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We’re back home after our vacation. It’s been very relaxing and due to some not so great weather the first week I’ve had quite a lot of time for knitting (and spinning). This is the view from where I’ve been sitting and knitting. Great isn’t it.
There are a few things I will post about but [...]
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It is finally time for vacation and tomorrow we’re going to the his family’s summer house. Two weeks of relaxation and knitting by the lake. Hopefully the weather will be OK and not too much raining. The most important packing is done. I lay the WIPs on the floor and picked some most of them [...]
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I was too curious to keep my hands off the silk I got earlier this week. So I drafted and spun one very thin square of silk. The drafting seems to be everything when spinning silk hankies. There were some thicker spots that I tried to correct while spinning which was quite difficult. Not at [...]
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Two packages were waiting for me when I came home from work yesterday.
The white envelope contained July’s fibre from Spinspiration. This month’s feeling was envious. It’s 100g of grey Jacob wool. This time I’m not entirely certain what to make, so I will wait and see what others create.
In the second parcel were, believe it [...]
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The fibre for June are all spun up. It’s from Spinspiration. I’ve signed up for 3 months and the theme will be feelings. The feeling for June is happy.
Fibre: 100g Corriedale
Colourway: Happy
Supplier: Spinspiration
Spindle: 1.1 oz Kundert
Type: 1-ply
Length: 305m
Spinning style: semi-worsted
Verdict: It’s spun with a little too much twist. It kinks up in quite a few [...]
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