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September 24, 2012

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Patricia's fleece spun and ready to knit.

10oz/480 yds - worsted spun

Drum Carding experiments.

English Leicester

New warp on the loom.

Hand dyed Dupioni silk

Life is good.

spinning weaving

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Thick/Thin Hand spun

Yes, I know it's been a while since my last post. I've been spending more time on Espace Interstitiel Facebook page and the poor blog has been neglected. So to refresh the blog here's a free pattern for you. I knitted these scarves/shawls out of hand spun and Habu yarns. Hand dyed/ hand spun merino/silk and Habu merino/stainless steel. Hand dyed/hand spun cotton and Habu bamboo/copper. Several people liked them and asked me to write up the pattern. I'm a very slow pattern writer so it's taken a while. I hope you enjoy it. This is an easy pattern for using up interesting bits of hand spun or other yarns you've collected. You will need approximately 50g of thick yarn and 50g of thin yarn. The greater the difference between the thick and thin yarns, the stronger the textured effect will be. You will need needles sized appropriately for knitting the thick yarn. In my examples the hand spun yarn was about a worsted weight and the fine ya...

Colouring My World

At this time of the year, I get a craving for colour. It's a great time to play in the dye pots. Dying cotton, is becoming a bit of an obsession. This batch is better than the first but I'm not quite there yet. I've noticed that the sliver compacts more with some colours than others. The blue came out really fluffy, while the red was a little more compacted. I don't think I'm doing anything different. I'll have to pay more attention with the next batch. Cotton sliver on the Majacraft Little Gem I do love the saturated colours and the sliver still spins nicely on my spindles and wheel. I haven't tried it on the charkha yet.

Studio

The studio is almost ready for the public. I'm surrounded by countless artists and artisans, and I can feel the creative energy all around me. The studio is in an industrial building that was originally an RCA Victor factory. You can read all about the building's history here, Edifice RCA . The lighting is just the BEST. From morning to evening, I'm bathed in the most wonderful natural light. Even on cloudy days, the light in my studio is always just right. Here are just a few pictures so you can see for your self.

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