Thursday, April 7, 2011

Lace shawl

It is finally finished!!!! I wanted to spin,knit, and dye the yarn for a shawl. This is a gift for my wife. the pattern is the Leaf lace shawl by Evelyn Clark. The wool is cotswald cross breed. The yarn was spun long draw on the Kromski minstral spinning wheel. I was able to dye the yarn at the Geesee Country Museum. I did add beads to the last round. My wife was so excited with the shawl. I was excited to get it finished. We used Cochineal dye bath and alum mordant. It is a beautiful shade of dark pink to light red.