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My Daily Spin – The Next Batch of Hankies

Posted on May 5, 2015 by silvergrrl

Yes, I’ve finished the first packet of silk hankies and moved on to the next. I’m doing the gold-and-blue ones now. I’ve included pictures of a whole hankie and today’s spinning of another whole hankie. Quite lovely. On a different … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – With Hankies, Thinner is Better

Posted on May 4, 2015 by silvergrrl

I finally figured out why I was having such a hard time drafting this silk, making the pre-drafting so attractive. Each hankie is composed of layers of silk fiber, and to work with it you peel off the layers and … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Lobster Hands!

Posted on May 3, 2015 by silvergrrl

If you are old enough, you probably remember the old commercial for some hand lotion where the poor woman literally had lobster hands – that’s how rough her skin was. Well, that’s how I feel today. Yikes! Those fine silk … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Saturday Silk

Posted on May 2, 2015 by silvergrrl

Last night I was on a roll – I drafted out 3 hankies’ worth of silk. Today I spun about half of that. I am getting more used to this fiber. It will be very interesting to see how it … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – More Hankie Lessons

Posted on May 1, 2015 by silvergrrl

It’s a good thing that I got all those months of daily practice under my belt before I tackled this particular project. This form of silk really is not easy to spin. I found that the extensive pre-drafting I did … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Silk Hankie Lessons

Posted on April 30, 2015 by silvergrrl

I spun my first silk hankie tonight, and right away I learned a valuable lesson. It’s to my benefit to draft out those fibers ahead of time a whole lot more than I did this time, because it’s WORK to … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Finishing the Art Batt

Posted on April 28, 2015 by silvergrrl

I finished spinning the art batt tonight. Amazingly, it all fit on one bobbin, which is great. Tomorrow I’ll wind it off into a center pull ball and ply it that way. Until then.

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My Daily Spin – the Art Batt

Posted on April 27, 2015 by silvergrrl

I decided to take a little break from silk and spin one of the art batts I got at the fiber fair in Dallas-Fort Worth when I was there a few weeks ago. This is yet another new type of … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – the Last of the Tussah Silk

Posted on April 26, 2015 by silvergrrl

I finished spinning the last of the Tussah silk today, and plied it. Once it’s soaked and hung to dry I’ll measure it to see the yardage. Next I’ll start on the silk hankies, the purple and gold ones. That … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Confessions of a Tactile Junkie

Posted on April 17, 2015 by silvergrrl

I love texture. The look, the feel, of THINGS. Soft, rough, slick, nubbly, velvety, tweedy color mixes & stripes, sheen, all of it. When I first contemplated spinning, I was not thinking about the fact that I get to touch … Continue reading →

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