Brushed Yarn
The themes for this month’s Spinner Central Spin-a-Long are Goat, Brushed Yarn and/or Cool Colours. As part of my "catch up on all clubs by the end of the year" goal, I decided to work on my Spunky Eclectic Club Fibre from June 2008 - "Flowering Weeds" - 70% Merino/30% Mohair.
I’ve never made a brushed yarn before, so I decided to give it a go. I rigged up the following hardware:
The brush is an everyday stiff-bristled laundry brush. I set it up so the yarn was just being tickled by the brush as I wound it. Here is what I did to get the height just right - I used the wooden block from my Majacraft wool combs and a piece of cardboard 
Here it is after I wound and re-wound it five times. I didn’t expect it to get much fuzzier than this (since the yarn is only 30% mohair) so I decided to call it quits and skein it off.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:54 am
oooh, I can so see this being woven into a lap blanket! delightful — thanks for the great pictorial.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:14 am
Thanks Amelia! A woven item is an excellent idea.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
Your brush + ball winder setup is pure genius! Lovely yarn too.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:53 pm
you never fail to amaze me David :o)
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Very interesting, thank you!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Oh wow! What an interesting process. The reuslts are lovely.
Thank you for posting the info
December 24th, 2008 at 9:31 am
ooo neat, tell me/us does this make for a fuzzier yarn than would happen with usual knitting and wear - or does it just speed up the halo process a little. I do like the idea - I’m a technique geek at heart.
January 17th, 2009 at 1:11 am
Huh, never thought of doing that. It’s a lovely effect, for sure!