Instead of Disneyland, this weekend, I went to
Detta's land! Detta's is a treasure trove of spinning supplies, from wheels (new and antique), roving (plain and dyed), and miscellaneous supplies. It is like my version of a theme park. There really should be some type of fiber theme park. Instead of a corn field maze, there could be a spinning wheel maze, weaving in and out of hundreds of wheels, stopping to try this one before jumping over to that one. Instead of winning stuffed animals at the carnival rides, you would win roving! Boy oh boy, now that would be a fun time!
I happily started digging through the overflowing boxes at Detta's, I was looking for mostly solid colors in light colors. I have plenty of mixed yarns in dark reds, browns, grays. It was time for something bright and light. So check these out! First is a teal blue/green...
Next is a soft violet
now a spring green, like baby lettuce before it matures...
Then a robins egg blue...
These solids are a beautiful merino. Soft and lovely...I've already filled two bobbins of lemon drop yellow and this is how it looks on the wheel as I'm plying...
Tomorrow I'll post the pictures of the mixed color rovings I picked out as well. If you are interested, check out Detta's, I love the on site experience of picking through her over flowing boxes and shelves of roving, but you can also shop online. Either way, if you are craving a fiber fix, this is one way to ease that itch!
