...I spun a little or a lot every day the riders rode. And most days, I watched the "other" spinning - bicycles, lots of bicycles. It was an exciting Tour with many sprint finished, lead changes, accidents (boo!), and wacko fans lining the roads. I started spinning batts from a class I took this spring, and FINISHED them all! Those are the colored skeins in the photo.
Then the next week, I started spinning my "peloton" yarn - Shetland! The white on the bobbin is fine top from Shetland sheep living in the Shetland isles via Jamieson and Smith. My other Shetland spinning isn't shown - it's bulky yarn from one of our first Shetlands - Electra. I'm making a lap blanket with two of her fleeces.
My stretch (difficult climb days) spinning was on the spindle shown above - a cashmere and silk blend. I only got a few yards spun. It's quite fine and I had a lot of "help" from the cats and dogs. They wanted to help spin that spindle - hah!
This was my favorite image from the awards ceremony - the three winners with raised, clasped hands, jubilant in their victory, and I'm sure more than a little glad the Tour was over for another year.- Franna
3 comments:
Good job! I haven't yet touched the top I got from J&S; I think I need a TdF every other month to spin down my stash!
Congratulations on a Tour well done!
Great job Franna! I wish I could get more done, but the garden is taking up a lot of time right now. Hoping I can get at least one skein done for WSWF.
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