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As most
spinners know, Merino and superfine fleece is difficult to
handle. Margaret taught herself to produce an elastic, smooth,
durable yarn with considerable loft. She is an internationally
sought after tutor, and lecturer, and has had her collection
exhibited all over the world. Her current interest is in restoring,
and the conservation of, hand-knitted family heirlooms.
Margaret
has attained the stature of specialist through her hard work
and total commitment to fine spinning, her generosity is well
known, she imparts her knowledge freely, and all those who
meet her and attend the workshop will appreciate her great
enthusiasm, Come and meet Margaret Stove The Bothwell SPINin
2007.
Need to
know more? Visit her website http://www.artisanlace.co.nz/
or eMail her Margaret@artisanlace.co.nz
Margaret
describes her work
ēThis
white shawl is 'hot off the needles'. It is an original
design which I have worked out so as the integrity of the
ferns is not interrupted by the shaping or from having a knitted
on edging.
Needle
size is 2mm and the Merino yarn is a very fine two-fold which
I have had spun – a third of the grist of the yarn
I currently sell in my kit sets – and will be available
for sale when this and several other patterns designed for
it are published– hopefully by 2006!
I am sending
a second photo of a stole, "Reflections", which I made last
year for my grand daughter's 21st birthday. It is from handspun
Merino, dyed dark denim while in the fleece and plyed with
handspun, dyed silk. It is knitted on size 2.75mm needles
and has a layered edging. The pattern is the one I designed
for Vogue Knitting Holiday 2003 edition shown on page 42 where
it is knitted in my white Artisan Merino Lace Weight.
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