Last night I decided I should make the most of this time, but being tired from a busy week it was hard to know what to do. Then I saw my spinning wheel, and knew that's what I really wanted to do.
On my wheel were two strand already spun, ready for plying. So I plyed:

The bobbin got very full:

Then I made a skein using my swift:

I have my swift set to created skeins 2 yards long. This way I can measure the length of the skein. This skein is 174 yards long.
I washed the skein in hot soapy water:

And rinsed the skein:

I also started flicking a new batch of fiber. I expected this would take enough time that I wouldn't even finish this step yet that night. These are big batched of fiber. Much to my surprised, not only did I finish flicking it:

I also started spinning a bit:

I was amazed at how much I got done! It reminded me that too often I spend a few minutes here or there on fiber, but I don't often dedicate a few hours to it. Even if I were to set aside 2 hours twice a week, I would get a ton done.
Being a holiday weekend, I want to set aside more time this weekend to finish this skein. Wouldn't it be wonderful come Tuesday morning to have 2 fresh skeins of alpaca yarn?
2 comments:
I hope to get a lot of fiber time this weekend too. I never thought of taking my yarn from the bobbin to the swift. I always use a niddy noddy. hmmmm, something new to try.
Enjoy your weekend.
Andrea
I never liked using the niddy noddy and one day actually broke it while fighting to use it. So, I came up with an option that works better for me. The swift just seemed to flow better for me.
Cara
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