to start - i can FINALY recieve the mails again :D
thank you all for the comments (yea thats specially for you Mela :D )
i didnt do much yesterday, just washed the test spin sample
and knitted a tiny bit out of it
and collected the final dry baby alpaka
if i am right, this is the last fiber i have to prepare before i start to work
i played with a new fiber mix
18 micron merino, and tussah silk, which i dyed with the left overs of gunmetal dye some time ago
i am going to bled the 2 together, and mix some black bamboo into it
it will be 6 batts, with something like 45 to 50 gram each
i might need to deside if i want to make a 4 or 3 ply
then i knitted a stunning 4 squares, till i was so restless again, and went back to carding :D
here you see 2 batts after the 1st pass through the drumcarder, and 1 batt after 2 passes
i might need to run it though 1 or 2 more times, to get it even more blendet
i did a little sample with my handcards, and this spins like high polished dark steel :)
and yes, its sparkle you can see here !
AND i did a tiny bit of spinning again - i need to finish this black
i desided i dont like to spin black, i can hardly see it, as the light comes from the back.
and i chatted many many hours … :D
i played a bit with my locks, as i didnt clean them good enough before washing and dyeing
i have to pull the locks apart now to get the seeds and grass out
but as i would do this anyway, i saved myself some time and did the whole process sloppy *lol*
later i finished the battmaking of my nice pink/lilac wool
and prepared some baby alpaka for washing
i spent the rest of the day fluffing up and brushing fibers to make small batts
its now all ready to be run through the drumcarder
1 part i already did card, and then dizzed it off, worked wonderfull
and a little test spinning … i LOVE it
AND i finished row 18 !
just 22 rows to go, each 1 sqare shorter then the one before :D
