The rubberband on my spinning wheel was suffering from dry rot, so it broke all on its own when I only had a little over 8 ounces done of the Tide Pool roving. I figured my tension was going to change after replacing the rubberband (that is part of the brake band,) so it was as good of a time as any to start plying the singles I had already spun!
The color here isn’t exactly true. It seems a bit harsh here, when it isn’t in the actual yarn.
I will figure out the yardage and the wpi later when I actually use it to weave, but it is nice for a squeeze every now and then. When I spin up the other half of the roving, I will use one session’s yarn for the warp and the other’s for the weft. By doing this, I remove any problem that I may have with consistency between the two spin sessions.
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Remember that song, “Rubberband Man?” This yarn is really lovely! The colors are a beautiful mix. If this is harsh, the original must be amazing!
Take care,
Joan
Love the color! Good to see you yesterday
What pretty yarn! I look forward to seeing it woven up. I often end up plying all kinds of sessions together. Judith MacKenzie mentioned that it was import to mix the bobbins up, like plying the first and third together instead of the first and second.
That’s a good idea about using the different skeins for warp and weft. Very nice colors in the yarn, even if the photo isn’t true!
beautiful yarn. as usual, you’ve chosen colors to swoon over. 🙂