Friday, July 27, 2012

Excitement!

I meant to post yesterday. But you see. Something arrived early.

That's right. My Brother drum carder! I beamed at the delivery guy and thanked him profusely. He probably thought I was a little nuts.

The first thing I carded was some alpaca. I ran it through three times for luck and managed to diz it off into roving.

This is three batts worth (I didn't weigh anything - I was too excited) that I spun and then chain plied.

Here is the green-ish hand dyed roving that I spun and plied the other day. It's hard to get a picture of all the amazing colors in this one hank of yarn. Green, purple, blue, yellow, orange, brown. Seriously. I love this yarn.

And now I think I'll try blending some firestar with another dyed twist of roving (another of the yellow/orange braids I posted about).

As my two youngest are fond of saying "me so happy!"

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 27, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    That looks like a fun "toy"! I'd be distracted from posting too! I have some carded wool at home, but I've never touched alpaca before... is it soft?

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  2. m. bloomJuly 27, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    I am drooling over that green yarn!

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  3. sarah in the woodsJuly 27, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Oh a drum carder! That would be so fun. Can't wait to see what you make.

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  4. JulieJuly 27, 2012 at 7:07 PM

    Yay! What fun that must be. Definitely something that's on my 'need-to-have' list. And the yarns are gorgeous! Love the green but I'm a sucker for natural tones. :)

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  5. LindaJuly 28, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    Eeeek, how exciting for you!!! It's a beauty! Your handspun is lovely. Have fun usung your carder this weekend.
    Warmly
    Linda

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  6. W-S WanderingsJuly 28, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Yippee!!!! And now I have - what? - DIY yarn envy. That's some beautiful yarn you've made there.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Awesome! I am so jealous!

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  8. Lisa at lil fish studiosJuly 30, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    Oooh that green yarn is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this, I was looking at the Brother carders myself. Glad to see you're enjoying it. :)

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