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International Woman’s Day

24th April 2016 by Caroline

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I'm Caroline and I'm a multi-passionate artist in the North-West.

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Mmmm yummy bits! Mmmm yummy bits!
Rose fibre and real wool. Having a bit of a spin. Rose fibre and real wool.

Having a bit of a spin. I don't make nice even yarn - I don't have the attention span for that - so I add bumpy bits and slubs to my yarn, and change colour frequently. It makes it a surprise when I ply.
Today has mainly been about warping my loom ready Today has mainly been about warping my loom ready to weave. This is a chance to check every bit of the warp yarn and get a good foundation. It's tricky to do alone so I bribed a teenager! 

Lovely weather so I've done most of it outside, listening to the birds.
Today I am spinning in the garden. I'm thinking of Today I am spinning in the garden. I'm thinking of plying this with something sparkly.
Indian Jones and the Temple of Yarn. Mmmm yarn. Indian Jones and the Temple of Yarn. 
Mmmm yarn.
I planted some wild flowers last year and today I I planted some wild flowers last year and today I spotted this while I was pottering. Bobbin the robin visited again too, and I pinched the top off the purple sprouting broccoli (I might have eaten it!)
I've plied the rose fibre but I can't decide wheth I've plied the rose fibre but I can't decide whether to dye it or not. It's so shiny! I might dye a sample and see how it goes.
Beautiful rose fibre on my wheel today. It's very Beautiful rose fibre on my wheel today. It's very silky and soft. I'm trying to decide what to ply it with.
A little bit of jacob wool spun on a 3D printed tu A little bit of jacob wool spun on a 3D printed turkish drop spindle.
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