Sunset waves

More tailspun yarn... Mohair. I love the sunset colors in this skein

 

 

Beehives and tail spinnng

With this yarn I looked at the dyed locks and thought... Waves of the ocean...and I often think that beehives look like shells... So I spun some ocean and shells..I love it and will do more!

 

 

Glam autowrap

Auto wraps are an easy way to add interest to an otherwise plain single. Here I have used it to include sparkle and sequins to add a lot of interest for a little amount of work!

 

 

How to use tailspun yarn..one way.

When I spin tail spun yarn people ask me how do you use it. It is beautiful to knit with, I love it in rigid heddle weaving. I like to pull loops up throughout the tailspun areas and try to gently pull out the hanging locks. The picture below also uses regular corespun yarn. In one area I use a Saori technique of having two colors in one row... Every so often I wove in a very long teeswater lock to continue the idea through out!

 

Tons of fun. Wearing it feels like wearing sheep skin without hurting the sheep.(actually this yarn is mohair..so I guess it would be a goat.)

 

 

 

On to the next project.. Cannot wait to use this one!

 

 

 

Tailspun fun

I love to tailspin locks. The texture is amazing. The look of being off the sheep is so joyful. These locks are Teeswater from Gritty Knits. I loved working with them.