Category Archives: Art

My Daily Spin – Sweet Meditation

Posted on April 16, 2015 by silvergrrl

My spinning tonight was very sweet. No particular goal in mind, beyond the fiber slipping silkily through my fingers. I noticed the rhythm of my breathing was syncing with my movements. I’m nearly done with this first bobbin of the … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – The Rest of the Silk

Posted on April 13, 2015 by silvergrrl

Now that I’ve figured out the ratios I want to use with this Tussah silk, I’ve decided to go ahead and spin the rest of it (just under 3 ounces) into three more-or-less-equal bobbins and ply them together as one … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Swatching

Posted on April 10, 2015 by silvergrrl

I spun some more Tussah silk tonight, then swatched the silk yarn I plied a couple of days ago. Swatching simply means knitting a sample, which is called a swatch. It gives me more information about the yarn I created. … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – What is Tussah Silk, Anyway?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by silvergrrl

Right now I’m spinning Tussah Silk. What is that? It’s referred to as “wild silk”, as opposed to cultivated, although that is less likely to be true these days. Tussah silk is produced by moth caterpillars from the Antheraea family. … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – It’s Going to be about Silk for a While

Posted on April 8, 2015 by silvergrrl

Tonight I plied the small Tussah samples I spun yesterday. I spun at 10:1, plied at 10:1 with around 7-8 treadles per “pull”. Basically the number of treadles acts as a multiplier to the wheel/flyer ratio so you can control … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – the Silkening

Posted on April 7, 2015 by silvergrrl

I have been taken by surprise. This is my second day spinning silk to fine singles. Silk is a little tricky, but honestly no more difficult than merino, at least to me. As long as I take it slow, I’m … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Silk

Posted on April 6, 2015 by silvergrrl

I think I need to start blogging every day again about my spinning practice. It helps keep me focused. Also, it helps me pin down details about what I’m doing and gives me a way to look back if I … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Moving on

Posted on March 27, 2015 by silvergrrl

I have finished the last of the green fusion merino. It’s plied, soaked, and almost dry now. My desire to make it thicker worked, but I won’t do the WPI and know how much until it’s dry. I think I … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Home Again, Home Again

Posted on March 24, 2015 by silvergrrl

I got home from Texas on Saturday night, and Sunday I sat down again at my spinning wheel. I have to be honest – I was a little worried. I’m spinning merino now, which is sort of tricky, and I … Continue reading →

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On the Road with my Drop Spindle

Posted on March 20, 2015 by silvergrrl

This week I’ve been in Texas visiting family. It has been a really lovely time – Mom and I sat and knitted a lot, and I made excellent progress on the Callicarpa scarf. Since I obviously could not bring my … Continue reading →

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