I could not wait to start spinning the hand painted fiber bought from the SOADFF aka the best fiber fest I've ever been to* and I'm pleasantly surprised by how its turning out. When I opened the roving knot I found that the 4oz of dyed wool was mainly yellow with irregular splotches of pink, blue, and red. Needless to say I was a bit skeptical mainly because I've never spun hand painted roving and didn't know if it would turn out speckled, striped, totally irregular, or what. I guess part of the fun is in the mystery right? I still don't know how it's going to look knit up but I'm very happy with the results so far. I'm planning to make a scarf or shawl since I believe I'll have one generous skein once it's double plied... or I might chain ply to keep the colors separated... Hmm.*As my mom said in a previous post, SOADFF was a completely relaxing and fun experience. I enjoyed talking to a lot of the vendors, taking time to learn about the sheep, and eating 4H food served by business saavy 8 year olds. Highlight from the festival was talking to a woman about feathers she collected from her farm's fowl for about 15 minutes. Yes, I bought some of them and they are beautifully spotted.
-Amanda
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