Saturday, April 5, 2008

Basket Full of Potential


Basket Full of Potential, originally uploaded by confections.

A small basket full of fiber ready to spin: included here are Merino, lambswool/Corriedale, handpainted Blue Face Leicester, and handpainted Targhee in the "Clematis" colorway (the latter from Susan's Spinning Bunny).

The solid color rovings were spun into the wrap-and-roll technique coil yarn featured last week.

One of my favorite spinning tools, the bottom-whorl hand spindle shown above, was handmade of old wood by Rick Reeves and purchased many years ago in Pennsylvania at Autumn House Farm.


Enjoy your spinning and creating!

2 comments:

  1. I've been DYING to try spinning! I keep saying, "one day I'll do that..." That photo is lovely (I wish I could reach in and touch the lovely colorful roving!) and is yet another push for me to try my hand at spinning! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. oh,that looks so yummy! i want to touch it, and then spin it, and then steal it from your house before you notice it's gone!

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