Product: SW Merino Tencel 4 oz
Product Description: 50% SW Merino / 50% Tencel. Color RMT9
Bought from: Creatively Dyed Yarns, at Stitches West 2008
Price: $15
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Comments: I love her colors. I am a big fan of handpaints that are a little more impulsive looking, and the roving I bought was intended for socks- so having to match more than one bump was not a concern of mine. If you want perfectly even and uniformly dyed bumps, go elsewhere. Hers are for the free of spirit.
They spin with the best qualities of silk (or tencel, really) without any of the hassle. She uses a really excellent base roving- it's equivalent in quality to the Crown Mountain Superwash base roving, which I love.
She uses some unusual colors to accent the main colors, but it works out beautifully. (So, for those of you who rip out colors you don't like out of roving, don't. You'll be sorry.)
The first color I chose to spin didn't have any bleeding issues- but the bump was predominantly white. When I spin one of the others, we'll see how they compare.
The price point is in the right range, and she makes sure that each bump is at LEAST 4 oz by adding a chunk of roving into the braid. Though it's not totally uniform (which is fine), she makes sure not to short her customers, which is awesome.
Any questions? I'll be happy to answer them.
Part two of the review will come once the socks are knit and washed. Stay tuned!
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I LOVE Dianne! She does nice work, too. Her booth was totally mobbed at Stitches East.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful -- is this just basic 2-ply? I bought seawool in roving form from her -- I feel the same way about her colors. Tell us more about how you spun this up.
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