Category Archives: In the Wash Pot
In The Raw
Beginner’s Series: Wool – Part 2 I had barely cut my teeth on roving; in fact, I hadn’t even been introduced to a batt yet, when I felt the urge to get a raw fleece and process it for myself. … Continue reading
Wool Gathering
Believe it or not, I haven’t fallen into a fiber-induced coma and vanished off the face of the earth. I’m still here trying to make time for spinning and fiber in a rapidly filling schedule. (While juggling a change of … Continue reading
Juggling Act
Maybe I should just break down and buy a few more pots. Big ones. But then storage would be a real issue. I thought two good-sized pots would be enough! But when both of them are full of dirty wool, … Continue reading
Spinning Away
Despite the fact that I was in the middle of spinning the brown wool, I went ahead and started playing with the Norwegian roving. It spun up quite nicely! I was pleasantly surprised. It was rather inexpensive, which made me … Continue reading
Sweet!
I have worked with the alpaca and come out on top. I have conquered, and I’m loving it. It’s really weird how different it is from regular wool. I can’t think of how to describe it expect that it’s “buttery-er” … Continue reading
Rebecca
I finally decided to quit pussy-footing around with the cheaper fleece and go right for the good stuff. This is Rebecca’s fleece. She’s a Corriedale/Cotswold mix. Isn’t it pretty?
Twist and Shout
I finally got around to setting the twist in all the yarn I’ve squirrelled away. My aunt and I set up an assembly line and ran all fifteen skeins through, (having fun the whole time, of course). We dunked a … Continue reading
Finished This Morning
I did quite a bit of spinning today and got the three skeins of Northern Lights “Violets” plied. Aren’t they gorgeous? I just love the colors! The eight ounces totaled somewhere in the neighborhood of 537 yards. My measuring system … Continue reading
Screamin' Hot Water
I have embarked upon the inevitable. Plunged ahead into the next opportunity. I have begun . . . washing raw wool. Don’t worry about the title. Nobody got hurt. That is simply the term that my instructor used to describe … Continue reading