After I spun them all up, I plied the sample spool with the natural spool. I did a very bad job of it - not nearly enough twist, but it's still yarn. I ended up with about 120 yards of yarn and I plan to make myself a hat out of it. I will supplement with the pink yarn if need be to make it loose like I want it.
Then I spun the rest of the pink wool onto a second spool - there was less on the second spool. I plied them together and when I got to the end of the shorter spool, I used a paper towel tube as a nostepinne and made a center pull ball. I had to gently help the yarn pull from the center and had to turn the tube to keep the outer yarn from tangling so it went slowly, but I got it done. It made a pretty nice hank of yarn. Not sure what I will do with it now.
In all this spinning, I was deliberately trying to make a thicker yarn than I usually do, and I was pretty successful.
Then this stuff came out of the bag. It's a little sample - probably about a half ounce - of 'domestic top' that Silverstah of Feeling Sheepish sent in with an order I placed with her. When I pm'd her, she said this sample was her 'domestic top'. It was an absolute dream to spin - almost spun itself. I spun it fine because that's what it seemed to want to do and it did it beautifully. Its fibers slipped along each other like they were sliding on a polished floor and the colors (which are hard to see in this pic) were gorgeous going by - a burgundy color with a fair amount of blue and a bit of turquoise. I really loved spinning this stuff and I will definitely order more as soon as I can afford to - lots more!
I ordered some of her hand dyed Corriedale wool roving in a color called Mossy Glen which I haven't spun yet. The sample was something she threw in the box because she forgot my box at home - and I'm so glad she did. It didn't matter in the least because the box came the morning after the girl and I got home, and would have been no use to me before that anyway.
So next I spin Mossy Glen . . . .
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Looks like you are having lots and lots of fun. And the girls are being perfect angels so you can devote 100% of your time and attention to this endeavor.
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