Above: gallery showing spinning journey through the rolags, starting at day 1.
Since I had a spinning lesson with Katie of Sealy MacWheely back in February 2019, I've been a bit obsessed with spinning in all the ways. There is just something special about spindle spinning for me though. I love how the fibre feels in my hands. I love how much control I have over the finished yarn. It's just a very zen place for me to be.
I started spinning with supported spindles at the back end of 2019. It was a steep learning curve as I'd only spun short forward draw on my wheels and drop spindles at that point and a long draw technique is needed with the support spindles. It took a few days of regular spinning and I got into a rhythm with a test spin and then embarked on a bigger project (a gradient spin in the Medusa colour way from Fellview Fibres). However, once I'd spun all the singles, I left them on my spindles for weeks before plying them, which meant I got out of practice with my support spindles.
More recently, I've picked up my support spindles again, largely promped by the arrival of a new Russian spindle in a beautiful Mexican rosewood from IST Crafts. I've rediscovered the joy of support spindles but it took me a few days to build up the muscle memory again and get in the rhythm. As a result, I vowed to do at least a little on my spindles every day and thought the perfect project was the Fellview Fibres 2019 advent calendar that I had stashed.
Fellview Fibres' rolags are perfectly prepared for supported spindle spinning. They draft so beautifully and are made with the most gorgeous of fibres. It's a real sensory experience working with their fibres and it's fun trying to guess what's in each of them too as they are all 'mystery' rolags.
Below, I will keep some information about each day's rolags that I spin and I will keep updating the gallery above with photographs as I progress through the calendar. Follow the post to keep up to date with progress!
Day 1
Spindle: Russian Mexican Rosewood - IST Crafts
Plying method: chain ply (to preserve gradient)
WPI: tbc
Yarn Thickness: tbc
Yarn Length: tbc
Yarn Weight: tbc
Day 2
Spindle: Tibetan by Enid Ashcroft
Plying method: chain ply
WPI: tbc
Yarn Thickness: tbc
Yarn Length: tbc
Yarn Weight: tbc
Day 3
Spindle: Tibetan by Silly Salmon
Plying method: chain ply
WPI: tbc
Yarn Thickness: tbc
Yarn Length: tbc
Yarn Weight: tbc
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