{"id":609,"date":"2015-05-26T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trundlebug.co.uk\/blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2015-05-25T18:33:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T18:33:52","slug":"spinster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trundlebug.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/26\/spinster\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Jacob Humbug spinning project was finished in April. I’ve got about 125g of a 2ply yarn, of somewhat variable thickness. The singles rested for quite a while before plying, so it was quite tricky to figure out how much to ply. The tricks I learned last year at Wingham Wool work rather rely on the singles being still quite full of energy. Anyway, I went ahead and tried to overply it. One skein is completely balanced and one is very slightly… underplied.<\/p>\n

I’ve found some useful nails outside the kitchen, under the overhanging roof, for hanging skeins to dry.\u00a0 I have no idea what the nails are actually meant for, but they do the trick. They are sheltered enough that, even if it rains, the skeins still dry.<\/p>\n

The two skeins are awaiting inspiration for their final destiny. They might be a little too tough to be worn next to the skin. Possibly a cushion cover or tea-cosy?<\/p>\n

Next, in the spinning odyssey, I had a birthday and my generous friends and relations added a little more to my spinning wheel fund. I had a look at my bank account and discovered that I had enough to put in an order with Gill at Sanday Spinners<\/a>. Here’s what happened next (mouse-over for captions):<\/p>\n