I now see yarn in HD. Before all my yarn was flat and although there were those "that's pretty" moments...I now see in full definition. This morning, playing around on my wheel I made this:
It's the type of yarn I thought I had to purchase pre-made. It's almost like a boucle, but not. Thick and thin and loops and a dream come true!
It's the type of yarn I thought I had to purchase pre-made. It's almost like a boucle, but not. Thick and thin and loops and a dream come true!There have been three definite "Ah Ha" moments of clarity in my life. Once was when I got glasses for the first time and miraculously saw all the leaves on all the trees. That was fantastic! The next was when we purchased our 52" HD TV and again I saw all the leaves on the tree. This is my fiber artist "Ah Ha" moment. I can make the kind of yarn I never dreamed possible. I see the leaves!
Yes, so I may be being a bit dramatic...but do you expect any less??? I mean really! Come on now...I started with this:
Some good old fashion wool. Soft, luscious, but not exactly something you can put on to keep you warm. Then I took my spinning wheel and filled a bobbin full of of spun yarn. 
Then I took some organic bamboo and cotton thread and plied it together. 
Honestly, I love this yarn like a newborn child. I can see hats and scarfs and sweaters. Where are my knitting needles???
~*~Some good old fashion wool. Soft, luscious, but not exactly something you can put on to keep you warm. Then I took my spinning wheel and filled a bobbin full of of spun yarn. Then I took some organic bamboo and cotton thread and plied it together. Honestly, I love this yarn like a newborn child. I can see hats and scarfs and sweaters. Where are my knitting needles???In other fiber related news...I made some other yummy yarn. I have been playing around with my hand carders and made some batts out of alpaca, silk, angora, and multiple bits of left over painted wool. I spun that up and adored it's depth and ever changing colors. Then, with the help of my 12 year old son, we strung hundreds of beads onto some thread. Then plied the two together.
The end result is not short of fantastic.
And just in case there hasn't been enough eye candy for you fiber fanatics out there then feast your eyes on this! The other night, at a football game the sun was setting in the most spectacular array of colors. So I had to spin it up:
The end result is not short of fantastic.And just in case there hasn't been enough eye candy for you fiber fanatics out there then feast your eyes on this! The other night, at a football game the sun was setting in the most spectacular array of colors. So I had to spin it up:
I am SOOOO ready for some football! New team for my oldest this year. He is now playing for our middle school team. Woohoo! His first game was last Saturday and we won. Oh yeah! Nice way to start off the season.
Talking about missing vibrant colors...well let's not talk about that anymore! This is what is on the spinning wheel as I type. It's literally calling my name in the next room to hurry up and get it finished. It will not be plied. I'm spinning it really thick. So it will be gorgeous when it's done.
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