Attractive yarn is every spinner's goal. So what do you do when your fibre just doesn't appeal to you?
I recently purchased the Electric Eel Wheel by Dreaming Robots , and thought I would do a test spin to see how I liked it. I chose a fibre from my stash that I wouldn't be heartbroken to lose (if I messed up): 4 oz of 80/20 Merino Silk dyed by Into the Whirled for their 2013 Fibre Club. I am...not thrilled with the colours. Bright cyan and olive green is NOT my jam.
So I did the only thing you really CAN do when you have ugly fibre...challenge myself to make nice looking yarn with it!
Honesty, I'm sure these colours speak to someone out there just not me. And that's OK. I had a fabulous time trying out my EEW 6, and I look forward to my next spinning adventure!
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00:00 I don't like this fibre
00:59 What is a 3ply Fractal?
03:03 Spinning the first bobbin
03:20 Spinning the second bobbin
03:42 Electric Eel Wheel (EEW 6) mini review
04:39 Spinning the third bobbin
04:56 A sly request to like, comment, and subscribe
05:38 Plying the singles
06:39 Dreaming Robots Lazy Kate tips
08:10 The final yarn!
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Dreaming Robots https://www.dreamingrobots.com/
Electric Eel Wheel 6 https://www.dreamingrobots.com/produc...
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Into the Whirled https://intothewhirled.com/
ITW Fibre Club https://intothewhirled.com/pages/clas...
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