Italian Ice - a spinning progression

Posted on | November 24, 2007 |

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Here’s the progression of my three ply experiment. Not shown, but I took two lots of corriedale fiber and dyed one hot pink and one neon green with Jacquard Acid dyes. Then I added an equal amount of undyed fiber. Next, I ran the dyed fiber through my drum carder - it was a bit compacted from my novice dye job! Each color was spun up as a single and then the three were plyed together. I had only done Navajo plying prior to this and wanted to try a “true” three ply yarn.

I’m quite happy with how the yarn turned out. It’s interesting to see the way the three singles combine together. It may be the way I was holding the singles as I plyed, but some parts show more pink and some more green. Overall an great learning experience.

Yarn Stats: 346 yards, 12 WPI, 3 ply

Category: Dyeing, Fiber, Finished Projects, Spinning

Comments

3 Responses to “Italian Ice - a spinning progression”

Beth
November 24th, 2007 @ 4:53 pm

Wow - just look how even your plying is! Absolutely beautiful.
Loraine
November 24th, 2007 @ 8:35 pm

PURTY !!!! Great Job !!!!
Sourire11
November 26th, 2007 @ 12:12 pm

Oooh fun! Thanks for sharing the process pictures! The finished yarn is really neat looking.