SPINNING FOR COMFORT... It's been very hard to be creative this year. Grief robs you of any creativity you have in you. But I have found solace in my spinning. It's kept my hands busy and my feet from being fidgety. It calms me in times of stress and anxiety. I have spun up so much yarn since Reece died that I could stock my own wool shop. Being a member of the weavers, spinners and dyers guild has kept me in touch with like minded people and I have made the effort to take part in their projects and workshops.
I had a yarn dyeing day last week with a view to taking part in the Associations Exhibition next March 2010 titled 'Kaleidoscope'. I
The fibres I used are Shetland tops and the dyes are 'Gaywool' acid dyes that I got from the Threshing Barn near Leek in Derbyshire.
The colours used here are
1. 'Honeycomb' this is dark Yellow,
2.'Tomato' a bright orange red, 3.'Raspberry' a dark pink,
4.'Azalea' a bright pink,
5.'Myrtle' a purple/blue and 6.'Cornflower' blue.
Some interesting greens and oranges came from were the colours mixed together in the dye pan.
You can see how the colours are blending as I spin the fibres. I will navajo ply the yarn to keep the colour sequence. I am now on the trail for inspiration for an end product.....what will it be?
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