"Every night, just when the dark was softest and sleep was deepest, there came a loud noise from the end of the great room. It came from the place where the loom and spindle stood, where by day the grandmother spun and the mother wove."

 from "The Spindle Imp" by Alida Sims Malkus

Friday 13 March 2009

Getting back on track

I think I'm in recovery stage....am certainly feeling better than I was although I'm expecting it to take a while for me to get back to being ME.

Have been doing some "easy" things, some fun things.....the first being some silk spinning for a Ravelry swap. My swap partner in the UK has received this so it's now safe for me to post here. I had so much fun doing this that I think I may have to spin some for myself.

So.....Mulberry silk tops became an 8ply yarn (11wpi); 237 metres; acid dyed in tomato and tangerine both before, and over-dyed after spinning. It turned out really soft and luscious....I was very pleased with the result. Have called the colourway "bushfire red" in light of the bushfires here in Victoria over the last few weeks.


at 4:20 pm

1 comment:

pocketsize said...

And it's one of the most beautiful yarns I've ever had! I keep just looking at it and rubbing it against my skin.
While I figure out what can I make with it, it's actually on a nice glass bowl, serving as living room decoration!

14 March 2009 at 11:07 pm

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