Finally, some spinning done!
This was some fiber I dyed while at Yarn School a year ago. It’s just a simple 2-ply. I tried Navajo-plying one bobbin’s left overs and crap is that hard! Talk about sad butt-ugly yarn, I see where I need some heavy practice. Any tips from Navajo-plying aficionados?
Some yummy cables for a new design, hoping to finish soon.
And a meme, tagged by She Flies with Her Own Wings
1. I’m a bare foot person. I would go bare foot all the time if I could (and it was warm, I’m a cold wuss). We’re also a no shoes inside household. I feel continuously weird wearing them in other homes.
2. I really dislike loud clicky shoes and generally move quite silently. I don’t even think about it usually much to the chagrin of those in close quarters with me. My mother calls me a Cat and Mr. PieKnits swears I’m always trying to sneak up on him. Although sometimes I am, hehe.
3. I’m clueless on how to use curlers or a curling iron. My curl-styling amounts to going to bed with damp hair and chancing it dries decently. I’ve had better luck with this now that it’s shorter.
4. I miss my sister, she is still back home in Iowa. (You need to come visit Jessica!)
5. When talking on the phone, I have a hard time filtering out background noise. I think that’s part of the reason I don’t like doing it.
6. I love making lists. Especially packing lists, when I was a kid I use to count down the days until it was close enough to a trip to start making lists. It’s really kinda sad. Then again I was always the one person in the family that had all my crap together.
7. I don’t read books that often even though I love them. Actually that’s the problem, I cannot. stop. reading. once I start. To the exclusion of sleep and eating- it’s really bad.
Ok, and since I’m a rule-breaker I’m not tagging. Feel free to join in if you’d like.
Navajo plying takes some practice. You can find a nice video on it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOVXCHzDRKM
And I’ll try the meme! :D I need some content for my blog anyway. . .
SylverX
I love those cables!
The trick with n-pying is to let your singles rest a bit before plying. You want them to relax a little to avoid kinking/curling. I’m a horrible overspinner so what I do is transfer the single to a new bobbin and let it sit over night. That seems to let everything settle in a bit so the plying goes smoothly. I spin on a drop spindle though annd have yet to try n-plying on a wheel. You could also wash your single first so you are plying a pre-set single. That would make it super eaasy!
Oh, I’m liking the look of those cables!! Can’t wait to see the final design.
Those are yummy cables– looking forward to seeing the new design.
Re the meme: Ohmygawd, we have so much in common! We don’t wear shoes in our house either, and I am exactly the same when it comes to books– if I’m caught up in a book I find myself getting short-tempered with the kids if they interrupt me, and staying up into the wee hours because I can’t put the book down…terrible. I had 1000 Splendid Suns sitting on my nightstand for 8 months before I finally broke down and opened it– bad idea.
You know what’s amazing? I totally knew all of those things about you :) and could probably list some more that I’m sure are still true!
Lovely cables and spinning!
I love making lists too. Now, if I could only keep up with half the things I put on my to do lists, I’d be in pretty good shape.