Dear Spinning Circle,

Thank you for being here today, especially those who were able to make it to the Live Stream. I appreciate your time spent here in this place with me. You are most welcome. I hope you feel most welcome because you are welcome here.

Enjoy the show!

Direct YouTube link here 

Ketchup & Pickles for February 2023 here

If you are curious about what happens in our community, please click the links below, reach out to me: rachel @ welfordpurls (dot) com, or Instagram/Ravelry/Slack (for Patreon members, @welfordpurls_admin)

School of SweetGeorgia Silk kit here

Book Club

New book upcoming: Kate Grenville’s The Secret River 

Next meeting: Monday, March 13th @ 12noon Pacific / 2pm Central / 3pm Eastern

*note that North America will have swapped to DAYLIGHT time

On the Bobbins

Year of Colour Sampling – colour wheels, both acid- and naturally-dyed; value scale; complement blends

  • Lock Pop of naturally dyed Coopworth – started with Saxon blue indigo derivative
  • Value Scale (achromatic) – added extra samples to even out the scale to be seamless
  •  Value Scale (chromatic) – working through orange to black then through to white (not finished yet)
  • Adding Black to create shades – complement blends, triadic blends

On & Off the Loom

Christmas Crackle Tea Towels (PDF download here) – 8/2 and 8/4 cotton; woven on Leclerc Jack Loom @ 18EPI (Ravelry Projects Page here)

Ms & Ws Stole – spindle spun Cormo, 2-ply, naturally dyed Marigold warp, white weft; 21EPI/21PPI (Ravelry Projects Page here)

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Until then, Happy Making!

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