Lily Pad BFL — Wheel spun (2015)
February 23, 2015 - No Comments
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Fibre: Blue faced Leicester (BFL), from Wild Hare Fibers Method: Spinning wheel Completed: February 23, 2015. |
4oz of Wild Hare Fibers Blue-Faced Leicester top, spun on my Schacht Matchless. Approx 219yds 3-ply and 21yds Navajo-plied. I did a better job of getting the ply right than on the previous Wild Hare Fibers (Robin’s Egg) BFL I did. N-plying is also coming along. Since the fibre had more variation in colour than the Robin’s Egg, the difference between 3-ply (marled) and N-ply (more solid) is quite clear.
I measured the lengths by counting the number of strands in the skein and multiplying that by the length of the skein (after soaking and drying, to set it).
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Closeup of yarn with the tag from the fibre |
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Yarn closeups – the 3-ply and the Navajo-ply |
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Yarn… label… or not. |
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L: First ply and remaining fibre C: First ply, closer; label R: Three plies! |
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Showing here with the previous Wild Hare fibre (Robin’s Egg colourway). The Lily Pad plying worked better. |
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