Sunday Spinning

Here is some merino/cashmere (80/20) fiber dyed by Spirit Trail Fiberworks that I started spinning this weekend.  It is very soft and I am able to spin it quite fine on my Wyatt Norwegian set at the 1:12 ratio.  I have heard many times in spinning classes that the finer the staple the finer you can spin the roving.  I am amazed at how thin I am able to spin this roving.  I have 4 oz of it and I might be able to make a Flower Basket shawl.  If I don't have enough yardage for a shawl, then I will have enough for the Hydrangea scarf.  The colors are very intense and I can't wait to see it plied.  I'm about 2/3 of the way through my first half (2 oz) of roving on my first bobbin.  Once I complete the second bobbin, I plan to let the bobbins sit at least overnight as that will help make the plying more manageable.  I usually ply with my Lendrum, however, I will give my Gem a try with the Woolee Winder.  The ratios on the Lendrum are 5, 7, & 9 for the plying head.  With my Gem, I can go up to a ratio of 12.75 and using the Woolee Winder will make it go much faster.  I know I will find this very helpful as I tend to get bored with plying after too long. NOTE:  Patrick asked about the wpi, and according to my Spinner's Control Card (as I am too busy/lazy to use my wpi stick), the singles are 32 to 36 wpi and the plied (unwashed) yarn is 18 wpi which is about Koigu weight.

Comments

[Peggy]

Your spinning is lovely!!! Very nice and thin.

[textillian]

Looks great. Do you have an estimate on the wpi?

[Opal]

What a beautiful yarn! And wouldn't you know that I just started the FBS in my own handspun?

[Carol]

Gorgeous!

[Dave Daniels]

Beautiful spinning. I really should get back into using my WPI gauge. I'm just too busy spinning to pay much attention...

[Patricia]

Wow, sounds like you have quite a collection of wheels. I have wanted to try to spin but there are no resources near here that I know of.