End of the Tour

Today is the last day of the Tour de Fleece. It won't be my last day of spinning though. I'm hooked! I really love spinning outdoors each day using my Electric Eel Wheel 6 (EEW6), so that will likely continue, at least in the mornings, all summer long.

Above is all of the spinning that I accomplished during the 23 day Tour de Fleece. The last skein was the drab green one. The colour doesn't excite me, so the Superwash Merino mill ends have languished in my stash for many many years. I finally got around to drum carding them during the tour. I have enough remaining to spin another large 3ply skein. I'll get started on that today. 😄

Still Spinning Daily

The daily spinning for the Tour de Fleece continues. This 50/50 merino/tencel blend, hand dyed by Jude of Ewesful Creations, is on my EEW6 right now. I'm almost finished spinning the last of three 4 oz braids of it and then will likely get to the plying this afternoon. 

When that is complete I'll dive into this huge pile of fluffy batts. Both the white and the green were carded on my Patrick Green "Deb's Delicate Deluxe" drum carder from Superwash mill ends I purchased many years ago. I'll likely start with the green since there is less of it to get through and then I can recycle the cardboard box I have it stored in.

Somehow I totally skipped posting these two completed spinning projects. Both are BFL hand dyed by Jude. 8 oz of the green, 4 oz of the yellow. I love the vibrant colours!

Modified Long Draw

There was some discussion in a spinning forum about different drafting methods. I mentioned that with the ability to put an e-spinner to the side, rather than directly in front of me, my method, a form of modified long draw, has become very comfortable and ergonomic. I was asked for a video of how I spin and my husband made this short video. 

With the foot switch of the EEW6 up by my feet I am able to stop or start the e-spinner without moving my hands from the drafting in progress. 

Too Busy for Updates

 I've been lagging behind in photo updates of the ongoing spinning for the Tour de Fleece. As pledged, I have been spinning every day of the tour. This is what I've accomplished so far:

6 skeins of BFL in the "Crayon Box" colourway, from 4 oz. braids hand dyed by Jude of Ewesful Creations. The two on the left were spun and plyed as a fractual. The remaining four were chain plyed. I think I'll use all of them together in a Saori weaving.

These three skeins are also BFL wool from 4 oz. braids hand dyed by Jude and then spun and chain plyed by me.

I've now started in on a lovely wool/tencel blend. No pictures of that one yet.