Odds and Ends To Spin
I feel I should start off apologizing for somehow missing the Friday Freebie Post last week. I never realized anyone actually looked forward to it... Gee! Although I did actually spend some of my weekend catching up on my favorite Animes and reading an entire book, the R & R was a necessity as last week was a lulu! Not that this week has been any slower... but I DID manage to get ALL the new spindles listed in my Etsy Shop and after doing a bit of shopping tomorrow there is a distinct possibility I will be ready for all the company we're expecting this weekend... (insert crazed cheer!)
In the fiber department I'll relate a little story about thinking twice before buying anything that seems to be a really good deal... yes, I'm sure you've noticed it's a bothersome weakness of mine! LOL!!
In the fiber department I'll relate a little story about thinking twice before buying anything that seems to be a really good deal... yes, I'm sure you've noticed it's a bothersome weakness of mine! LOL!!
I purchased 2 lots of fiber from an Etsy Shop that were listed as for spinning or felting. Now I knew not to expect premium fiber as this was from miscellaneous farm sheep. It really looks a lot better in the photos than it does in hand. I decided to spin the blue/grey lot onto one bobbin and the green/yellow lot onto another to ply them together. What a terrible waste of precious spinning time! Between lots of veg matter and already-felted bits it took a ridiculous amount of time to get those two dinky lots onto bobbins! It was basically a pick 'n pull fest! What I was hoping would be a bit of "fun" spinning turned into "I can't believe I paid money for this". So much so that I took the red lot and the purple/pink lot and stuffed them right to the bottom of my fiber stash chest! I could have spun 3 times as much good fiber in the time it took me to turn this lot into something vaguely resembling yarn!
I call it Coyote Ugly! 200 yds of Aran weight, 2-ply, 3.5 oz (approx 100 gms) On a softness scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is potscrubbers and 10 is a baby's bottom, this yarn is about 4.
Posted by Gloria Patre at 4/19/2011 10:32 PM 
Categories: Yarn, Spinning, Fiber
Tags: spinning fiber handspun yarn
Categories: Yarn, Spinning, Fiber
Tags: spinning fiber handspun yarn
Hi Monica,
I learned my own lesson about buying fleece the hard way too (one of my weaknesses). I know buy only premium quality fleece from reputable buyers. All those little Ebay and Etsy purchases add up!!
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