This is the rainbow yarn I’ve been spinning. I REALLY like how it came out. I need to spin more singles yarn (especially since plying is not my favorite part of spinning. ) Enjoy!

Three years ago today, I brought my wheel home. Seems like I just got it!!!

What better way to celebrate than by spinning!

I have finished spinning the rainbow singles. I will let the twist settle a bit before I wash and finish the yarn.

I have now picked up the pink & black merino/tencel blend I started a while ago. (Although bobbin #1 is missing. Time for a bobbin hunt, I guess). But here’s the progress on bobbin #2.

Can’t wait to see how this looks plied!!

I could not resist participating in tour de fleece 2012.

Here’s my progress over day 1 & 2…

Here is what I am spinning. this is vintage stash. I am pretty sure that this yarn will stripe. Can’t wait to see how.

It is merino tencel, dyed by Spincerely Yours. After spinning that cashmere silk blend, this fiber is easier and going much faster previous attempts at spinning this blend.

I finally finished the cashmere/tussah silk handspun yarn! It was a challenge (not as easy as wool) but I made it work.

(in progress photos can be found HERE)

I am still considering using this in the stripe study shawl as the contrasting color.

It took me a bit to find a way to spin this yarn that I wanted – which was more of a supported long draw than worsted. Here’s a very basic description of how I did it.

I pulled off a bit of the fiber and drafted it out sideways.

I folded that in half.

Then, from the tips, rolled into rolags(ish) and spun from the end. (I don’t really consider them to be rolags ’cause I didn’t card the fiber.)

I had just enough tension on my wheel to pull the fiber out gently and I pulled my fiber hand back slowly, matching the speed that the twist entered the drafting zone. I used my other had to control the speed & pull from my wheel.

I learned a lot from from spinning this yarn and got something very soft and pretty in the end. Soooo worth it!

Tour de fleece is coming and I’m trying to get ready. It’s been nice to sit down and spin.

I finally found a way to spin the cashmere/tussah silk that works for me. I had thought I’d never get it done… now I’m almost finished with the 2nd bobbin. Here’s some proof!!