treats
it’s November!
a Halloween treat or an early Christmas present, absolutely delightful
arrived from Sanjo Silk – http://www.sanjosilk.com
“the Exotics Spinbox” in the Farmhouse colourway – it is a perfect match to the fall leaves
and an extra 50g. of handpainted bombyx roving
the hankies are so beautiful, I just hang them up and enjoy them before spinning
with the mawata (silk hankies) as a background – left is silk roving and on the right, a silk/wool blend
then silk and camel – it is so-o yummy!
and finally angora – I’ll blend it with some Merino and a little bit of silk
many years ago I had an angora bunny so I’ve had experience spinning it
it is so fine, light and fly-away that I find it better as a blend both to spin and to weave
I couldn’t wait to get started – first on the silk roving
spun fine and then plied
influenced by the colours of the season
and before I started this new adventure I finished spinning the cotton
I confess, I’m addicted and there are cupboards full of handspun yarns
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There is something magical about yarn which could tell the story of the hands which carded it and spun it.
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Noilin – the slight irregularities in handspun gives it character and natural dyes have so much more life and depth than chemical colours.
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wonderful seasonal colours – I know the feeling of having too much to ever to deal with it in my lifetime – but it keeps me happy and you happy as well…
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Catherine -yes, you are right and whatever happens to it eventually I hope it makes someone else happy too.
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Those are beautiful colours and having cupboards full of handspun yarns is an excellent incentive to keep going so you can use them!
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Sue – the colours of nature and the fibre are warm and inviting, the autumn leaves this year are spectacular, I’m enjoying them while they last. If I continue to spin at the current rate I simply won’t live long enough to use them all.
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Don’t be defeatist! And if there is any left bequeath it to someone who will use it with love and gratitude. I am glad you are having good colour in your leaves – ours are mostly just drab! We have had a frost the last couple of nights so maybe the last few will turn cheerful.
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Sue – not defeatist, just simply realistic. I mean it when I say I have cupboards full of handspun – wool, silk, cotton and many different blends, dyed and natural. Mostly fine 2 ply. I have considered selling it but it would be very pricey and buyers always want a different colour and more or only half of what you have – etc. etc and all of that just ruins the fun of spinning in the first place.
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Then just enjoy spinning and let someone else decide what to do with it all when the time comes.
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Sue – if I was worried about it I could just stop spinning I have plenty of other things to do. 🙂
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Such pretty colours.
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Cathy – the silk was dyed in Japan, it is amazing how close they are to the colours of the leaves.
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Oh, gorgeous colours! Not just the pinky-orange ones, but also the silvery greys.
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Kate – yes, it is the blends of all the colours that makes it special.
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