Quantum Tea
Spinning Around
In progress
See also the finished projects list, spinner's Q and A with Shannon Okey, yarn reviews, or go back to the index.
| Project |
Fibre |
Description |
| Jacob yarn |
4oz undyed roving, purchased at Tannery Spring, MD Sheep and Wool 2007 |
Wheel spun. Spinning complete, ply in a few days. |
| Icelandic yarn |
2oz grey/chestnut Icelandic wool roving from Dott-E |
Golding Tudor Rose spindle |
Yak yarn |
4oz grey yak down from Crown Mountain Farms |
Golding 2 inch spindle |
Wool Fibre stash
- 4oz white Cormo roving
- 4oz grey CVM locks
- 4.5oz black Shetand locks from The Flying Ewe on Etsy
- 3oz white Polwarth locks from A Verb for Keeping Warm
- 3oz pewter Polwarth locks from A Verb for Keeping Warm
- 8oz brown Romney washed fleece from fleecemakers on Etsy
Non-wool Fibre stash
- 4oz Blue Sky Carded (cotton and recycled blue jeans)
- 2oz Silk Latte (fibre from milk protein)
- 4oz Black Diamond carbon top (carbonised bamboo fibre)
- 1oz fawn French Angora bunny fluff
- Silk hankie in Opal colour from Crown Mountain Farms
- 4oz grey alpaca from Spunky Eclectic
- 6oz grey alpaca from Liberator at Prairieland Peruvian Alpacas
- 4oz rose grey alpaca from Prairieland Peruvian Alpacas
- 4oz cream pima cotton from Little Barn
Equipment
- Chorlton (Louet S10 double treadle spinning wheel)
- Niddy noddy from Nancy's KnitKnacks
- Kundert 1.1 oz spindle, cherry and walnut
- Jenkins 1.8oz Turkish spindle, Carob wood arms
- Golding 0.9oz 2 inch cherry RingSpindle
- Golding custom designed RingSpindle, Tudor Rose design with sterling silver ring, 1.24 oz
(On loan to Irene: Cascade Little Si spindle)
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