spinning my wheels
warning
this is definitely NOT a fashion shot!
I’m digging – while the soil is dig-able, it’s not raining and before it gets too hot
the Japanese anemone roots are 2 feet deep
and the blue bells are going to the compost, too
don’t worry, they’ll both be back in a couple of years
a visitor to my studio was wearing this silk (looked like handwoven) coat which she bought in a consignment store
she had a dressmaker alter it to fit – don’t you love these big, pleated pockets
in the evenings, when I’m too tired and achy to do anything else I’m spinning this fleece I’ve had for a few years
shifting one stash to another
spinning in the grease – it is wonderfully clean and soft
I’m planning to ply it – a delight to spin
very fine and tight – 3 lbs. 5 oz. of Icelandic Moorit from Jane at Tideview Farm
I could sit in the sun and spin all day
but – back to the digging!
i absolutely adore sitting in the sun and spinning in the grease. i thought i was the only one!
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Velma – the sun warms up the grease and it’s like spinning butter,and it’s so good for the hands.
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I am watching my anemones fighting ground ivy both are very agressive, but who will win ? That handmade coat is beautiful, inspiring to make own clothes from handwoven cloth. The fleece does looks like it is a pleasure to spin.
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Alfia – I’m thinking the fleece will be woven for a jacket, but it’s going to take awhile
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I love the details on the back of the coat. Nice color too.
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crooked tracks – I think it was a good buy from the consignment store – even if the alterations were expensive.
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Yard work = hard work! I tried spinning a long, long time ago and had a black fleece that I worked with. I loved the smell of the lanolin . . .
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Kerry – the lanolin is wonderful for garden rough hands
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Beautiful colour coat. Love the pockets too.
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Myra – don’t think you could put much more than a hankie in the pockets but they are really cute.
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Love the coat! That’s a beautiful fleece. It would take me forever to spin that much! I have to buy in ounces or I’d drown in fiber. What’s the staple length?
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Kristin – I’m spinning it on a wheel, directly from the locks – approx. 4 1/2″. it is so-o soft.
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