Oh my word!!! That is gorgeous!!
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so beautiful!!!
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Wow, that’s really nice!
(and what a cute patient dog 
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Thank you! Yes he is always nearby.
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That’s beautiful!
Have you any plans for what it might be used for once you’ve finished?
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Not sure, as it’s a challenge spin for me. Trying to maintain a cobweb weight for a lace 2 ply.
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I’ll be interested to see the results! I was hoping to get a laceweight out of my Shetland moorit/silk tops but I think I’ve reverted to my usual thickness which tends to give me a fingering weight 2ply 
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About 1 1/2 years ago I decided to do a fractal spin with some scrap colors of roving that had been given to me that were not colors I usually gravitate to. I thought I would do an experiment with a fractal spin with those colors. The first picture is how I put the roving colors together, the two rolags in the back were spun one after the other on one bobbin, the 4 smaller rolags were spun one after the other the other on a second bobbin and then I played them and the 2nd picture was the resulting yarn. Even tho’ orange is not a color I tend to gravitate too, I thought the skein turned out to be pretty. The Ice cream is in the picture because the colors reminded me of sherbet ice cream so that is what I called this skein.
Spinning can be a fun adventure:).
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That looks amazing! You must be really proud 
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Thank you, it was a fun spin to watch develop :). Found a new color palate I didn’t realize I liked!
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The truest truth!
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That combination has potential that’s for sure
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no one asked but just in case you enjoy seeing an unique (handmade with recycled parts) spinning wheel, here is mine… 
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Wow that is cool, from an old treadle sewing machine?
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Yes 
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I think that cool as heck!!
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This my favorite wheel, a Kromski Polonaise, a friend left it to me in her will. I had no idea she left it to me until her sister brought it to me. I think of her every time I spin. It spins like a dream. I’m working on an alpaca/wool blend I blended on a blending board for a hat for my grand daughter. My son has an alpaca farm and I can get 2nds from his herd (still very soft ;)) and I have wool from a fleece given to me by a friend from her Polypay flock, which I send to a fiber mill to be washed and processed into roving. I will dye the skein before knitting it. Start to finish is such a satisfying journey.
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That was a really nice gesture from her.
The wheel looks amazing, spinning with it must be awesome too.
so true, the whole process is incredible!! Except the washing part maybe? It’s kind of disgusting…
What are your plans for the dyeing?
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She wants a lighter purple, but not light enough to be lavender. I’ll use an acid dye, you have to wear a mask so you don’t breath the particles but they dye animal fibers well. I have a enamel pot I use strictly for dying. :).
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All purple hues are awesome to me, hope you get exactly what you’re aiming for! I haven’t tryed acid dyes yet, though I have some books on the subject. I’ve decided to go the natural dyes route, at least for now…
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