I do have fibery activity to report, shockingly! I spun for a while yesterday! I've been in such a slump recently. I brought the wheel out onto the back patio yesterday, and spun while Emma had fun with bubbles and on her swings.
(That's the spiffy denim rug I wove, under the wheel!) It was a lovely couple hours outside. The fiber is from the 2002 Sheep to Shawl event in Friday Harbor. It's a Romney cross that we dyed in the fleece. We didn't use it all at the Fair, and I snagged some of the uncarded leftovers. I carded it sometime in 2003, and found it again last fall when I was reorganizing my fiber closet.
It's very easy to spin, though typically Romney in it's coarseness. After plying, though, I think it'll be nice.
That's about halfway through the spinning session- I finished filling the bobbin last night before bed. Maybe I'll fill another tonight!
3 comments:
sorry to hear about the loss of the egg.
I have already been planning where I shall sit outside and spin this summer. It will be my first summer with a wheel and I can hardly wait!
Sorry about the egg... I've been watching with interest. Hopefully they'll do their little dance again soon! :)
We don't see Romney offered here in Australia, and I've heard people say it's their favourite wool. You say it's coarse which is also what I've heard. Depends on the sheep?
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