Loot To Boot!
Had a wonderful time with Miss Mary at the Sheep and Wool Fest yesterday. I marveled at her willpower when it came to keeping the purse strings tied up tight. I did pester her into buying some roving and borrowing my drop spindle in an effort to entice her over to the dark side when it comes to spinning. She fell for it hook, line and sinker, and bet she will be a formidable opponent at next year's buying spree!
I had zero willpower. I was reasonable however and didn't go hog wild....sheep wild? Anyway, here is my loot:
Kauni Yarn with ridiculously long repeats and more colors inside than you expected. I have a hard time finding this locally although I hear the Sow's Ear may be getting some in this fall!
I had zero willpower. I was reasonable however and didn't go hog wild....sheep wild? Anyway, here is my loot:
Kauni Yarn with ridiculously long repeats and more colors inside than you expected. I have a hard time finding this locally although I hear the Sow's Ear may be getting some in this fall!
Kindred Threads-merino, alpaca and little shiny bits batt
Coopsworth (which I've never spun before ) roving in 'Jelly Bean' colorway.
Frabjous Fibers Hand Dyed Silky Cashmero roving. It says it's 70% superfine merino, 15% cashmere and 15% mulberry silk. It feels like it's actually derived from unborn baby panda pelts it's so soft. However I didn't buy it for the touch. I bought it because I saw it across a crowded room and thought, "That's just the color of fiddleheads!" Green's not my color, but I had to go look. My little Yankee heart fluttered when I saw the name of the colorway, 'FIDDLEHEADS'. I may be the only spinner on the planet who buys roving because of it's named after my favorite vegetable!
You can't tell because the sun it on it, but this bit of lusciousness is coal black alpaca. 8 ounces worth to be exact. Can't decide if I want to spin it or just lay it out on the living room floor and roll in it!
Coopsworth (which I've never spun before ) roving in 'Jelly Bean' colorway. Frabjous Fibers Hand Dyed Silky Cashmero roving. It says it's 70% superfine merino, 15% cashmere and 15% mulberry silk. It feels like it's actually derived from unborn baby panda pelts it's so soft. However I didn't buy it for the touch. I bought it because I saw it across a crowded room and thought, "That's just the color of fiddleheads!" Green's not my color, but I had to go look. My little Yankee heart fluttered when I saw the name of the colorway, 'FIDDLEHEADS'. I may be the only spinner on the planet who buys roving because of it's named after my favorite vegetable! You can't tell because the sun it on it, but this bit of lusciousness is coal black alpaca. 8 ounces worth to be exact. Can't decide if I want to spin it or just lay it out on the living room floor and roll in it!Oh and I got another bobbin for Mabel seein's how she's been all up in my bid'ness about it. She works hard and rarely complains so I thought I'd buy her something pretty. So, not a bad haul eh? Best be goin' for now. I've got me some fiddlehead to spin!
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I had to look up "Fiddleheads," not being of direct Yankee descent and all. They must be pretty tasty to lure you over to the green side! I just pulled out my Kauni stash last week and it is looking at me, thinking about what it wants to be when it grows up. 'Glad you had a groovy time!