This year I have decided to participate in Tour de Fleece. This is an annual spinning event where crafters spin on every day the cyclists of the Tour de France ride. This year the dates are 26 June 2021- 18 July 2021. Although there are official Tour De Fleece groups on social media (Facebook and Ravelry I believe), you don’t have to be signed up to them to join in the fun.
Although Tour de Fleece is about spinning; the idea is to set yourself a challenge and have fun, so I’ve decided to adapt it for myself to include any of the following activities:
- Spinning
- Carding/Combing
- Fleece Washing
- Weaving
- Knitting
This is because most of my wool stash is raw fleece and I can’t spin it until it has been processed. I’ve also included knitting and weaving so I can hopefully finish some WIP’s. In order to keep a focus on spinning, I am hoping to fit in some experiments with plant fibres and spin up some of the roving in my stash that has been waiting for my bobbins to be free.
I aim to spend about 1 hour a day on Tour de Fleece, but I’m not going to be too strict about this.
To hold myself accountable I will be taking progress photos and will be posting these daily on my newly created instagram and also in a blog post at the end of each week.
If you are also joining in with Tour de Fleece (whether part of a group or going it alone like me!) I’d love to hear how you get on – feel free to share your progress/goals in the comments section.
Happy Spinning!
Loose Ends 