Spinning: Laceweight yarn

Well…  in my last post, I said that today would make two months that I have been spinning. I was wrong, that would have been yesterday. I received Ruth, my Kromski Sonata on February 12.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve decided to focus on spinning fingering weight yarn for the next several months. Who knows… that might change as I progress, but until then, I’m content to practice the various techniques that I can do while I improve. I’m thrilled that my spinning is at the point where I can actually create thinner yarn! Hooray!

It’s not going to stop me from watching videos that show how to create laceweight yarn and I’m including one that I’d observed below.

Isn’t that gorgeous? I cannot wait to step up to spinning laceweight, but for now I’m content to spin fingering weight yarn.

Ok… so I’m adding another lacemaking video.

With my latest handspun yarn, I’ve been using the longdraw technique as shown in the above video. I’m enjoying this technique immensely. It’s the first time I’ve used it effectively

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Raw food – two types of crackers: Black bean crackers, veggie crackers and guacamole

This morning, I drank some of the juice I’d prepared yesterday afternoon, and I had some of the homemade raw crackers that I made with some freshly prepared guacamole. Yes… it was delicious.

I hope you all are having a fabulous Wednesday.

2 thoughts to “Spinning: Laceweight yarn”

  1. Those crackers look great. I love guacamole. Do you have a favorite cracker recipe? I v’e always been afraid to try them for fear they would come out too thick.

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    Opal @ThreadLover Reply:

    I love black bean crackers. They are my favorite. I’m making some later today or tomorrow and have already promised a friend on FB that I would measure and post for him and so I’ll be sure to share the recipe here. I love garbanzo beans aka chick peas and so I want to make a garbanzo bean cracker also. For the egg substitute (to bind the ingredients together) I use freshly ground golden flax seeds!

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