Brushing, brushing, spinning, spinning still filling the
same bobbin. It takes an age to fill a
bobbin when spinning this fine. Took a break
and dyed a big batch that I had washed yesterday. Then back to the wheel. The rain is still pouring down so I am going
to be lucky to get the dyed fleece dry before I head to Melbourne on Thursday,
at least it is dyed.
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| I had planned this to be dark and dramatic - but soft and romantic was the result. I haven't played with these colours before so looking forward to spinning it up to see how it looks..... |
Day 4
The dyed fleece is out on the line still dripping, with me
watching the sky for any signs of rain.
After about 6 hours, spread over the past few days, I have finally
filled the first bobbin. In the evening
I started on the second.
Day 5
Today there is not much time to sit and spin – packing is
the main task on the agenda. I managed
to get the second bobbin about one third filled. The fleece is still very damp but is packed
and will have to travel that way.
Hopefully the air will be dryer in Melbourne and the fleece will finally
be ready to spin. I packed another big
bag of the natural fleece so I shouldn’t run out while away.
Day 6
An early start, fly to Melbourne, bus to my Mum and Sister’s
home….great excitement and greeting and then …….. back to the spinning by late
afternoon. My sister taught me to spin
so it is a passion we share.
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