Monday, February 21, 2011

Yarn

The finished yarn.  It comes off the niddynoddy very kinky, as the yarn gets somewhat overspun, so I wet the yarn to release the twist, stretch the skein out in my hands, and then hang it (without weights) to dry. 
A closeup of the technique effect
Adding the dyed locks in as I ply the yarn  I put a finger in between the 2 singles at the drafting triangle, and let the locks twist into the space between the 2 plies, trying to keep the lock formation intact so the little curls show in the finished yarn. 
The multicolored dyed BFL locks, and the singles of teal BFL ready to ply.

16 days old

Somerhill Arlo x Rose Arbor Bre kits are 16 days old and heavy as bricks.   See that slender piece of straw in the foreground of the pic?  I...