Cotton Candy
A while back, I had purchased some Brown Sheep mill end rovings at a craft fair to which I dyed some happy-go-lucky colors using some dyes leftover from another dye job. Having temporarily given up on spinning lace weight alpaca, I started spinning the mill end rovings during my knitting group's beach knitting day. My knitting friends thought the roving looked like cotton candy, especially the ones that I had combed out into rolags.
Regarding the lace alpaca that I have been trying to spin for the last several months -- I actually had no choice but to stop, because combined with the cobweb-thin spinning and my lack of skills, the yarn constantly broke. For the last few months, I have been unable to find where it had broken off. The end somehow disappeared onto the spool. I've even recruited multiple people to try to find it for me, and I have even tried picking at it with a wire a multitude of times. Anyone have tips on how to find it? *sigh*
I managed to finish spinning the "cotton candy" during some down time while my family was visiting. All I have to do now is to block the yarn and decide what to do with it.
Fiber Content: approx. 95% wool, 5% mohair (I tried to remove and separate as much mohair as possible)
Dye/Color Method: Randomly applied colors using leftover dyes from another dye job; done over the stove using Jacquard and ProChem dyes and citric acid.
Regarding the lace alpaca that I have been trying to spin for the last several months -- I actually had no choice but to stop, because combined with the cobweb-thin spinning and my lack of skills, the yarn constantly broke. For the last few months, I have been unable to find where it had broken off. The end somehow disappeared onto the spool. I've even recruited multiple people to try to find it for me, and I have even tried picking at it with a wire a multitude of times. Anyone have tips on how to find it? *sigh*
I managed to finish spinning the "cotton candy" during some down time while my family was visiting. All I have to do now is to block the yarn and decide what to do with it.
Fiber Content: approx. 95% wool, 5% mohair (I tried to remove and separate as much mohair as possible)
Dye/Color Method: Randomly applied colors using leftover dyes from another dye job; done over the stove using Jacquard and ProChem dyes and citric acid.
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3 Comments:
I have heard that tapping the sticky side of a piece of tape all around the outside of the bobbin should grab the missing end. I have had mixed results and I am not sure it would be helpful if it has really been worked in there. good luck!
Thanks! I will definitely give that a try. :)
I like the "cotton candy" colors! Unfortunately, I don't have any helpful suggestions.
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