Sampling a Naturally Colored Icelandic Lamb Fleece: The Conclusion
March 15th, 2008
So, the end results of my experiments with the Icelandic Lamb Fleece came together nicely with some help from a couple of my favorite web resources.
I wanted to weave some samples with the yarn I had spun up, but I found out halfway through the warping of my 4″ Weave-it loom that I wasn’t going to have enough to make a complete square. Fortunately, I had just read this fun post on eLoomanator (the blog of Jana, of eLoomanation fame) on weaving rectangles on regular Weave-it looms.
I wove each sample into a small rectangle, then proceeded to wash them gently in warm soapy water and lay them onto a hand towel that I rolled up and squeezed gently to remove extra water. The next morning, when they were dry, I scanned them into my computer.
The final result?
From left to right, we have tog, combined tog and thel, and thel. There is a lot more detail in the scan, click here to visit the original full-size scan on Flickr.
My conclusions? I absolutely adore the way that the thel spun up. It’s lacy with a substantial drape and it would be a perfect addition for my freeform shawl that I’m working on making out of naturally colored fibers. The tog is also gorgeous, but in a more rustic way. I’m thinking that it would lend a nice strength and body to a sock batt.
And I must admit I really liked the way that the woven samples turned out. Maybe a project with Weave-it squares is in my future.
In conclusion, please feel free to visit my Links page to see a variety of resources that I found useful in this exploration.
2 Responses to “Sampling a Naturally Colored Icelandic Lamb Fleece: The Conclusion”
eLoomanator April 15th, 2008 at 5:13 pm #
Isn’t this a great way to sample precious bits of handspun? Love the lacy grist of your yarn.
Charlene April 24th, 2008 at 8:10 am #
Thank you for blogging about your icelandic fleece. I’m a relatively new spinner, and I’m enjoying reading about your fibre experience…I found your blog through another knitting friend who bought some fleece from Sheepsong. I’d love to get a hold of some of the icelandic but I’ve got to get through my alpaca fleece first. I’m short on storage space which could be a could thing because it’s one way of keeping control of the stash.