My wonderful, beautiful, magnificent little girl Jordis, had funin the kitchen dying wool today! Oh, she is a girl after my own heart! She did it(almost) all by herself and she is totally excited about it. I took some photos of her dying her first ever batch of roving.
The Dyes
Looks hot enough to start!
First spot of dye!
Getting creative with the colours!
Time to wait! 45 minutes later! Very happy with herself indeed! All dry and ready to spin!
I am so proud! Jordis has shown a really keen interest in wool and dying. I can't wait to teach her how to knit. :) She has expressed a wish for a hat to be made out of this wool. isn't she sweet?
So, if you may recall, I went away and took with me some scrummy roving to spin. Well, that wool has been spun! Checkit!
I have the most amaing boyfriend too by the way. One who bought me a spinning wheel, chair, cards and fleeces. :D yep! that's right! I now have a spinning wheel. It is, unfourtunately, in need of some repairing, but I am more than willing to give it the time it needs. :)
You will have to forgive the poor quality of the photos but it was pitch black. I am very excited about having the wheel! I am so upset that I couldn't bring it back with me on the train. I will have to wait until march to get it. :(in the meantime, i am hoping to learn a thing or two about spinning on a wheel so that when i do get mine, i can get into it.
The other roving that I dyed to take on holidays with me is currently in the process of being spun. I have Tara to thank for the technique i am using. Unfourtunately, the roving got really badly knocked around in travelling, and it is in bad shape. so, i am using the "ply on the fly" or Navajo plying technique to spin it and it is working like a charm! Thanks Tara!
This is how its done!
This is what I have done on it so far. It isnt perfect, but not bad for my first plyed yarn methinks :)
I have also been recently taking some serious influence for dying from, of all places, Shirley Barber. I dyed my first lot of wool as inspired by her paintings and it turned out ok, although not really what i was going for. I am totally looking forward to spinning this!
I have the plan to purchase a large quantity of wool from Virginia Farm Woolworks if i can summon up the money. The wonderful wool that Rae Gave me is begining to fun low and i will need to get more. This particular farm has awesome prices and i have heard very good wool too, so I am very excited.
I finally got around to making the knitting bag i have been planning for ever.
Jordis' Cardigan is nearly finnished! I just have to do one more sleeve and assemble it! I love it! I will post about it whenit is finnished.
Well thats about all for now. More to come in the near future. For now though, take care!
Looks hot enough to start!
First spot of dye!
Getting creative with the colours!
