couldn't stand not being able to spin, so I walked over to the hardware store and bought a ball of cotton twine. It stretched out, of course--I've already had to re-tie it tighter because it stretched beyond the point where I could adjust the flyer to compensate. But it worked, and let me finish spinning Katy's roving. Now I just need to wet it, whack it good on the side of the tub, let it dry, and ply it, and she'll have roughly 115 yards of light fingering weight yarn to make something pretty with. posted by Liz @ 4:45 PM | The template is set to display 10 posts. To see all the posts for this month, click on the month name in the Archive section RSS Feed PERSONAL Send email toliz at life-as-a-spectator-sport.com Home I'm a mother, grandmother, a computer professional, Democrat, Christian. I welcome politely worded comments and email, my spam filter throws the rest away, so don't bother to flame me INTERNET TRAFFIC REPORT SOCIAL SECURITY CLOCK Which one has the Crisis ?! Plastic bags consumed this year: KNITTING BLOGS A Stitch in Time Extravayarnza Knitting Heretic Mind of Winter Pie Knits Persistent Illusion See Eunny Knit The Keyboard Biologist Taleweaver's Ramblings TECHnitting Wendy Knits FINISHED PROJECTS -------FINISHED IN 2006------- Peruvian Cap Tutti-Frutti Socks Shelley's Socks Carol's Socks -------FINISHED IN 2007------- Chain Link Socks Baby Surprise Jacket Valerie & Friend Baby Bonnet Rainbow Baby Socks Girls Pixie Hood Mitred Square Heart Red & White Socks Coffee Cup Pot Holder Nubbins Dishcloth Garterlac Dishcloth Suede Booties Kate's Socks Norwegian Sweet Baby Cap Half Thumbless Mittens Red Mittens for Akkol -------FINISHED IN 2008------- SELF-SUFFICIENCY andINDEPENDENT LIVING -- Blogs and websites -- Causubon's Book Food Storage Made Easy The Modern Homestead Notes from a Hillside Farm -- Mailing Lists -- 12vdc Power Living on the Land Rainwater Refrigeration Alternatives Old Ways of Living POLITICAL BLOGS and SITES The political sites have moved BOOKS I'M READING How to Grow More Vegetables, etc. Small Scale Grain Raising ARCHIVES December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 Feedjit Live Blog Stats
Last year at Rhinebeck (over a year ago, in other words), Katy bought a fluffy ball of variegated green and purple Corriedale roving, which I was supposed to spin up for her. Right.Well, I actually finished it. It isn't plied yet, but I'm so pleased with it that I had to show it off anyway.I never took a picture of the roving itself, unfortunately. But here it is on the bobbin, ready to be skeined.I baptized my new skein winder with Katy's yarn. New is a relative term, of course. Like the roving, it was purchased at last year's Rhinebeck. I just recently managed to put it together, and today was the first time I used it. The counter on top is really handy, much nicer than having to count loops on a niddy-noddy.Skeined up and ready to have the twist set. It's a bit overtwisted, but that will be accounted for in the plying. This picture doesn't give a good representation of the colors, but the picture above shows them pretty well.Kristin said she was going to bring her wheel to the coffee shop on Saturday, so I rashly promised to do the same. Rashly, because I knew the belt was fraying--it had stretched out to the point where I was having trouble keeping adequate tension on it. But I had a spare belt, so I thought I'd just take that along with me. I gave the wheel a good once-over Saturday morning, decided I didn't need to worry about the belt after all, and went off without it. So of course, it broke. I couldn't stand not being able to spin, so I walked over to the hardware store and bought a ball of cotton twine. It stretched out, of course--I've already had to re-tie it tighter because it stretched beyond the point where I could adjust the flyer to compensate. But it worked, and let me finish spinning Katy's roving. Now I just need to wet it, whack it good on the side of the tub, let it dry, and ply it, and she'll have roughly 115 yards of light fingering weight yarn to make something pretty with.
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A Stitch in Time Extravayarnza Knitting Heretic Mind of Winter Pie Knits Persistent Illusion See Eunny Knit The Keyboard Biologist Taleweaver's Ramblings TECHnitting Wendy Knits
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