I prepped some small batts using stash fiber. Blogless Sandy loaned me a vintage Meyer drum carder that she fixed up. I have already lacerated my finger and have paper-taped that sucker up.
The pink batts started with a lovely Corriedale braid handyed by Humaknitty. One has chocolate alpaca and angelina added, and the other has heliotrope bamboo and mohair locks added
The other two I call Purple Chop Suey and Blue-green Chop Suey. I used up small amounts of stash mystery fiber, mostly wool. I started spinning Purple Chop Suey on the spotted dick midweight Bossie. It will only be an ounce of a two ply.
Blue Green Chop Suey I plan spin on one of my drop spindles, either Turkish Dervish by Malcolm Fielding or the Tibetan Support Spindle in Beautiful Pennsylvania Spalted Curly Maple & Ipe
by Silly Salmon Designs. My Pu-yok spindle may not make it time to try it out.
Happy Spinning!
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Pretty, and glad to see the Bossie representing!
Drum carders are magic!
Even though I didn't intend to spin for TDF, I finished up some white Wensleydale on the visiting Ashford Traddy - I'm rehabbing it for a friend. I'm done with that, and glad of it, because I need to get back to a long-hibernating bit of Targhee on the Louet. My goal this month is to empty all my bobbins. That is a tall order. Across 2 wheels, 10 bobbins, none empty. : I
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