Tour de fleece is over for another year. I had to move my spinning setup this week, which made it a little more difficult and the heatwave definitely slowed me down; nevertheless it was still quite productive. I continued to make progress on my Hampshire Down project and decided to do some more stash busting with my drop spindle. Below are my daily progress photos from days 17-24 (17th – 24th July).
Reflections
My goal at the start of TDF was to make a big dent in my fleece stash and once again I was a little too ambitious! I didn’t manage to process a whole fleece as I’d hoped, but I made a good start on the Hampshire Down (for which I have a project in mind). I did lots of testing for my DIY wool combs which are nearly finished and also processed some smaller quantities of fleece from my stash that I had put aside while I had other projects on the go. I found it much easier to get into a daily routine of spinning this year and although I challenged myself to do 1 hour of TDF per day, I ended up running over this by an hour or so most days. I re-discovered my love of spindle spinning (most of my work has been on the wheel since last TDF), attempted plying on the spindle for the first time and learnt how to wind and use an Andean plying bracelet. All in all, a very productive 24 days and I’m already thinking about next year’s challenge!
Did you take part in Tour de Fleece this year? I would love to hear how you got on. Feel free to share your results in the comments below!
Happy Spinning!
Links to Previous Tour De Fleece Posts
- Introductory Blog Post
- Week 1 Wrap Up
- Week 2 Wrap Up
- Daily Updates on Instagram
Loose Ends 