Last year I ordered a couple of pounds of some really gorgeous brown Shetland wool from Spunky Eclectic and went on a dying spree. Since this was my first time dying colored fiber, I decided that semi-solids would be the best bet and I was immediately hooked. I dyed every scrap of the fiber. Pictured above is 1.5 lbs of my experiments – the green I call “Sherwood”, the red “Rustic”, and the purple “Catawba”.
Keeping with the adventurous spirit this fiber seems to have instilled in me, I’ve decided to use it for my very first combo spin. I have 12 oz spun up and ready to ply. I’m quite excited and look forward to seeing what these will look like when combined.
I’m off to start plying!
Ahhh, they look so yummie, can’t wait to see what are you going to come up with…
BTW my son, Christopher, the budding photographer loves the picture and asked me to ask you what kind of camera and setting did you used…(I think he loves how the wool is cristal clear and the background is blurred)… Thanks.
Thanks so much and thank Christopher as well
I use a Canon EOS Rebel XS on the manual setting for my pictures. We’ve had it for a few years now and I love it. It is a fantastic camera and suits my needs perfectly.
I’m excited to see the result!
Thank you! It is fun anticipating what the finished yarn will be like.
Such gorgeous colors! I can’t wait to see them plied
Thank you Tina! I’m looking forward to having the whole 1.5lbs spun up and ready to knit into a sweater. I’m working on spinning the second half of the fiber now
Pretty! Love the colors. I hope you show off how they look combined. I’ve enjoyed your photos of spring also, its so good that its here.
Thanks Martha and I’m tickled that you are enjoying the Spring pictures!
Ooooo they look great, can’t wait to see them plyed!
Thanks! I’ve finished plying my first half of the fiber and am really liking how the finished yarn turned out. Looking forward to having a finished sweater lot of play with!