For today’s Tour de Fleece spinning I turned half of this…

Into this…

50g BFL/silk laceweight singles in Wildcraft’s ‘Honeysuckle’ colourway.
Apologies for the poor light in photo 2, it’s nearly 1am and consequently there’s no sunlight for taking pics with accurate colours.
Tomorrow, bobbin 2!
Oh and if anyone has any tips for how to make a [...]

My first skein of Tour de Fleece yarn is finished.

It’s around 350m of 2-ply yarn made from some alpaca/silk/merino batts that I blended on my drumcarder. I included some odd bits of coloured wool remnants to make the tweedy effect. I haven’t measured the wpi yet, but it’s probably around 17-18.
I’d already spun [...]

Yes I’ve decided to join the Tour de Fleece again this year, and this year I’m also hosting a Wildcraft TdF team on Ravelry.
For my own spinning challenges, I’ve decided that the best way to keep track of them is to keep a record here on my blog. So please excuse any mess as [...]