Plying experiment

Two painted rovings from Taos Sunflower's Art Rovings subscriptions had been languishing in my "to do" spinning basket. I finally spun each of them, Pondered what to do about plying each of them and then just went for it, and plied them together. I love it! I now have two skeins totaling about 4oo yards for a "Trinket Scarf", a pattern to be launched soon by Terrific Creations. It's a drop stitch pattern with a whimsical ruffle. You' ll want to knit it up.

Taos Sunflower stretched

I have been a consummate fan of Taos

Sunflower's rovings.

In my next to last post, I sharing some all balled up and ready for plying. Pictured here are two skeins I gleaned from a previous Falkland roving dyed by the master dyer, Martie. You can tell I like pairing these with this wonderful lichen green merino and silk. I think I have enough for a scarf or a one-skein wonder shawl.

Carding imminent!

My Carder has sat idle in the studio since last spring with bits and bags and ziplocks of gorgeous fiber lolling around it. I'm ready for something FUN to spin after spinning ounces and ounces of apple green merino for plying with Taos Sunflower handpainted roving pictured here. Of course, I do the green merino to make the Sunflower roving go farther, so there is method to my madness. Sunflower is magical with her dyes and I treasure every ounce!