It has been Some Time since my last spinning roundup. I did many things in the past almost two months. Spinning has been a wonderful distraction, especially when work is slow but I might need to stop and answer emails. Merino, the colorway was southwest succulents. I chain plyed it to keep the colors together. […]
Month: April 2020
Baby Camel
Oh baby camel. So soft, so warm, so shiny! And a pain in the butt for me. This was the angora all over again. It has a 1 inch staple. It was a very slippery fiber, very similar to angora. I had to treadle very slowly, I put very little twist in and it didn’t […]
Manx Loaghtan
This was an interesting fiber to spin. It has a 2-3 inch staple was was an extremely high close crimp fiber. I will say, it didn’t make the smoothest yarn, definitely better for outerwear or non-skin applications. It did long draw very well and was pretty enjoyable to spin. It needed low takeup, average to […]
Jacob
This came in the sampler pack but I’ve spun some other than that and I really enjoy it. The fiber in the sampler pack has a 4 inch staple but I’ve spun some 2 inch as well and both were lovely. It long draws like a dream! It catches on itself and draws out beautifully. […]
Corriedale
This Corriedale came in the sampler pack and before I wrote this up, I bought some from my local yarn shop which is also a sheep farm. I love it! The staple is 3.5 to 6 inches, generally on the longer side. It has tons of tiny crimp to it but doesn’t catch quite as […]
Zwartbles
Zwartbles, which is a very nice name, was wonderful to spin. It has a 4-5 inch staple. While it was mostly soft, there is a characteristic to it that is a little bit wirey. I got it in the sampler pack. When I was spinning, it needed less twist than average because it didn’t need […]