Wednesday, 4 July 2012

A bit of everything - Woolly Wednesday

 Another month, another woolly wednesday!  Thinking back to what I have done this last month woolly wise, and there seems to be a bit of everything in there!  I have managed to source 10kg of Jacobs fleece!!  Which should keep me busy for a little while! 

I have been spinning ready to make the yarn for the cushion cover for the Guild competition that is being run at Christmas.  The first bobbin is a blended merino which was in a bag of lap waste from World of Wool, which I bought when I got my wheel. 
 The second bobbin is the paler bits of the alpaca fleece I have.  I thought I would seperate it all  out, the paler bits tend to be a bit coarser but still spinnable, and then I  will do another bobbin with the darker alpaca fleece and ply all three bobbins together. Which then leads to knitting up this pattern.That's the plan anyway!
 I have finished the bag, which I have named the "hibiscus bag" due to the floral lining and button.  I have already blogged about this, so will not bore you all!  But this bag has led to two more orders for some iPad cases in a similar style.  So there will be a bit more spinning to do fairly soon too!
 And I have been experimenting with some coloured merino fibres to make a nuno felted bag, which I am very pleased with, and have a few more ideas for similar things.
So, joining in with Spinspiration again this month, and off to see what everyone else has been up to, and what fleeces have been acquired (as it is THAT time of year!)
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8 comments:

  1. Shearer's Girl4 July 2012 at 14:24

    I've wondered about buying lap waste from World of Wool. What was it like?

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    1. Claire4 July 2012 at 14:47

      Great for little projects. The largest amount was about 200g of this brown blended merino, but lots of bits for things like felting, or for small bits of spinning. All lovely and squishable

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  2. Kelly5 July 2012 at 02:14

    10kgs of jacob! You will be busy and I can't wait to see what you decide to do with your jacob! Love your browns.

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    1. Claire7 July 2012 at 09:41

      Yes, just picked it up and it fills the car boot!

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  3. Anonymous5 July 2012 at 11:51

    Ooh that is some nice spinning you have going on there!

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  4. Teresa Kasner5 July 2012 at 22:42

    Your spinning is beautiful, so fine and even.. good for you! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  5. Claire7 July 2012 at 09:44

    Thank you, I do wish I could spin a bit thicker at times, but it just seems to spin thin!

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