Finished and onto the next spin!

The last entry I had started spinning 2 colors of Corriedale blends. The blue aqua is 55/45 Corriedale and fawn Suri alpaca and the grey is 50/50 Corriedale and grey Suri alpaca. I also had that skein of silk dyed by Dicentra. My original plan of spinning all singles and then plying 1/4 each grey/blue, grey/grey, blue/blue, and a blue/grey/silk sort of happened.

I ended up with 10.5 oz of 1086 yards in 6 skeins. Starting from the left: 2 ply aqua, 2 ply aqua/silk, 2 ply aqua/grey, 3 ply aqua/grey/silk, 2 ply grey/silk, and finally 2 ply grey. No sure what it will turn into yet, but it is quite lovely! Maybe a large lacy shawl. But then again, a rosepath twill woven shawl might be just the thing! Make this the warp and black silk or Tencel for the weft.

The next spin I’ve been working on is Australian grey Merino. This was a lovely grease fleece that I ordered along with some other fibers, in particular, lapp silk which is another story. I scoured the fleece and carded it with my Pat Green drum carder. I left a bit of the grease in so the spinning was easy and the fibers didn’t slip away from me. It is a dark variable grey at about 40wpi. I only have about 8 oz of this lovely fleece. So I am also spinning 50/50 yak/silk at the same weight to ply with the Merino. I found that cross lacing on the flier eased the draw in so I can spin even finer without working too hard on it. So far, I have 2 bobbins of the Merino and about 1/4 of the yak/merino. Off to spin the rest of the bobbin so I can ply the Merino with the yak/silk and see how I like it. But, what is not to like!

 

A Taste of What We Have to Offer!

Look at what I just got in the mail! Notice it came by courier into the USA before going into the mail? The wrapping is muslin cloth that has been sewn onto the box! How fun is that?!? My charka and punis came packaged like this. Makes you realize how inexpensive labor is in India.

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These takhlis will be going into our cotton kits. These fabulous kits have a variety of different cottons and cotton preparations for you to try with your lovely takhli or spin on your wheel. You will get to experience cotton in several different ways so you can pick your favorite preparation. We have two cotton kits: Cotton Sampler ($25) with a variety of fiber preparations and the Cotton Roving Sampler ($30) which has a variety of different rovings for the spinner to sample. Add a takhli and spinning cup to either sampler for only $15.

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The fiber shows start in September so we are busy dyeing fibers! Silk hankies are stacking up, waiting to be spun into fine threads and looking so luscious!

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We are introducing a new-for-us fiber blend, 50/50 Superwash Merino/Tencel. We think you are going to absolutely love it! It is shiny, oh so soft, and so easy to spin! We are putting this up in 4oz hanks and it will sell for $18. Ginger spun some of this fiber into a lace weight yarn and has been knitting a Pi Shawl. The yarn’s shine and depth of color make it hard to photograph, but the colors are rich with and have a lovely depth from the combination of wool and Tencel. Ginger’s shawl will be wonderful once it has been blocked so the pattern shows. Stay tuned for the final picture!

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Ewephoric Fibers is introducing our green cashmere for sale for the first time! This exquisite fiber was combed off goats living on the Patagonian Steppe. Ginger traveled to Argentina to work with the shepherds’ cooperative and to bring back cashmere. She purchased all the fiber the shepherds had — a very small amount! Be sure to read the previous post about these extraordinary people, their animals, and their lifestyle. This fiber is totally organic, renewable and has been purchased at a fair trade price. A percentage of the profit will go back to the cooperative to help the shepherds continue to improve their herds through replacement of livestock taken by predators, training and education. We think you will absolutely love the soft, buttery feel of this cashmere cloud and its amazing staple length which makes it a dream to spin! One ounce of beige or white Patagonian cashmere is $14 and the ultra-fine gray is $14.50. The quantities are very limited so don’t wait!

To purchase any of the above fibers, email ginger-at-ewephoricfibers-dot-com.

 

There Will Be Yarn

Boxed Up and Ready to Go!

Yes, that’s right. Ewephoric Fiber Sock Yarn. Kettle dyed in all my favorite colors (except for the pink, which I dyed because my goddaughter probably wouldn’t speak to me if I didn’t dye any pink yarn). The box is going to the Florida Fiber In tomorrow (Friday), and what comes back is going up on the website. IF you can’t live without a color, shoot me an email (jane (at) ewephoricfibers (dot) com) and I’ll set one aside for you.

100% Superwash Merino, +450 yards, 100 grams.

Colors:
indigo – dark blue
collard – dark green
fern – bright olive
endive – chartreuse
truffle –  dark red brown
eggplant – dark purple
wisteria – light purple
cassava – khaki
cranberry – dark red
persimmon – coral
hibiscus – pink
oyster – grey