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  The Details 3oz. (approx) of Ashland Bay Diablo Core of Knit Picks Felici 12wpi/Sport Weight approx 125yds Corespinning looks so easy – in fact, since you start with a pre-made core, it almost feels like cheating. But, as I found out, achieving a balanced & usable skein of yarn is far harder than it looks….

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Arcade

The Details 4oz. of Blue Faced Leicester 10wpi/DK weight approx 115yds After the super textured-ness of Beauty School Dropout, that I started from raw wool, dyed, prepped, and then spun I needed a spinning palate cleanser. That came in the form of a 4 oz braid of BFL from Greenwood Fiberworks that I found when…

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Beauty School Dropout Graduated

She may not have gone back to High School, but she did get her GED and is taking night classes at the community college. This crazy yarn clocks in at 5.1oz, 6wpi, and approx 85yds of worsted yarn. I spun two bobbins of thick and thin singles, plied one with some Pattons sock yarn, and…

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