Well after much sampling of undyed Corriedale, including spinning, plying, washing, drying, swatching, mounting and writing of notes, I finally decided what to do with the beautiful dyed braid I bought from Alison (@Yarnscape) at Fibre-East earlier this year. Whilst I'm sure the 3ply would have been soft enough it is inherently not great for lace given its tendency to collapse in on itself. The thicker 2ply wasn't bad, unlike the diabolical wire of my first attempt! The sample that really felt softest of all though were the singles spun to about 20ish wpi. So that is what I've gone for. I've still no idea on the pattern yet but I'm fairly sure it will be another shawl of some description.
These pictures don't even come close to doing justice to the stunningly subtle shifts of colour that Alison has managed to get into the fibre but they give you a general idea...
First up a nicely dressed spindle (its the 27g Ebony IST):
These pictures don't even come close to doing justice to the stunningly subtle shifts of colour that Alison has managed to get into the fibre but they give you a general idea...
First up a nicely dressed spindle (its the 27g Ebony IST):
Then two of the yarn close up, one with and one without flash:
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