NO time has been wasted. Yesterday was too wet to keep washing fleece, but it was perfect for carding and spinning. On the Schacht, I had a couple of bobbins worth of "Bess" waiting for plying and a few more balls of carded wool ready to finish up. Done.*
I have one over filled pillow case of the carded Montadale. I have test spun and plied a bit. Very nice, but I am terribly disappointed in the never ending slubs that keep appearing. I went through it and took everything that I could see as a second cut, but there they keep popping up, little bitty balls. I’d thought that perhaps most could be removed as I plied, and many can. Guess I’ll just have to use it as a design element. It’s a slightly slubby yarn, I’ll plan to enjoy the effect.
I’m still having trouble with Typepad. My comments are not coming to my mailbox. It makes answering questions difficult. Sorry. Here goes…
I do not know the name of the orchid. It looks like a spider orchid. The tag that came with it, and I’ve had it for a couple years, said only Intergeneric Orchid. This means it’s a crossbreed, and probably they don’t know either. Unusual though, huh?
Here are a couple more that are in bloom now.
* "Bess" is far from spun. I have about 8 lbs of washed uncarded Bess in a bag, waiting.
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4 responses to “fleece and flowers”
Wow. That’s a lot of Bess… ;o)
The orchids are otherworldly.
What is the blue? Can’t be Bess. Isn’t the slubby yarn (almost wrote blubbly yarn). I like the two different sheens.
The orchids are great!
Isn’t it annoying when you think you’ve combed up some lovely tops and then find nubby bits all through them despite your best efforts? I’ve been spinning some “homespun” yarn recently – the fleece is just flicked out and the resulting yarn is all fuzzy wuzzy with the odd slubby bit.
Wow….your orchid pics are wonderful!!! What white fiber is in that bag?