Sometimes it is fun to just play with color and the number of plies, etc. We got an order recently where the clients had never had yarn made from their fiber before and were not sure what they wanted to get. There were a few specific things (like keeping a couple of fleeces separate) and to stay in the DK / worsted range but we were allowed to do what we wanted otherwise. I hope they enjoy their product!
We got fawns, light silver greys, dark silver greys, dark browns, true blacks, bay blacks, whites, and "paca cow" (multi-colored). Here is what we made:
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Top: Fawn
Next: 3 color 3 ply (white, light fawn, brown)
Next: 2 color 2 ply (brown, white)
Bottom: Paca Cow |
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Top: 2 ply light silver grey
Middle: 2 ply grey / white
Bottom: 4 ply grey, mixed blacks |
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Top: 2 ply brown/white
Middle: 2 ply mixed blacks
Bottom: 3 ply white
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To get the 3 color 3 ply (or soemthing similar), you process each color separately and ply the strands together. For more muted mixes, like the 2 ply grey white or the basket of brown white in the bottom picture, top bin, we sent different colored rovings through the pin drafter together and then they spin "randomly". The paca cow was three colors as a fleece and they all got mingled during the process, making a muted yarn naturally.
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| paca cow tumble |
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| Paca cow cookies - thru pin drafter once |
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Paca cow yarn (sorry, bad px)
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There are endless possibilites, even without dyes at the moment!
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