HandSpinning Dot Com

Search This Blog

Dartmoor dyeing - Dyepots

April 11, 2010

Get link
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Bubble, bubble ... fleece simmering away to be transformed into fab yarns

dartmoor dyeing dyepots

Get link
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Comments

Rolags from carded multicoloured fleece ready to spin into yarn for socks

I still desperately want one of these

Wool Hackle Comb This is a hackle comb for making choice wild blended yarns from multicolored pieces of fleece. I did a workshop and watched with amazement as our tutor transformed sorts of snippets and leftovers into the most incredible yarns As I haven't got a hackle yet ( big hint here to Mr Handspinning) I am using a fellow crafters large wool combs attached to the table so I can be even more creative with my spinning of novelty yarns In case you have forgotten what the hand combs look like, here they are - they are pretty handy for blending fleece and other materials into multicolored too I have discovered Raw materials for starting the blended yarn Multicolored fleece being blended on large carders i n the absence of a hackle we have jacked up a home made clamp to convert large wool combs for more working area "Tools" of the trade - large coat buttons ( instead of a diz) and my grandmothers crochet hook R

Powered by Blogger