The next order of fibre arrived from The Shepherd’s Hut last week and the first one I grabbed was this beautiful Finnish in “Butterfly Wings” :o)
This was really easy to spin and just drafted really consistently. Once I noticed how nicely it was spinning I actually took a little more time over it to make sure I was being as consistent as possible :o)
The final yarn has lovely colour separation and impressive consistency for me :o) I really enjoyed this spin!
Making rolags was a much more pleasant experience with this after that naughty Charollais! I managed to spread the colours out pretty well and made my usual 8 rolags :o)
Unfortunately I forgot to weigh them before spinning and ended up with quite a bit more on one bobbin than the other. Thank goodness for Andean Plying so I could get all the way to the end even if it did mess up the colours a bit.
The colours aren’t quite as well separated with this one, and the consistency isn’t as good either – but I think that’s more down to me needing more practise with long draw than with the fibre! :o)
This one suffered from blue leakage again :o( I had very blue hands from the spinning and the sink confirmed it. Thankfully only 3 washes required this time to get it running clear enough at least! ;o)