Color Experiment: Grey Corriedale Fiber

What happens if I dye grey wool? To answer this question I took some grey corriedale roving and dyed it in different shades of blue, while I randomly tossed in some dye solutions that were left over ... totally random!
Afterwards I separated the roving in stripes of different thickness and spun it randomly... plied from a ball... and here it is! I really love how the grey "background" makes these many colors smooth and match together.

The colorway is now called "Deep waters".... what shall I make from this yarn?

• Aran weight, 2ply, 8 wpi
• 108 g, 182 meters
• drive ratio singles: 6.5:1, plied: 8.5:1
• information about the fiber: Corriedale 25-28 mic, 80-120 mm staple.... the roving had a very rough touch and I expected to get a rather scratchy itchy yarn - after plying and soaking I was absolutely surprised to get a squishy soft yarn!

Homemade Blending Hackle

My love is experimenting on how to build a nice blending hackle. For the first try he took a piece of wood, drilled some holes and fixed nails that are 120 mm long and 4.5 mm thick.


The disadvantage with the nails is that they are a bit too thick and not so smooth at the points.... around here we couldn't find any nails that are thinner and still that long.
For the next model we are planning to use stainless-steel tines with a thickness of 3 mm.

Here are some pictures of our prototype in action!
First we dyed some merino wool and tussah silk in pretty colours, and now we are blending them on the hackle. On the last picture you can see the first combed tops - they are heavenly fluffy fiber "clouds" and I can't wait to spin them!

Here you find an instructive and funny video on how to blend fibers on the hackle!

After Surf Hat

Ja, jetzt kommt noch ein Eintrag, nachdem ich sooo lange "still" war, hab ich ja Nachholbedarf :)
Diese Mütze hab ich für meinen Freund in Brasilien gefärbt/gesponnen/gestrickt. Nach dem Surfen ist es oftmals etwas frisch, und da braucht man etwas warmes wolliges um die Ohren.
100% BFL

Farbinspiration: Sonnenuntergang in Vermelha