Both of these were spun and plyed on the new Rose, on the regular flyer. (I'm still waiting on the wild flyer with jumbo bobbins, so I had to make due.) I really love the copper and brown one. My friend, Becky, donated some hand dyed locks to the effort, which matched perfectly! I absolutely love spinning on the Rose! If you ever have the opportunity to try it out, you will fall in love! |
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Spent the day spinning in Seguin and this is the result. Corespun and plyed. 58 yards, mostly merino, firestar and mohair and lincoln locks, spun over an electric green mohair core which appears from time to time. It looked horrendously overspun when it came off the skeiner, but after a good wash is hanging to dry almost completely balanced. I really love spinning this kind of yarn and am currently awaiting delivery of a Majacraft Rose with wild flyer kit from New Zealand. A very lucky friend of mine picked one up recently for a pittance in San Antonio and I got a chance to spin on it. It's a dream wheel! Should arrive in a couple of weeks and I can hardly wait! Was really hoping it would get here in time for ROC day, January 5th, but that's probably not going to happen. My Louet Victoria will be for sale, in order to make room for The Rose. Spent the weekend in a demo class, learning bound weave on eight harnesses. As you can see, the design on the top is not quite completed, but it will be shortly -- just three more rows left to weave of the polychrome pattern. This is a slow weave, but extremely intriguing as you watch the little motifs develop. We also learned a formula which converts a straight draw threading into various twills, Krokbragd and rose path threadings, so you can weave various structures without re-threading your loom. Truly amazing! Our teacher was terrific and explained the lessons and steps very logically, and everyone in the class "got it". I love it when that happens.
Blended fiber batts and hand-dyed braided fiber for spinning, felting and weaving! The fiber table is almost complete. The clothing rack is set up and nearly full. Prayer flags are hung on the china cabinet, all strung together. Other tables are full of bookmarks, ornaments, patterns, notecards, and yarn. And the wall hangings are finding their spaces as well. It's all coming together! Finished plying my first "crazy yarn" this morning on the new wheel, which arrived this past Thursday. I've never intentionally spun thick yarn or mohair locks before and this is a combination of both, plied with dark purple (of course!) sock yarn. My left hand is a bit sore, which probably means I was holding the fiber too tightly and the yarn is very uneven, but suitable for my outdoor weavings. Plan to make a new banner with this one. 126 yards, more or less. Pretty pleased with my first effort, but hoping the next one will be better. The Cricket stands are here! The Cricket stands are here! What a wonderful accessory for these little looms. Assembled mine in just a few minutes. Easy-peasy. Schacht includes a template to drill holes in the older Crickets. Already have it warped for another bag for the upcoming Trunk Show and it was a breeze. Now I can sit down to weave and tilt the loom to a comfortable angle as well. Don't you wish you had one of these?! (Those of you who ordered one, I've sent you an email.) |
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Lydia Kendrick, Fiber Artist, self-employed, home studio business in San Marcos, Texas Archives
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