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As much as I love my wheel, there's something truly satisfying about spinning yarn on a spindle, and my spindles are quite lovely, don't you think?

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I wanted to play around with combining colorways and pulled out some variegated orange and pink fiber as well as some warm vivid red, both merino/silk blends. I thought the solid red would dominate. It's so intense on its own, but the finished yarn really just looks like an intensified version of the variegated fiber.

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I'm thinking it'd be pretty knit up into some sort of lace. I've only used about a third of the total quantity, maybe less, so I should be able to get a decent amount of yardage out of my stash.

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Comments (7)

rina:

Thanks so much for the tip. Tapping the spindle while wobbling definitely worked for me.

Gorgeous spindles and gorgeous, gorgeous yarn!

kat:

yes yes the spindles are beautiful! so is the fiber and the yarn you made from it. spinning is soooo tempting.

Gorgeous! The yarn and the spindles!

I really learned a lot from watching you spin. I'm a visual learner so it makes more sense to me now and I'm going to have another go at the whole spindle thing.

Your new colorway is gorgeous. I love the sheen...that will make lovely lace. :)

mai:

yes, your spindles are beautiful!!

Donna:

Wow - that yarn is really gorgeous - prettier than either of the fibers alone. Either alone would probably make a lovely yarn butt the two together - stunning!! Love the sheen from the silk!

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