Since it is Thanksgiving Day and hubby and I are both recovering from the flu, I finally got a chance to sit down and spin up some of the Art bat I bought last summer. Kitty Grrlz has a great kit available for those art yarn newbies, like myself. I spun up half of the bat today and just loved how it came out. I plan to use it as an embellishment on an alpaca hat.
When I got the kit, I had reservations about trying art yarn. So many people have specific ideas about what their hand spun yarn should be. I was still new to spinning and was having trouble accepting the fact that it did not have to be perfect. I think everyone is their own critic when it comes to their art; always wanting to be better and not accepting that the learning process takes time. When I talked to the girl at the show she said something that has stuck with me. She said "It's art yarn, there is no rules" - this inspired me to give it a try and see what happens. I must say I am very happy with the results.
One thing to keep in mind when trying art spinning is to be sure to tuck the ends of the fancy yarn into the roving. This locks the yarn in and won't let it pull out easily. It was a bit of a trick to get used to plying to thread but I let the roving ply wind around the thread to give it another added bit of texture. I love how the eyelash yarn pieces opened like a flower as it spun around the core piece. I think it is going to look so neat on my hat. I think I may have to cut this blog short so I can get started on the hat. I'll post a pic when it is finished. Meanwhile, keep on spinnin'!
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