Autumn Gourds Colorway Hand-Dyed Superfine Merino Wool Roving (Collage)

Autumn Gourds Colorway Hand-Dyed Superfine Merino Wool Roving (Collage), originally uploaded by confections.

More goodies from the jar-dyeing studio....autumn gourds colorway hand-dyed superfine merino wool roving.

Estrella Colorway Handpainted Laceweight Yarn

Estrella Colorway Handpainted Laceweight Yarn, originally uploaded by confections.

I'm heading back into the dye studio this week. This skein is one that I handpainted last summer for a shawl project for my sister.

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!

Spindle with Handspun Merino

Spindle with Handspun Merino, originally uploaded by confections.

Continuing my saga of spinning with new fiberarts tools, here is my latest handspun merino yarn which I created with my new kick spindle from Etsy.

It's a small skein--the singles yarn is shown here, but I did ply it back on itself. My supply of this yummy color of merino roving was very limited, but I have located more of it online. It is the softest baby blue.

This kick spindle is handy to have in the car along with a basket of roving. In the event of a spinning emergency, you will always be prepared. The meditative quality of handspinning and its benefits are great antidotes to the complications of modern 21st century life.

If you haven't already tried it, for a minimal investment you can join the happy ranks of spinners.