• Contact Us
  • Cart
    • Checkout
  • My Account
Nancy Elizabeth Designs

Simply Elegant Timeless Classics – Handspun and Handknit Luxury Heirlooms

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Custom Handknit Sweaters
    • Custom Handspun Yarn
    • Custom Handspun Yarn Guidelines
  • Natural Fibers
    • Alpaca
    • Angora Rabbit
    • Camel
    • Cashmere
    • Cotton
    • Mohair
    • Silk
    • Wool
  • Blog
  • Help
    • Contact Us
    • Return Policy
    • Privacy
  • Testimonials
  • My Account
    • Track your order
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Custom Handknit Sweaters
    • Custom Handspun Yarn
    • Custom Handspun Yarn Guidelines
  • Natural Fibers
    • Alpaca
    • Angora Rabbit
    • Camel
    • Cashmere
    • Cotton
    • Mohair
    • Silk
    • Wool
  • Blog
  • Help
    • Contact Us
    • Return Policy
    • Privacy
  • Testimonials
  • My Account
    • Track your order

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • Breed Specific & Rare Breed Wools,  Fiber,  Knitting Projects,  Spinning Yarns

    Managing Color in a Raw Fleece

    May 1, 2013 /

    If you’ve been keep up with my adventures you will have read Spinning a Fine New Zealand Merino Fleece where I talk about spinning a beautiful fine Merino fleece into lace weight yarn after washing it lock by lock and hand combing it. There were some mistakes, and I leaned a lot from them, but I found myself spinning a lovely lace weight yarn that would be excellent in a handknit shawl by the third skein so I started to knit. I choose a pattern from Nancy Bush’s book Knitted Lace of Estonia, the Queen Sylvia Shawl and cast on.  The knitting was fun and after a few days I got to…

    read more
    NancyElizabeth 3 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Slow Cloth Polwarth Socks Finished at Last

    April 26, 2013

    More on the Spotted Fleece – Jacob

    February 15, 2013

    Hand Spinning a Worsted Sock Yarn – Slow Cloth

    February 15, 2013
  • Fiber,  Spinning Yarns

    Washing Raw Wool Fleece for Worsted Spinning

    February 12, 2013 /

    I have a lovely Polwarth fleece which I imported from New Zealand and I want to spin it worsted, probably for some socks. It’s really very soft with a micron count of about 23 but has a 4 inch staple length so I think I can spin a nice strong and durable 3 ply worsted sock yarn with it. With this fleece I can also spin a fluffy light and warm woolen yarn that will be soft enough for a baby. What a lovely versatile fleece. How to wash a fleece for worsted spinning The goal is to wash individual locks of wool that are all the same length and…

    read more
    NancyElizabeth 4 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Washing a Wool Fleece

    January 18, 2013

    Shetland Wool Moorit Hand Spun

    April 25, 2013

    Hand Spinning a Worsted Sock Yarn – Slow Cloth

    February 15, 2013
2025 Nancy Elizabeth Designs ©
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.
 

Loading Comments...