Spinning

Continuing my January challenge of spinning non-wool fibres, this week I spun Ramie.  Ramie is made from the nettle plant. 

I appreciate there is very little visual difference between the banana and pineapple (from the last 2 weeks) and this week’s ramie.  I would say it was a little harder on my fingers, had a longer staple (length of fibres) and is slightly more white and less sheen than the pineapple and banana.  Apparently it is good for using as garden twine!

I also finished spinning the Bluefaced Leicester and Mulberry Silk.  The blend was from World of Wool called Jellyfish Sprite.  It is a little over 150g of sport weight.  I need to set it and then can use it for a weaving project.  It was black BFL and red silk. 

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Other News

It hasn’t been a very crafty week, other than spinning.  I am still to decide on my next knitting project although I have pulled together some baby camel and silk handspun colours to use together. 

On Wednesday I went to see the Nutcracker in Havana ballet which was such a lovely uplifting evening.  Really enjoyed it and would recommend. 

I did some planning for our next holiday but apart from that who knows where my time went this week!

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