As you can tell from the picture below I spent the afternoon spinning mini batts. I managed to spin 5 mini batts today. With the 3 batts from yesterday that is 8 spun in 2 days, waiting to be plyed. These are 4 ounce bobbins and I managed to get 6 ounces on the front left bobbin. I will try to get them all plyed and skeined after dinner. Usually plying goes fast for me. I would have spun more but ran out of bobbins for my woolly winder.
You might have read or seen pictures of all the mini art batts that I made a few months ago in a bid to get my fiber stash under control. Well I do have my first empty box that I am filling up with hand spun yarn. I have 4 skeins of yarn in the box I emptied. As per Spin Together rules I have 552 yards. Each time the fiber goes through the spinning wheel orifice it counts, so if I spin 2 singles and ply them together I multiply the total yards times three. To get my actual yardage simply divide the above number by 3.
I also have 1 skein waiting to be plyed and am currently spinning one of the larger batts. I did not get much spinning done today. I usually slack off after an eye doctor appointment. Somehow getting my eyes dilated just discombobulates me so I always sleep afterwards. I can knit while I am asleep, but I have not been able to learn to spin while sleeping. I am really hoping to have a second box of batts emptied by noon on Saturday when the contest ends. Wish me luck. As you all know it depends solely on how my hands are doing in any point of time.
All the art batts are going into hand woven scarfs. The mohair with the exception of the pink skein will go into a shawl for me. I really did not consider that losing the weight, inches and sizes would mean that I would need new shawls in smaller sizes. I just assumed that they would fit me better. Some fo,
I have other skeins in progress. This is my first completed skein of art yarn. 35 yards multipled by 3 give me 105 yards for the contest. Tomorrow will be better. I had a very bad body day today.
As you can tell from the picture below I am super into Spin Together 2021. On the right side is my Louet Victoria I am currently spinning a white single to ply with my art yarn. I will also doing my plying on this wheel. I have never noticed before that undyed arm is smoother and easier on the hands than dyed yarn to spin. It must be something in the dyes that effects the fiber and how it feels. Now I now why so many spinners spin the raw fiber and dye it later.
In the middle is my Cubii2 so that I remember to get my exercise in. On the left is my LendrumDT for do my first spins. I might even do some art yarn singles on it. On the fireplace are my 2 baskets of warp and weft for weaving. Since all my Spin Together 2021 yarn will be for charity work I had better get my loom running too
I currently have 4 bobbins that need to be plyed. I have also found that 1 1/2 hours seems to be my maximum amount of time that I can sit and spin without hurting. So I am sad to say that I won’t be adding much yardage to my team’s total.
It’s time to get some rest so that I can try to have a productive day tomorrow.
My body and I are not, not on speaking terms, more like a major disagreement today. Since it is fall I did not think it was weird to put a shawl on my shoulders and cover myself with a blanket after dinner. Being all nice and warm really helped with the aches and pains.
My first day of Spin Together was pretty good. I filled 4 bobbins. Now I just have to spin some white ti ply with the art yarn. The are going to be small skeins of yarn. I am starting with all those bits and pieces of fiber that I made into mini batts. The yarn will go into hand woven scarfs and maybe a shawl or two.
It has been a busy day so I am officially calling it over.
I did get a lot of things done today. I managed to get 1/2 my to do list completed and a few extras too. I have a busy day planned for tomorrow so I am hoping for a good night’s sleep.
I woke up feeling fantastic today. I had a good day and taught 1 knitting class. I got help from Michael in fixing my Lendrum Spinning Wheel, the squeaky footman are gone. If you are in Tucson or just passing through Michael at Grandma’s Spinning Wheel can help you with most of your spinning wheel problems. Also for those of you who plan to do the Steven West Make along shawl, Sandy the fantastic in house dyer at Grandmas Spinning Wheel has dyed up several different colors that have been put together in sets for your convince. If you would like to choose your own colors that is an option too. This is something that needs to be done as soon as possible because Sandy is dying the yarn to order.
If you are in Tucson the group will meet in Friday’s at the shop. If you are in an area without a Local Yarn Shop you can still get together with friends for this make along. You can also order your yarn from Grandma’s Spinning Wheel for your project.
Just to let you know, Grandma’s Spinning Wheel has a large selection of yarns, fibers, weaving supplies and notions for all. Just use the link for you shopping convince.
Happy Fiber crafting to all.
