Jocelyn requested details on how I spun the Creatively Dyed Yarn I reviewed last Thursday.
I spun it on my Schacht Matchless, Lancelot. (He likes to dance, a lot.) I spun the yarn on the Fast Speed whorl (on the 13:1 ratio whorl), and plied it on the Medium Speed whorl (on the 11:1 ratio whorl).
The individual strands were (more or less) abut 40 WPI- I held them up against my VIP fibers card, and I’m too lazy to count more than that. This is a roving that lends itself very well to fine spinning, but I’ve been working on thickening up my spinning.
(I spun some silk earlier this year at over 65 WPI and decided that counting very fine WPI is not my idea of a good time.)
I spun it worsted, with an “S” twist, and plied it “Z”. I let the singles sit on the bobbins overnight (at least), and once it was plied, I let the yarn sit on the bobbins overnight before winding up the skeins.
I set my yarn by filling my sink with warm water, a few drops of Soak, and I let it sit in that for about fifteen minutes. I squeeze the excess water out of the yarn, and then hang it to dry in my kitchen.
Once that’s done, I make a little label noting what the yarn is, what the yardage is, and what the color is. Then the finished yarn goes into the Bag O’Handspun.
A little OCD? Perhaps. Knitting OCD is a virtue, right?
Ooh, thanks. Did you split the roving any particular way? I like your method of setting the yarn. Do you keep a journal for your handspun? Sorry for all the questions, your handspun comes out so beautifully.
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