Romney ～spinning diary～

＜Romney＞

Origin is the Romney Marsh region (also known as Kent State) located in a swampy place in the UK.
Mainly used for carpets, blankets, overcoats and interior fabrics. It is easy for beginners to handle, it is also suitable for dyeing and felt, making shiny yarn.

Romney is an easy-to-spin variety as much as it is used as an exercise lesson for Ananda's spinning lesson. (Ananda is  Japanese shop of  raw wool. ↓here is a web site)

When buying a spinning car, there was still about 50 g of top sliver shape that had been serving as a practice exercise.

・Touch of raw wool

Although there is a rough feel, it is softer than I thought to hold it, and there is some elasticity. Because it felt the same way as South Down, Chubiot, it seemed that it looked quite similar to the feeling of the raw wool of South Down, again after all.

  

・Spinning

Even if the elongation was good, even if the spinning became thin, it could hardly cut, so it was felt durable. 

I have been happy a bit this time.

First make two single yarns and twist the two yarns into a two-sided yarn so that the single yarn is spun to the same length.

↑Romney's single yarn two balls

However, it is difficult to make that same length!
If you do not spin with the same thickness, it will not be the same length, so each time some balls are left over tens of centimeters. Therefore, it always makes me think that technology is necessary to make it the same length ...

This time, we were able to complete the two-thread with an error of about 15 cm.
I was not perfect because it was not exactly, but it is still a bit happy ^ ^

↑two plys

＜gauge＞

WPI：13

needle：3.75 mm

gauge：10cm　26m　×　18p

＜yaen lengh＞

10ｇ　24m

The knitted fabric is slightly rough and has a core feeling.

When I grasp it, there is a little elasticity, and it gets hooked like a grip.

Compared to Chubiotto and South Down, the Chubiot was harder and the feeling of rough was also great.

Somewhat, South Down has less rough feeling, it feels soft. 

Recently, I began making the silk noil which is the first issue of the work from the spinning. It will be completed soon so it will be completed soon.

Others are spinning Mokomoko 's Polo Wax to soften something for babies.

Because I want to spin thinly, the way is long ...

Because it is easy to cut along the way and the end is assimilated with the yarn of the spinning end, the end can not be found, so we often start to spin a new way without connecting it.

It is melancholy when it is made into a two-ply thread, but I am also looking forward to making fluffy threads beyond that.