Red - Bluefaced Leicester Wool

Working two jobs is keeping me away from my Kromski Sonata spinning wheel because I don't have much free time.  But, I did get some time to finish spinning and plyed the reds, pinks, burgundy, and wine colors to make this 62.66 yard skein of yarn.  There is a pretty sheen to the yarn.  It's going to knit up into something wonderful I'm sure.  I hope you enjoy the results.  

What I'm reading now.....

Maggie Sefton writes a good murder mystery and entertains you with activities in her YLS discussing knitting, crochet, felting wool, spinning yarn in their classes while you're trying to figure out "Who did it?"  There is a series of 10 books she has written in the same fashion.  I have read three-quarters of the way through Skein of the Crime and I still haven't figured out who killed Holly.  One Maggie Sefton murder mystery almost read and 9 more to read.  Post a comment if you've read a Maggie Sefton mystery!

My ETSY Shop.....

I have created an Etsy shop by the name Three Wooden Spindles.  I have nothing listed to sell at this time but very soon I will have it up and open.  I will offer Scrabble tile pendants with yarny sayings, my own hand spun yarn and anything spinning, crocheting, knitting related to enhance the fun you're already having.  

http://www.etsy.com/shop/inkartist?ref=si_shop 

Please copy the link to your Favorites and look for my shop to open soon!

Red Finally on the Jumbo Flyer...

On the jumbo flyer is the red, pink, and dark red Bluefaced Leicester combed wool top "Estrogen."  I've been wanting to spin this wool top since I bought it.  I've learned the history of the sheep.  The Border Leicester is the sheep who originally had the blue face, black body and with white wool.  The Border Leicester was bred with another sheep and that's where the Bluefaced Leicester came from.  They originate from England.  My wool top came from far away through the hands of many who cared for it.  Now, it's in mine making yarn with my spinning wheel.  

 Wool top that's been drafted and waiting to be spun.

 

The color of this yarn is very vivid! 

 

Road Trip for Llama Fiber...

We reached Murray, Kentucky at 10:00 a.m. just as planned to meet Tessa to purchase some llama fiber.  She was there at the meeting place when we arrived.  There were bags of llama fiber in different colors of browns light to dark and black from her llama's - the names Flirt, Brandy, and Oats was written on the bags.  Tessa told me that she doesn't card the fiber and she spins it in the raw.  I tried that but I really thinks it spins better for me after carding because it stayed together in a stronger single.  During the transaction, I completely forgot to ask Tessa if it was okay to take a few pics...bummer uh! Anyway, I do have pics of the bags of fiber, fiber I have ready in a basket to card and some fiber that I have spun in a very pretty light brown color.  The llama wool is very soft and is not a scratchy texture at all.  Enjoy the pics.  I hope to make something wonderful from the llama wool.  

 

Raw llama fiber in plastics bags.

Llama wool stored in plastic boxes with lids to keep the dust off of the wool and critters out.

Basket of llama wool ready to card before spinning. 

Llama wool on the jumbo flyer.