Spinning, spinning,spinning

I am really enjoying improving my spinning techniques
I have bought a lovely rosewood  drop spindle and it's great!
I think that the skeins I have spun from various batts that I have purchased from various other etsyians are very pretty and I have categorized them as "art yarn"

I have not had any purchases of these yet but quite a lot of comments and interest.
Awaiting batts from Bullywool yarns, hopefully next week.

Hand Painted Uruguayan Yarn

This gorgeous uruguayan hand painted yarn has just arrived!

It's fantastic and is now for sale on etsy, see www.etsy.com/ca/shop/woolnlove

My pages and shop are getting lots of views but no sales recently, but I am hopeful

I am thinking that this yarn would be suitable for knitters, crotcheters and felt making as well

Bully wool fibre

This is a box of fibre that arrived today from Bullywools fibre in Port Moody
I now have to decide what to order for the shop but it's so difficult!
I think I will have to have some alpaca but the merino is gorgeous too
Also visiting the Campbell River fibre fest this weekend, it's been so long since I could go to any fibre event.

First spun yarn by me

This is the first yarn that I have spun from my own custom designed dyed Blue Faced Leicester fibre, specially imported from the UK
I love it and I think I am actually learning to spin on my drop spindle, although I can see why spinning became mechanized lol
It's very satisfying to produce your own yarn though and I can name it as well
Here's to a lot more projects, I think I am addicted

South African Yarns Cotton and Bamboo

This is the 100% cotton yarn dyed and hand balled by a women's co-operative in South Africa

It is beautifully soft and would be great for new babies and reborn babies knitting

Below is the 70% cotton with 30% bamboo yarn! the bamboo gives a lovely sheen and again ideal for new babies and reborn baby knitting

The pastel colours are great 

Salish wristwarmers

I have decided to pull out the Salish wristwarmers and start again, it has been a while since a did knitting in the round and the joins between the needles was not satisfactory, too loose.
Sigh! Will start again tomorrow

Rare Breeds Black Shetland with Tussah Silk Roving

I really love this mixture of black shetland and Tussah silk, the silk really mellows the slight harshness of the Shetland roving and makes it so much softer to spin.
Just got to learn to spin now
Anybody out there with any experience of spinning this mixture