I have almost given up on finding a name for this yarn.
Smooshie Yarn
It’s spun from the three colors of fleece, and it’s a very lumpy, funky, bumpy yarn. (My first stab at one ply thick and one ply thin.) I thought about calling it “Mariposa,” but I’ve never seen a butterfly in those colors. The normal thing to do would be some sort of “Under the Sea,” or “Wave Fantasy,” but I was hoping to come up with something a little more original. As it is, it’s taking a lot longer to spin this yarn than I thought.
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I’ve been busily carding away on the Rebecca fleece. It’s amazing how big two pounds gets to be when you have to card it all by hand. I carded blisters on my hands. (And enjoyed every minute of it.)
Carded Rolls
Here is what the fiber looks like once it’s off the carders.
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Well, the carders arrived yesterday and they were a bit more beat up than I thought they would be. (In appearance, at least.) We gave them a good cleaning, and my dad is going to help me straighten some of the hooks out and rehydrate the leather that the hooks are embedded in.
Antique Carders
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