Plying
5:05 PMSo, I learned a couple of things this afternoon:
- Never try a new technique with a full spindle.
- Learning new techniques often takes more than one try.
- It really is only yarn.
Hokie smokes, Bullwinkle! That looks like yarn! I know, it's blurry--but it needed to sit with the spindle for scale. Here it is a little clearer:
It's not perfect. The first bits are hardly spun--I have a hard time beginning, but once I start, my spinning is almost consistent. Anyway--this is about 8 wpi and was a successful attempt at Andean plying. Next time I might be brave enough to spin a little more yarn before plying. Maybe I'll give the Romney another try. Or, maybe I should make dinner and work on the Christening Shawl.
Nah. I think this calls for a beer.
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