Tag Archives: Arts

You know the old saying: “Two steps forward, one step back”? Today’s practice felt like the one step back. It took me a while to get my rhythm, and I made several dumb mistakes. One of them more than once. … Continue reading →

I’m almost at the end of the Blue Leicester wool, and I’ve decided that the next time I ply I’m going to try a three-ply yarn, and use the Lazy Kate that came with my spinning wheel. What’s a Lazy … Continue reading →

I did SO much better today at keeping the yarn even! I really could tell that I was staying right on top of it. My worst problem (so far) has been when too many fibers get caught in the twist … Continue reading →

I promise I am not showing the same pictures over and over! Every day I take a new picture of that day’s work… they look a lot the same because I am working my way through a pound of this … Continue reading →

Today I spun a bit to finish the bobbin I’ve been working on, then plied it. I’m happy to say that this yarn came out pretty well. It didn’t break at all, I managed to avoid that “too-thin” problem entirely. … Continue reading →

I felt today during my practice time like I had longish intervals where I was really keeping the yarn even. That was great. Sadly, it wasn’t the WHOLE time. But, I’ll take it. Tomorrow night I’ll spin some more onto … Continue reading →

Continued with the thicker spinning today. I *think* I’m getting more even, but I won’t know for sure until I ply it. I’m definitely getting through the wool faster, which means more wool is traveling into the yarn at once, … Continue reading →

I deliberately spun thicker today than I have for the last few days. I have been pushing the edge of “how thin can I go?” When I was plying that thin yarn last night, two times one of the strands … Continue reading →