Spinning

[telophase]

Today's production on my new spindle: http://i.imgur.com/qQfC6oQ.jpg

I need to work on drafting, which is pulling the wool fibers apart and thinning the bundle down to a consistent width, which determines how thick the resulting yarn is. Mine is quit variable, as you can see! Sorry it's not in focus.

Toby included as he provided a nice dark background.

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Comments

[tessercat]

Thick-and-thin yarn is totally a thing, but not necessarily the thing you want. I admire your progress! I never got the hang of spinning, and Kiro finds it too hard on the back, so've passed on our spindles and fiber.

[telophase]

I was wondering what on earth you'd do with thick-and-thin yarn, but then people buy all sorts of odd yarn for various projects.

[tessercat]

Scarves, often, or hats. Things that don't require sticking to an even gauge.

But the "art" yarn with like barbie heads and gnomes tied in, that's stretching the idea to the breaking point.