I’m anxious to spin up this shiny merino tencel fiber. First I need to decide that the ultimate use of the yarn will be. Oh – this must be progress in my spinning, because my usual practice was to just spin fibers that feel and look good with little thought to actual use of the yarn. The goods are from England by way of Woodland Woolworks www.woodlandwoolworks.com in Carlton, Oregon. I recently made a road trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to British Columbia to check out retirement cities. I’ve been a Woodland Woolworks customer since I bought my Lendrum wheel from them a dozen years ago, but had never actually visited the shop. It is more like a warehouse with several rooms – filled with wheels and tools and fibers and yarns, and such a welcoming staff. This rural area is not far from Portland and is quickly turning into a wine grape growing region.
This fiber has the look of silk merino with a slightly different feel.
Case in point about progress in spinning.
I am spinning up this silk with no thought to what the yarn will be. I mean who cares really? It is so beautiful and shiny - such a tease. These are my jewels.
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