Spinning a new yarn, part 2
The thread plied yarn I posted about before is finally finished.
I began by winding it off the bobbin and on to my niddy-noddy.
You can see how much twist is still in the yarn as I took it off of the niddy-noddy. I’m used to the yarn twisting on itself lightly, but this was a bit more than I usually see.
I soaked the yarn for about an hour in hot water in the sink. It then hung to dry for several days (it’s damp here in Oregon). I didn’t get a photo of it hanging after it soaked and dried, but the twist seen in the photo above was gone. It hangs straight in a nice loop.
Overall, I’m pleased with the yarn. There are areas that are still somewhat tightly spun and areas where the fiber is nearly unspun and looks as if it could come apart with the slightest tug. I feel like it was a good attempt at a new technique, and I’ll definitely try it again.
Jan 30, 2010
Hi there. I’m wondering if you spun a single and then thread plied it or if you spun and plied it at once (pluckyfluff refers to this as candy striping in her book “Intertwined”)
It’s pretty yarn. I’ve had varied degrees of success with Art Yarn techniques but I think it’s like you say, you can’t just do it once and give up, right?
I really enjoy reading your blog.
Jan 30, 2010
Re my other comment: I just read the post about the spinning of this. Sorry for my redundant questions. It is cool though, that I recognized the inspiration of “Interwined” though, isn’t it? Thanks for sharing!