Card Weaving

Sue and Joe Rindchen presented a wonderful workshop on card weaving for the novice.  Sue also had some looms and material packets for sale.  If you would like one, contact Dave Lewis. 

Here are the pictures. 

More yarn from June Dye Day

Here are some more yarns plyed in different ways.  These were dyed using the skillet method and plyed with either dark brown or a white wool/angora blend.  Dave

Cormo and Morrit Shetland

After spinning this yarn, I used a Navajo three ply for the following skein.

Notice the fairly consistent runs of color

Two ply yarn - Same roving, but the colors are more mixed. 

Another roving which was dyed in a small batch in the electric skillet was this batt from a fleece from our Carrollton breeder.

The above roving spun and plyed with dark brown.

Yet another treatment of the painted roving plying with both dark and light second strand.

Painted roving (Leicester Longwool, silk, angora)

Yarn from painted roving/unpainted roving

Same roving plyed with white and dark brown.

Hand painted roving and yarn

Roving after drying and slight teasing

Yarn plyed with brown. 

Fun times at the Saturday dye day.

Great turnout for the annual Algonquin Mill Spinners and Weavers dye day.  We learned about skirting a fleece, checking for breaks, dying in the grease and small batch dyeing in the electric skillet.  Here are some pictures to celebrate the day. 

Results from electric skillet

Please Dave, Just one more fleece!!