A few days after this year's adventure to Gore Place, I pulled out my spinning wheel for the first time in a year and a half.
I have a used Ashford Traditional. My mum had been wanting to get me one for a while, and lucked into a purchase, so now I have my baby.
She's a little dusty right now, and needed a good oiling, but I did some making, and it was like riding a bicycle; it came right back.
Right before I stopped spinning, I had picked up a jumbo flyer, so that I could ply larger skeins. I'd been fearful of messing up installing it, so had been putting it off.
It was so easy! I just had to switch out the insert for the orifice. Didn't even have to change my drive band.
I had kettle dyed some wool about two year's ago, and while I wasn't thrilled with how it came out, I wasn't super disappointed, either. It was a little dusky, not as bright as I wanted it, and the wool hadn't felted while I boiled it. Hence the name, Desert Dusk. It's a dusty pink, with some gray blues and greens.
I had about 5 oz. I divided it into two even batches, and spun each batch onto a bobbin. Then I put one of my new jumbo bobbins on, and plied it. For how rusty I should be, I'm quite happy.
Next up, Rag Hill Farm Art Batts!
4.8 oz, 45 yards, wool blend, colorway Desert Dusk, bulky.
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