Experiments in diverting textile waste from the rubbish bin or compost continue… The lavender wool and the entirely waste batt are all spun up. In the end, I plied the trash batt with a single of the lavender wool. I can’t say I expected loveliness, and to my mind this is not lovely. As for the spinning experience: it was fine to spin though my lack of foresight about a plying strategy wasn’t ideal and I didn’t think a chain 3 ply would work. I also have to say that even with a generous apron under my drafting zone, this yarn shed loads of pieces of chopped thread at every stage, which didn’t make me popular with my beloved.
These yarns are destoned for yarnbomb glory. I knit then into K2P2 ribbing and will apply them when I’ve chosen a suitable spot and the rain and wind abate!
On the other hand, here is a corespun yarn made from the batt composed of white polwarth locks, eucalyptus dyed corriedale carding waste and overlocker waste (much of it from leaf printed fabrics). I like this very much. I think the ratio of polwarth to other inclusions is part of what works, but so is the texture of the polwarth–it helps hold everything together. The happy combination of colours doesn’t go astray either…
Local & Bespoke 