Tour de Fleece Day 16

On and Off the Needles

Still working on citron. And been having too much fin spinning to work on Flotsam and Jetsam any. Though I might try sometime soon.

Spinning my Wheel
Well I may have finally got the hang of Navajo Plying on the wheel at least. On the spindle may require some more practice. For those of you non spinners it's sort of like trying to crochet with the yarn that you're spinning, make a loop bring the yarn through, let it twist and go onto the bobbin.
 I got some more wool and some alpaca for spinning. Spun some of the alpaca and it colors my fingers a little bit. Will have to see about spinning the cotton and silk I have for Tour de Fleece since it's almost over, just 4 more days.

 The food color dyed yarn, spun up. Didn't turn out as bad as I thought. I might try doing something similari with the once of silk I have got.

In the Dyepot
Waiting for the days to have more sun and heat before I try dying. though I might just plunge ahead with the once of silk I have. maybe I'll get some Rits and dye the cotton question is should I dye it before or after I spin it?
Inspiration
Was at the beach at Fort Worden with mom and dad, Sunday and saw a number of things that gave me ideas. Different colored seaweed, kelp along with feathers, sea glass patterns of sand and rocks. I might try going back and getting some pictures to help me remember some of the stuff.