My drive band was very frayed so I went and bought some jute to make another one, I did get the new drive band on my spinning wheel and this is the fiber I am spinning. It’s a BFL-Corriedale cross 64%, Alpaca 27% and Sari Silk waste 9%. The blue and green looks really pretty against the brown fiber. The color sure pops on the brown back ground. This is a thinner spin compared to the Pop Rock tweed, will probably be a light sport weight. When the RAGBRI is finished tomorrow, I will go ahead and spin for the Summer Olympics, lol. Promised myself I would work on some older fibers and this is one. I think I bought it about 5 years or more ago at a small fiber festival in my little town. I have lots to choose from when this one is done :).
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It looks very rustic. Is it soft?
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It’s not like fine merino, but it is next to the skin soft, not scratchy. We’ll know if is even softer once I wash it :). This is my first BFL-Corriedale cross spin so I’m not sure what those usually are coarse wise. Tho, it does have some alpaca in it so if those are a little coarser fleeces the alpaca may have softened it up a bit. How are those two fleeces usually?
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Spinning is so magic! You take a blob of pretty fiber and turn it into a beautiful yarn! Magic! Spin, girl, spin!!!!
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Spinning is like magic for sure and it’s de-stressing at the same time!!! Now where did I put my Harry Potter wand?
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You don’t need a wand, the magic is IN you!
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Thanks!
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The colors are so pretty indeed!! Looks like you’re now running a spinning marathon–I’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines. 🙂
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Thank you, this is fun spin as I watch those two colors change. Am interested about what the 2 ply will look like, guess that will spur me on too!
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