Tala Gammon is a teacher in Winnipeg who adores working with fibre in her spare time. She started knitting ten years ago while pregnant with her first child. In the last year, she has started playing with natural dyes and carding batts. Batts!
1) Striped Tubular Scarf in undyed grey and white shetland wool from Prairie’s Edge wool farm. It was spun from prepared batts on an Ashford wheel.
2) Fair Isle Fingerless Mitts in undyed light and dark brown shetland from Prairie’s Edge wool farm. It was spun from prepared batts on an Ashford wheel.
3) Asymetrical short sleeve cardigan, in undyed dark brown merino cross wool, as well as naturally dyed Rambouillet purchased from Longway Homestead as a batt. Natural dye was with Coreopsis, and Calendula I grew from seed in my garden, as well as chokecherry from a coworkers farm. The dyed fibre was blended on a drum carder to create a gradient set, and then spun on an Ashford wheel. After knitting, the writing was embroidered on the back and a leather button added (from a local maker, but unsure of the materials).
