Fiber Musings – Page 100 – Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast

TdF Stage 2 â€“ Woohoo!

On 6 Jul, 2010

Spirit Trail Fiberworks Scottish Thistle plied with Lichen. 1700 yards @ ~28 wpi.

It took most of the day, but I did it. It’s just shy of 8 oz (7.93 to be exact). I still have a small bit of Scottish Thistle left on the bobbin.

With the miniSpinner set at 2 O’Clock and the WooLee Winder, this was as mindless as plying can get. I had the 2 singles laced through my fingers of one hand for tensioning. I occasionally tweaked the tension with my pinky, depending on whether I needed more or less twist.

Next up? I have plenty to choose from. And I will work my way through the stash, hitting as many different breeds in The Knitter’s Book of Wool as possible!

TdF Stage 1 â€“ Plying

By Ann

On 5 Jul, 2010

In Spin

I spent part of the day at the club playing around with small sailboats and socializing, followed by a BBQ at a friend’s house, so there was minimal spinning happening here. In place of actual progress, let me give you a few pictures.

Spirit Trail Fiberworks 50/50 merino/silk singles.

There is 4 oz each of Lichen (foreground) and Scottish Thistle (background) colorways. It is about 50 wpi.

It is amazing how slow it is to ply these 2 bobbins. As of the time I went to bed, I have about 2 oz of 2-ply yarn on the bobbin. But that means I still have about 5-6 oz to go.

Stage 3 of Le Tour contains hills. That will be my challenge today. Let’s see if I can finish plying this today.

TdF Prologue

By Ann

On 3 Jul, 2010

In Spin

Today is the start of Le Tour. First up is a Prologue. This is a short time trial to determine who wears maillot jaune on the opening day.

I’m using this day to finish up spinning some in progress singles I have on the miniSpinner. It’s 4 oz ofÂ Spirit Trail Fiberworks‘ 50/50 merino/silk in the Lichen colorway. I have less than an ounce left to spin. I plan to ply this with the Scottish Thistle that has already been spun. This is intended as lace weight warp for a weaving project (project yet to be determined).

A great way to warm up!