So MagicStix coerced me into joining the Spin City Aeolian Spin and Knit Along. I was deathly afraid to do it. I actually have yarn that would make a nice Aeolian, but why make things easy? The camel/silk top she gave me was begging to be something fantastic, so I figured, why not? I'll do it. First I had to dye the fiber. It's really hard for me to pick colors, and I knew I wanted something earthy to go with it, but not boring. They also had to be functional and match my clothes. I found some roving on Etsy that gave me inspiration, and these are colors I already had mixed up and ready to go: lt. brown, dk. brown, golden yellow, and magenta. Unfortunately, I have a heavy hand at dyeing and it ended up WAAAAY darker than I had planned. Oh well. I might get more fiber, seeing as now I have a local source and I don't think I will spin fine enough to make the yardage I need. Here's pics of the fiber:
Monday, May 25, 2009
Fibertastic!
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