Archive for December 3rd, 2007

Even if I do say so myself.

This is 55g of Merino/Tencel blend from Spunky Eclectic which Amanda gave me for my birthday this year (thanks hun!). Colourway is “Your Majesty”. I spun it as finely as felt comfortable with a moderately high ratio and loads of twist.

Merino/tencel

As the colour variation is pretty subtle I split the roving randomly, first in half lengthwise so the 2 plies would be reasonably balanced in colour. Then I split each half into a couple of narrower strips then broke them into shorter, more manageable lengths.

I didn’t do any predrafting at this stage as I find that too-fluffy roving pieces break up and get caught on things (like my socks as I walk around). The compact roving needed predrafting though, and I did this as I spun, drafting out the next 4 inches or so of the piece as I came to it.

Merino/tencel

After plying (which I did at a higher ratio) I gave the yarn my standard shock/whack treatment and hung it to dry. I have 220 yards of a medium-laceweight, coming in at a nice even 24wpi.

Merino/tencel

I really enjoyed spinning this particular fibre blend (my first time with tencel) and will definitely spin more - I have 2oz of Spunky Club fibre waiting for me after all. My only reservation is that the fibre did feel a little strange to the touch and I thought it dried out my hands a bit. This could be the tencel fibres or it could be just my imagination!

So, what should I make?

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