I was playing with the Brother Drum Carder this afternoon, blending hand dyed batts with silk (including sari silk), linen and some sparkle.
Suitable for spinning and felting. It is quite textured with the other fibres added in.
We had a little visitor to Makers’ Moot this morning – meet Santi, a retired guide dog, here with his owner Jane.
Three hanks of quite textured long wool x Bichon Freise.
Spun with a very short draft and a lot of twist (which is very evident in the finished yarn).
This is where I finished up yesterday evening – one full bobbin, and one nearly full,
Will definitely be a ‘textured’ yarn when finished.
There was about 600gm Bichon Freise, and 200g washed, carded long wool (can’t remember which breed). It’s all been through the Brother Drum Carder twice, and that has helped to blend the dog hair more consistently through the fleece. Now to the spinning whee
I have taken on an interesting commission – to spin Bichon Freise hair for a lady. Sadly her little dog passed over the rainbow bridge a few months ago and she wants to have a memory of her.
Beautiful, soft, black alpaca on the Brother Drum Carder this evening. This will spin really fine and is destined to be woven by a client.
Some teeswater fleece, spun and piled with some linen yarn, rescued by my friends Hermann and Marion from an old linen mill some time after it closed.
If you are free Saturday 4 October, head over to Glenside Farm, just outside Comber,, and support this very worthy social enterprise. Great coffee and maybe get a head start on your Christmas shopping.
Mum and daughter day today, learning to spin. The lovely Ruth and Sophie were quick learners, and went home with a ball of wool each.
