A few posts ago i mentioned some smelly roving... well the last 4 days have really been adventures in spinning. I found out through my craftster post how to wash the roving and so i did, it went well. Though i only did two strips at a time rather than the whole mass because i was to afraid of it felting because it's really kinky grabby wool. After having it out of the bag for a while i realized maybe it wasn't as smelly as i thought. It did smell a little but it could have been magnified by the fact that it had been in a plastic under the bed box for at least 6 months. Also the water didn't appear to be dirty at all so i opted not to wash the rest and go ahead and spin all of it and worry about washing it later.
I split the strips into quarters and drafted each one (however at the time i couldn't remember that word for the life of me). I had seen several videos where people were just spinning and it looked easy. What i didn't see was the "pinching it off" then let it run up. Though it wasn't to bad, i didn't expect my first spin to be perfect. I spun it all and then the error REALLY started.
I was completely unaware of how or the need to set the spin of the yarn. Though i thought something should happen i just had no idea what. I ended up wrapping the yarn in a center pull ball and fought with it the whole time. I knew i must be missing a step so i took to scouring youtube again for something more in depth. I finally found these videos by Megan (i am not going to butcher the spelling of her last name). She's adorable not to mention clear and thorough in her explanations. She made three videos that take you through drafting the yarn, spinning then finishing it. Exactly what i was looking for, not to mention it included all the details i was missing. She also has the videos on her site www.theartofmegan.com (adorable as well) so check her out.
I proceeded to wrap the yarn around the chair back and being the so very smart person i am, i didn't notice the issue until i was done wrapping it. Can you see my new dilemma? *sigh* So i carefully wrapped it back onto the needlework frame i had it on the day before from the chair. I successfully tied it, put it in hot water and wrung it out in the correct direction. Currently it's hanging in the laundry room with about 8 hangers hanging on the bottom. haha. Hopefully i left it in the hot water long enough. There are a few more pictures on flicker if you want to flip through. I'll let you know how it finishes up.
Trial and (more) Error
Jun 7, 2008
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Oh Sarah, thanks so much for featuring my site and videos! I can't even begin to tell you how excited to get your email I was this morning. I'm looking forward to seeing your finished yarn! Thanks again!
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