Here they all are — the embroidery thread that I spun this year. 15 skeins, 2 grams each, in 6 months does not look like a lot of thread, but there are a good few hours of spinning in there. I started this project during Tour de Fleece and finished last week.
Stats
- Fibre: 100% merino.
- Size: 23-39 metres per 2 grams.
- Draw: short forward draw.
- Plies: mostly 2, but one 3-ply opposing ply, and one 4-ply cable.
- Method: singles spun onto quills, plied from those quills, and finished with Andean plying bracelet.
- Finish: washed by squishing in soapy water, rinsed, hung to dry without weights.
I loved spinning these* and I've found that this type of project is the best ever travel project. A couple of grams of fibre with a tiny spindle will easily fit into my pocket. Spinning onto quills means that I don't need to wind off or use several shafts to store the singles on. Using a groove on the shaft for half hitch instead of a hook means no metal to ping the metal detectors at airports.
I have plenty more colours in my stash to spin up in 2016, and I must restrain myself from starting any new thread spinning projects this year. The holiday knitting has to be finished first.
* Except the 4-ply cable in the most boring brown ever, but that was about the colour, not the structure.