I've been spending quite a bit of time peddling away on my spinning wheel (Ashford Traveller), trying out various fibres and trying to get the hang of it. I'm pretty sure I've not got a classic style or indeed spin "properly" but to be honest as long as I create something I'd be able to make something with then surely thats OK?
Here's some of my efforts, some more successful than others as you can see. The big blue ball sitting on top is Merino/Silk blend and was lovely to spin - this is done 3 ply (as is the brown ball that its sitting on).
At the other end of the scale is the ball of silk (over on the left), that was really tricky to spin - if you have rough hands (as I do all winter!) the fibre sticks to your hands and the fluff gets everywhere. Also I didn't realise just how much twist you need to put into silk. For a first attempt I'm not too disappointed, its a little inconsistent and there are a fair few fluffy bits in the yarn - but overall its OK, and good enough for me to try making a little lacy scarf with it. I'll post the results of that adventure when I get closer to finishing.
The others are camel - right at the front, merino in the middle, generic "wool" at the back and the black one at the right side is black shetland.
I'll post again with close up photos of the yarns when I get a moment.
beautifully done! spinning the fibers sounds both tedious and therapeutic all at the same time! LOVE your results :)
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