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Tour de Fleece-ing

July 8, 2010 By Carole

The Tour de Fleece started this week and I am in! My goal: spin up all these bags of Hello Yarn Fiber Club installments.

Bags of Hello Yarn Fiber Club blog size

That’s a lot of 4 oz bags!

My first day of spinning was Sunday rather than Saturday but I’ve been going great guns ever since, managing to spin a bag a day, even on my working days.

Thrive Corriedale Wool Top blog size

Sunday/Day 1: “Thrive” Corriedale Wool Top Feb 09

Peat Superwash Merino Wool Top blog size

Monday/Day 2: “Peat” Superwash Merino Wool Top March 09

Five Plum Pie Falklands Wool Top blog size

Tuesday/Day 3: “Five Plum Pie” Hand-Dyed Falklands Wool Top May 09

Alpine Romney Wool Top blog size

Wednesday/Day 4: “Alpine” Romney Wool Top July ’09

Just keep spinning. Just keep spinning.

I feel like Dory in “Finding Nemo”.

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  1. Kathy says

    July 8, 2010 at 6:28 am

    Nice! I have a few of those bags hanging around my house too! 🙂

  2. Julie says

    July 8, 2010 at 6:36 am

    When I first looked at the number of bags I thought “Yeh, good luck with that.” Then I remembered watching you spin – you’ll have it all done with time to spare. Go Carole!!!!

  3. Kym says

    July 8, 2010 at 6:45 am

    You’ve been busy! Lovely spinning.

  4. Dave Daniels says

    July 8, 2010 at 6:47 am

    Wow, that IS going to be a lot of spinning. How do you join this Tour de Fleece? I’ve seen people posting that they’re in, but…

  5. DebbieB says

    July 8, 2010 at 7:07 am

    So fantastic! I love all those colorways, and you’re doing them great justice. Are you planning to navajo/chain ply them?

  6. Diane says

    July 8, 2010 at 7:38 am

    Five Plum Pie — yum!

  7. Jo-Ann says

    July 8, 2010 at 7:39 am

    Lookin’ good!!

  8. Geri says

    July 8, 2010 at 7:55 am

    Wow! I truly impressed with your spinning. After I come back from Knitting Retreat, I desperately want to dive into my spinning fiber stash. It’s been sadly neglected these past few months in favor of knitting.

  9. Ann says

    July 8, 2010 at 7:56 am

    Whoa. That’s a lot of fleece. Have you visited the Hello Yarn group on Ravelry? She has a finished yarn thread that’s gorgeous… lots of examples of these colorways.

    Spin on!

  10. Vicki says

    July 8, 2010 at 8:14 am

    Wow. Gorgeous, gorgeous stuff!!

  11. Anne says

    July 8, 2010 at 8:17 am

    Whew! Wow – a LOT of spinning. Way to go!

  12. Manise says

    July 8, 2010 at 8:37 am

    Nice progress! Alas mine has been emptying bobbins. Hoping today will be more productive. I have many of the same bags to be spun up too as well as some Zarzuela’s fiber.

  13. Donna says

    July 8, 2010 at 8:50 am

    Beautiful colors! I see some nice kniting over the winter with that pretty yarn.

    I didn’t have time to Tour this year. Too much going on this summer. I am having fun watching all of you guys though!

    Keep going Dory!

  14. Dinah says

    July 8, 2010 at 8:50 am

    You must have air conditioning!

  15. Beth says

    July 8, 2010 at 8:56 am

    Wow, you’re making great progress and it’s all lovely! I’m really impressed!

  16. Laurie says

    July 8, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Beautiful yarn, especially Day 1. I’m taking my first spinning class next week – getting excited!

  17. jill says

    July 8, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Simply beautiful. Spin on!

  18. Nora says

    July 8, 2010 at 9:48 am

    That is one impressive lot of fiber, being turned into lovely yarn. Good luck!

  19. margene says

    July 8, 2010 at 10:02 am

    A bog a day!!!!!!!!! I may not even have one bag spun during the full tour!

  20. Hillary says

    July 8, 2010 at 10:22 am

    Very impressive! I can’t imagine spinning at a pace like that. It’s all really pretty too. I can’t wait to see the end result. I envision quite a pile of gorgeous skeins.

  21. Martha says

    July 8, 2010 at 10:56 am

    I like that Peat color A LOT.

  22. Stephanie says

    July 8, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Wow. Impressive goal and great spinning. Way to go.

  23. Kristi aka FiberFool says

    July 8, 2010 at 11:33 am

    In seeing you and JessaLu’s posts on Tour de Fleece I’m thinking fiber clubs are a great way to go. You get brand new colors and fun with each bag! Lovely!

    Are you plying or just going for singles?

  24. Cookie says

    July 8, 2010 at 11:41 am

    Woo Hoo!

    You’re on fire! I’m so proud of you and impressed with the spinning. Wanna spin for me while I try to finish my Niebling?

  25. Sylvia says

    July 8, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    My grandmother would have given you a gold star sticker. Spinning binges are wonderful for solidifying technique and improving consistency of twist and grist. You inspire!

  26. LittleWit says

    July 8, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    Wow your spinning is gorgeous! I also have quite the backlog of helloyarn fiber to be spun. Unfortunately I have deadline knitting that has to be addressed first. Some day soon though I will start to make a dent in my stash. 🙂 Oh and then I will try to locate some of her Hive colorway that one was gorgeous! (and I have a huge weakness for yellow right now)

  27. Carol says

    July 8, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    Such beautiful colors! I’ll think of you spinning every time we watch the bicycle wheels spin. Big TDF fans here!

  28. Lucia says

    July 8, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    That looks like a highly ambitious goal. I’ll be lucky if I get through 4 oz.

  29. Sara says

    July 8, 2010 at 10:24 pm

    All I can say is gorgeous!!! Just gorgeous!

  30. kaet says

    July 9, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    your de fleece…that makes me smile!

  31. Kim says

    July 10, 2010 at 8:57 am

    W.O.W! I wish I could spin that much in a day….you go grrl!

  32. Julia says

    July 10, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Wow, your handspun looks great! So many wonderful colors… I just started spinning two weeks ago and am a rookie!
    Julia from Germany

  33. Laurie says

    July 11, 2010 at 6:18 am

    I thought it was an ambitious goal, but you are doing it!

  34. Teyani says

    July 13, 2010 at 10:56 am

    must get my wheel out – must spin again – but first must finish blanket

  35. elizabeth says

    July 13, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Holy cow, that’s a lot of spinning!!! I *NEED* to get back into her club! Not just want, mind you, but NEED! I’m on the waiting list, kicking myself for letting my sub lapse.

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