Although it’s not like I had a dearth of spinning projects before Rhinebeck, I couldn’t resist starting one of my brand new fibers when I got home. All of my spinning time for the last week went into this ball of singles.
I told DivineBird Jenny that I picked this fiber because it was the only one that wasn’t in any wrapping. There’s some truth in that, but it didn’t hurt that it was absolutely wonderful fiber: 50/50 baby camel/tussah silk, from Spirit Trail Fiberworks. I had a wonderful time spinning it into fine singles. (But it’s sort of a shock, how much time can go into spinning a little over 2 ounces…) I’m going to spin some other stuff first, but I’m really looking forward to seeing how it looks when it’s plied and skeined.
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October 27, 2008 at 21:38
Am I the ONLY one I know who didn’t get fiber from Spirit Trail?? Gosh, that’s really gorgeous. I could even see leaving it like that and knitting something lacy with it. :D
November 10, 2008 at 16:57
That’s stunning. (Yes, Jenny, you are the only one.)
March 20, 2009 at 9:46
[…] is the new knitting I mentioned–a lace scarf from the baby camel/tussah I spun right after Rhinebeck, made up of two lace patterns from Knitted Lace of Estonia. […]