I love that this:
Came from this:
And became this:
I’ve gotten into carding batts that fit “my perfect criteria.” I had NO idea I was that picky until I realized how amazing batts can be to spin– if they are light, airy, and well combed!! (Clearly I have had some clumpy, squished and not well processed batts in my past purchases) The most recent batch was a wool that I got that was a tad scratchier than I would have liked, so I dyed a BFL, silk, merino, cashmere blend I had, added some recycled sari silk clumps, and carded about 1.5 ounces at a time. Gotta tell ya..it flew out of my fingers and onto the wheel. I spun 4.5 ounces in a few hours. It was awesome!!!
And (as per my last post) very stress reducing. 🙂
Spin on!
Just beautiful..
Thank you!! It was fun to spin!!
Love it!!!
Thank you!! Now I have to find the perfect project for 200 yards of Aran-ish weight yarn. Any ideas?
What about a lovely triangle shawI like this one on ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/198-yds-of-heaven.
Not sure if you are into shawls or not but I think your yarn would look wonderful in that pattern!
That is perfect!!!! I was looking for a small shawl..I’ll post pix when I start!
Yes please do! I’d love to see it finished!!
Ooo I LOVE that yarn….very yummy 🙂
Thanks!! And I think I found the right pattern for it!!
What fun! Your batts and yarn look great.
Thanks! It’s fun to get into the world of being able to replicate (with color) moods or scenes with fiber and then spin it.
Looks like cotton candy! LOL I’m loving these photos.
That is so true!! You should see it come off the drum carder. It looks like those old pencils that had the fuzzy heads!!
Reblogged this on Jordan's Croft and commented:
Loving the new worlf of spinning, fiber and yarn that I’m finding more and more of these days. Here’s some lovely ‘art bats’ that spin up into wonderful yarns.