My brain isn’t functioning today. Carrie K asked what was wrong with my blog earlier this morning and it just kind of rolled over my head. It wasn’t until Cookie’s email started bouncing that I eventually found out my domains had expired.
And that’s only part of my morning.
Bottom line? This post has little chance of being coherent.
So I shall regale you with photos of what I’ve been doing for the Tour de Fleece(Ravelry link).
Here’s the rest of the Corriedale I dyed and spun into coils on Day One.
What a mess! It looks much neater the closer you get.
Day Two of the Tour had me doing even more coils. Only this time I used the Good Stuff.
photo yanked from moonlightbaker's shop
I finished with the coilies with some time to spare on Day Two. So I decided to practice some corespun in preparation for Day Three.
I prepped the fiber, which is some mysterious mohair blend I picked up at MDSW back in 2008. Maybe Patrick or Roseann can help me out with the vendor’s name since they instigated the purchase. o.O
Corespun kicked my ass. It was only thanks to Jen’s awesome video(scroll down) that I finally got the drafting down. (Special thanks to Megan for holding my hand as I alternately swore a bluestreak then cried in my coffee.)
Here’s my first successful attempt at it.
It’s not a pretty yarn, but it’s corespun and it’s what I was aiming for. Uh-huh. That’s right. Exactly what I was aiming for.
/ahem
I’ll be working on more of it today. Hopefully it’ll be finished today too as I’d like to go back to some simple vanilla yarns.
Did I burn your eyes out?
Here’s a cat to soothe them. Only I think I disturbed Sammy with all the cussin’ I did when I was trying out corespinning the first time around.
Happy Tuesday, people!
July 7th, 2009 at 11:34 am
They are all beautiful! I likes bright colors. I do.
July 7th, 2009 at 11:41 am
I’m liking the fun coiled craziness even if it does burn my retinas.
Good luck refining your corespun.
I have also gotten strange looks from the boyfriend’s dog when I go through cursing jags. It’s like he asking me what the blasted problem is. Silly dog, he’s too smart for his own good.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I believe you purchased your pretty roving from the Barefoot Spinner. I am so envious of your coils, they look so hard to make. Sammy looks very content.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:11 am
The coils look amazing – I really like it – not sure how it would knit up, but it would be pretty just to keep around. Have fun spinning!
July 8th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Pretty yarns! You do such a nice job and on your first try.
Good luck with having a good day today!
July 8th, 2009 at 1:23 am
You’re doing well w/ TdF. :) Sammy looks like you woke him up!
Eeks, didn’t the domain registrar send you email reminders?
July 8th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Remember – if it looks like corespun, it is corespun!! I personally think it turned out marvelous.
I owed you on the hand holding – you got me through my moment of tears and curse words!
**hugs**
July 8th, 2009 at 3:28 am
Breathe. :D I am lucky because all of my domain/ hosting/ flickr pro schtuff is set to expire on Dec 31. That’s all I have to remember is to pay it by the end of the year. Easy peasy.
July 8th, 2009 at 5:42 am
You’re totally rocking the specialties — I have envy times 100. :-)
July 8th, 2009 at 6:54 am
good work!
July 8th, 2009 at 8:52 am
what are you going to do with the coils, Opal?
July 8th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I absolutely love those coils! They remind me of your jewelry. And you didn’t even have to hammer and twist them!! ;)
July 8th, 2009 at 10:40 am
He does look a litle peeved. Keep it down.
Those coils are positively festive looking! Pretty yarnz.
July 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am
I’m so glad you got the interweb stuff sorted. I think you’re doing well with the new ways of spinning you’re learning. I’m lucky to work a spindle at this point. o.0
Kitty! :D
xo
July 8th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
You’re so good, taking pictures of your progress. I’ve been spinning every day as well! Even on the 4th when I got back from vacation. =) now, if only I actually photographed my progress…
I love the 2nd attempt at coiled, btw. =)
July 8th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Oh, Opal, what lovely worms. We have all gray ones in Georgia. Clearly, tropical worms are much more attractive.
****ducks and runs********
July 8th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Ooooh the corespun looks neat!!!
July 9th, 2009 at 6:06 am
I don’t understand all those spinning terms … but one thing I know … the colours are delicious!
July 9th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Wow! Awseome! The coils look great! I don’t know what ‘corespun’ is though, but it’s cool that you’re learning new skillz! :)
July 9th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Ack! I hope getting the blog straightened out was not too much trouble.
I love the adventures in spinning art yarns.
xo
July 11th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Roseann is correct. The roving is 50% Romney/50% mohair from Colleen at the Barefoot Spinner. (Sorry, no website that I know of.) It all looks wonderful. I have never thought of doing corespun with the mohair blend.
July 13th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Your coils are beautiful! That’s talent! It’s so much harder to do a lovely art yarn it seems to me than something nice and even and smooth. Congrats!
July 13th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Holy crap, batman! I didn’t know you could do that!! I’m impressed! Seriously!! See the exclamation point overkill???
Dang…that is just awesome!!!