Quote of the day

In the rhythm of the needles

there is music for the soul.


Breiclub in Oostende : om de 2 weken de zaterdag van 10 u - 12.30 u in de bieb



donderdag 22 oktober 2015

spinning adventures





The spinning wheel is working overtime.  I bought wonderful fibres at the Craftsfair in Rijswijk.  Alet from  Textielwerk wol en zo  sold me 500 grams of mixture:  baby Alpaca, camel and silk.



It needed careful spinning and even more careful twining.  The short fibres broke easily, so I needed to handle it with the utmost care.  The result is as soft as butter.

I'm thinking of knitting a pair of mittens and I got just enough meters to make them.  Thanks to the niddy noddy I could count that easily.

I soaked the skeins in a tiny bit of  eucalan, but that wasn't really necessary.  It couln't get any softer than it already was.

As I was spinning I was constantly reminded of a cup of coffee.... the coffee colours were all there : soft brown, milky white, creamy caramel....

So, my name for these skeins is : the cappuccino collection...






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