I really love spinning. I don’t know why it took me so long to give it a try, but I’m glad I did. I’ve been spinning for over two years now, and I love it more than ever.
One of my favorite things to spin is Loop Bullseye Bumps from Loop Fiber Studio. I love the Bullseye Bumps so much that I joined the Surprise Me! Bullseye Bump Club. You can choose sparkle or no sparkle; I currently am subscribed to “no sparkle,” but I love the fiber with sparkle, too, and will probably switch back to sparkle at some point.
Most of the Bullseye Bumps are gradients, that is, there are long sections of color that gradually change into another color. But recently Steph, the genius behind Loop, has started doing some Bullseye Bumps that repeat the colors so that you get a self-striping yarn. The Bullseye Bumps really lend themselves to chain plying, but I sometimes spin the first half of the fiber onto one bobbin, and the second half onto another bobbin, and ply the two together to get a barber pole or heathered effect.
Anyway, here is my most recent completed Loop Project. The color way is Girl Power, and, yes, SPARKLE! I spun the bump end to end, then chain plied it. The spinning and plying were both done on my Schacht Ladybug, the spinning in double drive and the plying in Scotch tension.
Loop Girl Power Loop Bullseye Bump Club (9/13) Girl Power 5.2 oz, merino, bamboo, tussah silk, angelina (It sparkles!)
Loop Girl Power chain-plied on the bobbin
On the niddy noddy
Off the niddy noddy. You can see the sparkle. 🙂
The colors are quite intense.
The finished skein, about 680 yards/5.2 ounces of fingering-weight 3-ply (chain ply)
A different view of the finished skein
…and you are a very fine spinner too. The colours are very vibrant.
Thanks. I spin the yarn that I want and don’t know much about all the technicalities. I doubt I would pass muster among master spinners, but I spin for my own pleasure and like the results I get. 🙂
Nice job!
Thank you. My chain plying still isn’t the greatest, but it is hard to go wrong when you start with such fabulous fiber.
Oh my goodness!! GORGEOUS!
Thank you. Steph Gorin is a brilliant dyer.
Such gorgeous colours – what will you make with it?
I haven’t decided yet.
That looks awesome.
Danke!
I just found you today…thank you, WordPress!
I have one of these in different colours that a friend of mine gave me. I am now far more excited about spinning it up 🙂
Bullseye Bumps are a lot of fun to spin. I hope you blog about yours when you spin it. 🙂
I had never heard of them until my friend gave it to me. I don’t even know what the fibre is…just that its burgundy, purple and grey (I think). It looks really easy to spin, though!