But I do love handspun yarn!
I dug into my handspun stash and decided to use up small balls. Always interesting if I make myself such a challenge.
In the first one is a nice mossy green wool/mohair blend and some rusty colored wool. I added a little black for outlines. Nice.
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Then I found these pinks, purples and gray which all seemed to have common tones.
Beautiful. The gray was a soft single ply that let go in several places while I was weaving. This just added to the already lumpy texture and homespun look of the piece. Yarn shown on the loom before and off the loom after.
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Well, that got me into a purply mood and I was liking the pebbly look.
Here is what came next. It reminds me of a berry smoothie.
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This last one just might just work well as a strap for one of the red wool bags that Elise and I were sewing up, which is why I went over to her place. I'll tell you about those soon.....
I think the first three will end up being sold as sashes or straps. I have another living history event coming up in two weeks and am working on adding to my inventory.
They are all wonderful, but I really like the first two. Handspun certainly gives bands a different look. I like it!
ReplyDeletebeautiful colors! I love the subtle egyptian key on the last band
ReplyDeleteI love the colors on the last band!
ReplyDeleteThanks, all. I like the last one a lot, myself. The colors are great together and the photo even enhanced that somewhat. I also really like the second from the top with it's pebbly texture and subtle color blend.
ReplyDelete~Annie