Superwash mill ends from ebay seller shpherder.
I have 2 very large bobbins of this spun and ready to be plyed. I purchased 2 pounds of this dark, dark navy colour, and pound of a soft, bubblegum pink, 2 pounds of black, and 3 pounds of light blue. It's lovely, soft wool, but I find it a bit difficult to spin. The combination of "superwash" AND "merino" makes it very slippery. I have to "pinch" with the lead hand a little more firmly than I am used to and if I spin for a long time my hand cramps up.
Worth it though.
Definitely worth it. Your spinning is so consistent and I'm envious. I just started spinning some of my superwash from shpherder and it is very slippery. I hope mine comes out half as good as yours!
ReplyDeleteI was quite surprised how even it looks myself Michelle. During the spinning it felt like it was much less consistant and a lot thicker. I plyed it last night and a 2 ply came out at about 18 WPI -- a heavy LACEweight, or light fingering. Wooo hoooo! That means I will be able to use it for socks. I think that the dark denim-y colour will look great with jeans.
ReplyDeleteHow professional looking! I think I'm a tad jealous too...grin.
ReplyDeleteI bought some it too from the same seller... 5 pounds of the white/natural... I hope it doesn't give me too much trouble... I haven't got it yet, hopefully this week!
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