Here are a couple of batts I made recently. These contain corriedale and icicle (nylon - the sparkly stuff). The grey corriedale is commercially dyed, but I dyed the green stuff and the icicle myself. The photo below shows the batts after I stripped and pulled them into roving. Most of the time when I spin from batts I don’t bother to pull them out, instead I spin woollen from chunks I rip off. This time I spun a semi-worsted yarn, from woollen prep and a mixed woollen/worsted technique. The yarn is finished but I haven’t got a photo of it yet.
I’m dyeing up a lot of yarn and fibre for the Frolic, and the thing that’s slowing me down is the fact that I have no place to dry it all! I have to work every day in relatively small batches. I’ve got stuff drying in my office and in the laundry room, and as soon as something is almost dry, I start a new batch.
I’ve got new yarns to offer, starting with the Frolic. One is a superwash laceweight yarn that I’ll be selling in large 4oz., 980 yard skeins. Two skeins will make a huge shawl. This yarn is a very soft and lofty 2-ply. I’ve also got a gorgeous 3-ply fingering bamboo blend; 70% superwash merino, 20% bamboo, 10% nylon. It makes a beautiful and strong sock yarn, but it’s also great for shawls and pretty much anything else. The bamboo gives it a nice sheen and makes it incredibly soft.
I’m also dyeing up a bunch of fibre, and hopefully I’ll get enough dyed up so that I can update my shop next week! I’ve got lots of nice superwash merino, as well as some regular merino.
