lovely to see you all again after the summer break and hear your news
A quiet day for show and tell, it's been such a beautiful summer that the spinning has obviously gone by the by
Fay dyed these wools with beetroot, simply mordanted with vinegar as that's what she had to hand. The lighter one was a white wool and the darker one was grey.
Vida spun and dyed this alpaca from Marco's fibre. She started it as a swatch but it turned out so nicely that continued it for a scarf - it's very soft
Emile is busy crocheting a blanket in alternating shades of red
Thanks to my time at Homebush over the summer I have done some spinning - this is some gotland, spun from combed top
Both of these are English Leicester from raw fleeces, washed and flicked with a dog comb
