Soooo!
- The merino felted a bit. Manipulate it less next time.
- Mix the acid in the dye to use the wrap-and-steam technique! Had to bathe it instead, which probably caused the felting.
- The core of the merino didn't get very colored. Probably needs more diluted dye so it soaks in better.
- Colors are super spotty. More dye and more stirring next time.
- Pasta / steamer insets work super well.
- Get proper chemistry gear to weigh the dye. Better "spoon", those small plates, and a better scale.
Overall I'm still super happy. I'll probably overdye the chunky yarn because it's too pastel right now
Starting to see the finish line on the BFL. No winding for a change.
More BFL, what else? And some more winding again.
Finished and rewound the silk - had to leave som behind, will chain-ply it separately maybe. And started the BFL.
More silk. More winding.
Day 3 and more silk. Also re-skeined the Polwarth and wound more thread.
Tour de Fleece day 2, and wound more thread.
Wound the variegateds and the Coloris, filling one box.
Finished combing the BFL.
Skeined and washed the Polwarth yarn (tentative name: Alicorn Barf).
Predrafted and started spinning one of the silk gradients.
ONWARDS TO TDF
Plied the Polwarth. Started combing and blending the BFL gradients I like the least. Wound all the Color Variations floss: 60 down, 465+24 to go...
Finished the purple ply. Re-skeined the alpaca.
Finished the rainbow ply, started the purple.
Combed the Polwarth. Plyed the alpaca (2-ply main skein and chain-plied leftover). Started spinning the Polwarth
Rewound bobbins to be even, finished up mini skeins, spun the second alpaca single
Spinning, untangling, knitting. 8 repeats in!
Lots of untangling and some alpaca-silk on the wheel
Reskeined and measured: about 350m and 64g. All done
Skeined and set the blue fluff.
Finally finished plying
Woodland and plying
More untangling
Plying and late night untangling
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