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Filed under: Spinning, Designing — Kristi at 9:15 am on Monday, July 14, 2008

Closer Look at 2-Ply Handspun Ashland Bay

Spinning Progress!This is the most recent handspun off the wheel. It’s Ashland Bay Merino/Tussah 70/30 blend. I bought it as Estes Park Wool Market this year for a specific project that requires the colorway to be noted. While spinning it up it seemed to have a bit of a purple-like cast to it that just did not seem autumnal to me. Now after photographing it in natural sunlight and having looked at the colorways are various websites of purveyors of Ashland Bay I’m a little less dubious about the colorway. But, what do you thing? Have you spun the Autumn colorway? Is it a final color you wouldn’t necessarily call autumn?

Handspun 2-ply Yarn

Two Handspun Skeins

And the unspun fiber shots (also taken in natural sunlight but almost a month ago so light conditions are likely not the same between it and the yarn and postprocessing was done separately as wel):

Ashland Bay Merino Tussah Autumn

Ashland Bay Merino Tussah Autumn Close Up

ETA: I’m not looking for a random name. I’m trying to identify which colorway of fiber it really is :-)

12 Comments »

Comment by Chris

July 14, 2008 @ 10:18 am

For some reason, it doesn’t seem quite autumny too me, either. Not enough rust? That brown seems more like leaves long past autumn.

Comment by CindyCindy

July 14, 2008 @ 10:26 am

How ’bout late autumn? Grey rainy skies and bronze/red leaves.

Comment by Lisa

July 14, 2008 @ 11:39 am

I agree… Late autumn when all that is left is the burgundies and the tree bark is dark gray and brown from the moisture in the air. Gray skies and rain imminent but no snow in the forcast yet.

Comment by Lisa

July 14, 2008 @ 11:40 am

While it wasn’t what you expected, I really do love these colors together.

Comment by cyndy

July 14, 2008 @ 3:35 pm

Well, whatever it is called, it is very nice. ;-)

Sometimes it is amazing to me- how different the dominant colors can be….before/after spinning.

Comment by Ashley

July 14, 2008 @ 4:30 pm

I agree with you — after looking at the Ashland Bay website, I think they might have sold you Rose instead.

Comment by Carrie K

July 14, 2008 @ 4:30 pm

No idea of the colorway but it does look more autumnal unspun.

Comment by Kelli

July 14, 2008 @ 8:35 pm

Looks kinda like Ashland Bay’s Merino Pinedale under slightly different lighting maybe? (found the best pic at: http://www.paradisefibers.net/Ashland-Bay-Multi-Colored-Merino-Top-Pinedale-p/903.htm)

I’ve never spun any Ashland Bay tops however so I’m not 100% sure. Hope this may help a little!

Comment by Amanda

July 14, 2008 @ 10:46 pm

Actually, both Autumn and Rose seem reasonable, they look so much alike here…
http://www.paradisefibers.net/Ashland-Bay-Merino-Tussah-70-30-Multi-Color-Autumn-p/729.htm

http://www.paradisefibers.net/Ashland-Bay-Merino-Tussah-70-30-Multi-Color-Rose-p/730.htm

Comment by Jamisyn

July 15, 2008 @ 12:46 pm

I spun up that stuff a few years ago and was realyl dissapointed that the yarn looked nothing like the fiber. It was the Autumn colorway. I still have the yarn, having done nothing with it because the color is less than spectacular.

Comment by mrspao

July 15, 2008 @ 3:07 pm

It kind of reminds me of when the garden is winding down for winter.

Comment by Laura

July 16, 2009 @ 9:57 am

I have a retail account with Ashland Bay and have compared your picture to my color samples. It is definitely the Autumn colorway. The difference between Rose and Autumn is almost indistinguishable!

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