It’s amazing how spinning and fiber in work pauses can add up, and I’m a bit pleased with how things are going, although I’d have liked to have managed more. Day 11 I finished the second bobbin of Bond. Day 12 . . . saw another bobbin and a single batt. Forgive the bad picture; [...]
The Day 8 Spunky yarn is finally dry. There are a bit less than 8 ounces in 328 yards. Because it went from spindle to wheel during a period of time when I was spinning other weights, I rather lost track of what I was spinning—which means that the WPI varies a bit. It’s a [...]
Sorry, folks; I’m afraid I was a bit brain dead when I posted last night. The new Valkyrie larger sized combs hold more than the minis, but not a full ounce. I managed 8-10 grams of Bond bird’s nest per combing, but in the last 4 ounces of the fleece, transferred the comb’s contents to [...]
Today is a day of rest for the Tour de France and the Tour de Fleece. Want a report? Day 1: Three combed bird’s nests of Bond and half a bobbin of singles from the “Mad Hatter” batts from Enchanted Knoll Farm and which I’d cannibalized for the corset yarn in the last post. Day [...]
Grades are in, students are gone, and I have one deadline left to meet (belatedly, I’m afraid) for the print-ready version of the compendium text for a fall literature course. That’s my task for today, and I’m reckoning I can have it done and delivered tomorrow afternoon. Yesterday was the spinning group meeting, and I [...]