Here are my first uneven attempts at spinning on the wheel. The wool was pure merino tops, and I've made it two ply. The dyes are weld for the bright yellow, weld with iron in the dyebath for the dirty yellow (not a great colour) and the close up is of dried ivy leaves with iron in the dyebath.
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
First attempts at spinning
Here are my first uneven attempts at spinning on the wheel. The wool was pure merino tops, and I've made it two ply. The dyes are weld for the bright yellow, weld with iron in the dyebath for the dirty yellow (not a great colour) and the close up is of dried ivy leaves with iron in the dyebath.
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Looks Great - keep up the good work.
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