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Sunday 17 April 2011

Handspinning 'Ula' - Yummy Yarn


You may remember I blogged about this fibre in February, You can read the post here
I finally plucked up the courage to spin with it this weekend.  It looked so pretty as batts that I was a bit reluctant to spoil it. 
  
 I untied and unrolled the batts, lovely, lovely, lovely.

 Using my trusty little Kiwi wheel, I managed to turn them into this nice fat bobbin full...
 It was fantastic to spin, I have been working on spinning some undyed Merino for a Dyers Picnic in June, so to switch to this was a treat.  The colours and the sparkle were fascinating.  It really made me think about Oceans, mermaids, dolphins and King Neptune.
   
A couple of hours into this spin I was having a dilemma with what to ply it with or wether to ply it with itself.  Then I saw some beautiful Yarn that Patricia, YummyYarnsUK has hand spun.  She Plied some wool with Tussah Silk in co-ordinating colours.  Patricia also loved the 'Ula' fibre and has agreed to dye some Tussah Silk to ply it with.  I am hoping the silk will be a fantastic contrast for this fibre, with the sheen of the silk complementing the sparkle that is already in the yarn, I can't wait to see it and have a play...for now back to the Merino.

6 comments:

  1. No pressure then lol

    My pics are deeper blue green and you've mentioned contrast. Do you want something different, like deep blues or a turquoisey greens. I'm not sure whether you'd prefer something that blends or contrasts. Contrast would look abit tweedy imo

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  2. Ohhhh... more inspiration from you! What kind of spinning wheel do you have? I have a Kromsky Symphony wheel that is upstairs in need of re-stringing as my darling grandkids had at it and it's messed up terribly.

    Love the color of this yarn!!

    Hugs from Oregon, USA -- Teresa :-)

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  3. Teresa, I've got a Kromski Sonata and a Majacraft Suzi Pro. You must get your Symphony in action. My g.daughters spin on my Sonata and love it.Thanks for liking the batts I made.Isn't Lucy's blog lovely, she does such interesting things.

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  4. Very pretty indeed, lovely colours:-)
    p.s. loving your pic of the Tor

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