I was playing around with plying this week. I spun up a super textured, super chunky single, chock full of locks and other goodies. Then I Navajo plied it, then I Navajo plied it AGAIN, this time in the opposite direction, and I had myself a huge strand of chunky goodness! I ended up with about 7 yards of yarn. This lariat is a little over 90 inches (2.5 yards) which makes for plenty of length to work with for different styling options.
I've been thinking about different ways of using my Faerie Bells-Silk Cocoon flowers and super chunky art yarn makes the perfect lariat/skinny scarf, so why not combine the two?
I dyed up this special batch of cultivated silk cocoons in sunset and moss to make the Faerie Bells, and I added some funky free form tassels/flowers. Guess what I made the tassels with? Confession time, I hoard all these little bits if stray fiber along with random chunks of handspun too pretty to toss. Normally I used them for felting or to add into a batt when I need more texture. I think that these wild tassels look like exotic flowers. I have some pretty little charms of humming birds, honey bees and dragonflies that I think I will add...now where are they?
I hope you all had a wonderful, creative week!
Blessings Friends!
Melissa
So pretty and fun, Melissa! Just what we all need as the winter (warm as it has been here) drags on!
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Your creativity just amazes me. I haven't the coordination to Navijo ply once yet alone twice ;-) I love how this turned out especially with all of the cocoons.
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative!! Love those Faerie Bells.
ReplyDeleteI save bits too... mostly for stuffing tho. Your's is so much prettier.
ReplyDeleteWay Cool and oh so pretty. A great accessory to any outfit. Love it.
ReplyDeleteFun, fun - I do some spinning but haven't tried and "art yarn" - maybe I'll just have to try it. Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteI expect you'd make the kitchen sink look great all plied up! That lariat is super.
ReplyDeleteNow, it needs it's own action heroine. :)
I plan on trying the navajo this year. It seems like a useful method aswell as add9ing another dimension to the creative process. Love all your colours.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I like the way you photo graph your fiber, to put them against completely white background, the colors really pop!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Very whimsical and fairy-like!
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteThat is really neat yarn.
ReplyDeleteadorable bells-do you sell these or have a pattern?
ReplyDeleteYou are very creative! Looks like something a beautiful forest faerie would be wearing. : )
ReplyDeleteI just love how you think and create! It always makes my heart happy to see what you have done...really.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Looks like a very fun craft!
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