It has been a long time since I shared my Ten Minutes a Day projects. This one has held my interest for a while. Last October, I came across some merino roving I'd had for a while.. probably longer than that, and decided to toss a pound or so into the dye pot. Something came up, maybe a phone call, who knows, and I promptly forgot about it. It merrily cooked away and by the time I remembered, it was a touch overdone. Not badly, but I'm not a fan of overcooked merino. Been there, done that, years ago. What I am a big fan of, are my carders. Love them. If I wasn't a fan before the three days I spent with Deb Menz at SOAR, I was when I left. Now, I'm a carding fool. Nothing is safe.
See, it isn't really too bad. But it sure is nicer after a run through the carder. To it, I added a lovely hand-dyed mohair blend I had kicking around.
and that + that = this…
Here, I'll open the batt up a bit to show you what's inside.
My carder is close enough to the kitchen that most of the carding is done while I wait for my coffee to brew in the morning. Seriously, before coffee.
Spinning the singles, that's hit or miss. Whenever I can sit down for a few minutes, I tear off a strip from a batt and spin it up. Less than 10 minutes.
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14 responses to “ten minutes (for Tuesday)”
That is beautiful, Judy.
Now I’m going to have to add a carder to my WANT! list. Thanks…
Terrific job of salvaging that fiber. Now it’s gorgeous!
Nice process! I love seeing the steps. You make it sounds accessible.
Wow. Yeah. Totally worth a plan-ahead post. I adore the colors.
woo, pretty!
All right, now you’ve done it! Delurking to say you’ve totally inspired me to MAKE time this weekend, no matter what, to dye up a few ounces and play with my “new” (used) Strach Petite.
What you’ve done with that oops is just gorgeous. And inpsiring!
Great colors. I wonder if I could fit a spinning wheel into some corner of this house. Hmm.
What a great idea salvaging your merino and then taking it a step farther! Love it and the resulting singles!
Thanks for showing all that beautiful color.
You should overcook merino more often 😉
…that blend turned out great–(and before the coffee too!)
Oh! Oh oh oh! That’s madly gorgeous!
I’m always a sucker for purple…
I’m in a running battle with my drum carder. I usually end up using the hand cards since it’s just easier. But now I want to try something like this, so wish me luck. Once more into the fray…
ooooh, that’s purty. Love the colors.
Lovely! In all stages.
Love the singles! I have a pound of undyed merino sitting in the closet. Whenever I see it I have no desire to pick it up till now. Nice photos!