Posted on July 13, 2008 by cablegal
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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Posted on July 6, 2008 by cablegal
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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