The wonderful guy at winderwoodfarm.etsy.com made me an offer on some more custom fiber. After spinning the lovely fiber for my friend's Xmas present, there was no way I could say no (despite knowing I should have...*chuckle*)
The pics really do not do this justice:
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=13566446
It is a deep, rich purple & a dark red. I think the pic has the flash on which is why it looks much lighter.
He blended some extra. I wish I could have afforded to buy it all as it is amazing. But I had already picked up more than I should have. But I am sooo glad I did!
I only wish I had enough bobbins free to start on this. But I really do want to finish up the lovely Tempted merino/cashmere blend I have on my bobbin right now. It feels lovely.
With the Tempted I am going to Navajo ply it. I am nervous about that because I have only done extra bits of leftover singles with Navajo plying. I haven't done a lot of it. But I think with the black & red pieces, it will look much better if I do the Navajo ply. The tricky part will be making sure not to overtwist it when I ply it. I don't want it to lose the softness it has.
2 comments:
Michelle, that red is gorgeous! Best of luck with the Navaho plying. If you find the secret to not overtwist, let me know. ☺
Maple
Very nice. I can't wait to see what you spin up with it. I've jsut started spinning up my first ever batt. OMG it's fun! I *LOVE* navajo plying. Fun fun fun! I can't wait to see it :)
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