If I'd been thinking about it, I really should have taken pictures of last week's materials before, and at various stages during working them.
Here's the better of the results:
What we got sent home with were a couple ounces of fibre in primary red, blue and yellow, with instructions to card, blending if we wished, spin, and ply the yarns. Check out the Gallery under Handspun 08 for more.
After finishing all my homework, I decided that, since my wheel is a loaner and I won't have it a month from now, I should have another go at the drop spindle method. Now, I got a "learn to spin" kit last summer, and really haven't done much after my Smurf Poo debacle. However, two things have happened since. One, the spinning class has given me a better sense on drafting, and PREdrafting, and I'm a little more comfortable handling fibre. Two, I asked the lovely folks who make the Journeywheel, which I am awaiting in the March batch, if they could make me an exotic wood special-request spindle.
This is she:
My pretty Pink Ivory mini-Bossie with a Tulipwood shaft. I still suck, and my single is alternately over and under-spun, however, it much more clearly resembles yarn than the stuff I tried on the Louet. I can see from this spindle why even amongst casual spinners, spindle collections quickly develop. First, you probably need different spindles in different weights to accomplish different things. But also, the tools themsevles, from the Bosworths' and many other coveted makers, are works of art. I'm already developing a list of vendors to keep an eye out for!
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