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It seems as though my startitis has not been limited to just one hobby. Knitting with my own handspun yarn has inspired me to continue spinning my own yarn for future projects. Even though I already had a spinning project waiting in the wings, I decided that I wanted to spin yarn for another shawl. So I dug into my stash and came up with something different.
When I mentioned to a friend that I had decided to spin some thrums into a laceweight yarn there was some derisive laughter involved, but I decided to persevere and see what I could come up with. Even if I couldn’t come up with a laceweight, I thought a fingering weight would still be useful for a shawl.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that even though I couldn’t get the thrums to spin as fine as I would like it, it still spins into a consistently thin single. I’m not sure if I’m getting a laceweight or not, but the singles are about 24 wpi (wraps per inch). I’ll most likely use this as a 2-ply, so if anyone knows what weight yarn that will come out to, please share!
This fiber is soft to the touch and very easy to draft. There are little neps of different colors that I have to watch out for, but other then that it’s been smooth sailing. I got this quite a few years ago and I was afraid that it might have felted a bit like some of my other fibers have, but it’s perfectly fine.
All in all, I foresee many enjoyable hours with this delectable fiber and my wheel!
P.S. Thanks to all of those who have emailed me about Hurricane Flossie. It was never really forecasted to hit O’ahu/Honolulu, but I was still nervous! It’s now been downgraded to a tropical storm. The island that was most effected was the Big Island. Thankfully there hasn’t been any major damage and I can now stop worrying so much since I have family in Hilo. Thank you again for all your concern!
