Beachy Keen Spindled Silk (2016)
August 31, 2016 - No Comments
Fibre: Wild Hare Fibers Mulberry Silk processed top (2oz) in “Beachy Keen” colourway
Yarn: Approx 228yds three-ply, slightly less than sock weight.
Method: Spindle-spun on my Bosworth featherweight; plied with a much larger spindle
Completed: August 26, 2016.
Mostly 3-ply, a few yards of chain-plied
Closer up: Mostly 3-ply, a few yards of chain-plied
Close up: Mostly 3-ply, a few yards of chain-plied
Close up
Fingers for scale
Fingers for scale
Fingers for scale
Fibre
Starting to spindle
Spindling -- one bobbin filed
A bobbin of singles
Winding off the single from the spindle to the bobbin -- with the help of a drill!
Plying on a larger spindle
Plying
Plied and singles
Plied and singles
Plied and singles
Plied and singles
Plied and singles
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