a labor of love
sometimes you gotta do it.
every once in a while, you have to spin something so incredibly labor intensive; just because.
the yarn that i’m about to show you is just that type of yarn.
it took me upwards of 14 hours to create. (and i use the word create here instead of make, for a reason…)
i took the rest of these batts
and spun them into this yarn
then i dyed some of my churro, blended it with copious amounts of green and silver tinkle, then blended that with some blue hemp noil batts that i swiped from my page.
i really love love love spinning my batts. i rarley toot my own horn (maybe i should?) but, i do honestly believe my batts kick some serious ass.
then i took these parts, which, were delicious enough on their own
out of many one
a labor of love; happy yarn
316 yards lace wt
(apx 18 WPI)
now, this yarn isn’t what one would call “special” and could not “retail” for upwards of $140 (but how does one put a retail value on love?)
it has no bells or whistles, no coils or bobbs, it won’t self stripe.. like i said not anything really “special” about it.
well, that is unless you are me. (hah)
the sum of it’s parts is what impresses me.
- hand washed & hand dyed fleece
- hand dyed commercial top
- hand dyed nylons
- hand dyed hemp (and dyeing hemp takes just a wee bit more effort than dyeing wools..)
- hand dyed silk noils
- angora
- recycled silk sari
i think it is the perfect union of art and craft. (tho, it clearly isn’t an “art yarn” type)
that is the beauty in all handspun yarns. weather they be pushing thresholds for the outside world, or pushing thresholds in our inner realms. what a great gift bestowed on us fiber artists.
i’m not sure if i pushed anything inside myself with this yarn (maybe i did… just how many different types of unlikley fibers could i jam into one yarn? ha). i did fulfill some desires tho. the desire to grow my stash, perhaps? the moral of the story….. every once in a while, you gots to do for you….
but now i gots to get back to the business of making handspun yarn.
♥
You could put it aside for me! Its sparkly and pretty and my favorite colors and it makes me happy! You really do great work, you know?
June 13th, 2006 | #
so very nice.
That will make you something fabulous someday.
June 13th, 2006 | #
that’s some bit of gorgeousness there. and satisfaction. what could be better?
June 13th, 2006 | #
Not special? Hey, if you love it, that makes it special. And I can see why you do. Good job!
June 13th, 2006 | #
Wowza
June 13th, 2006 | #
Oh … it’s beautiful! You are keeping it for yourself, right?
June 13th, 2006 | #
To me, that is an Art yarn. What gorgeous colors!
June 13th, 2006 | #
I think it takes much more skill and artistry to create something that is *simply* beautiful rather than *spectacularly* beautiful. Like chinese calligraphy or japanese pottery. It’s a wonderful yarn, not least becaue it was made with intention. It’s a wabi-sabi yarn.
June 19th, 2006 | #