Thursday, November 21, 2013

New spinning project

I've just started spinning some fiber I've been looking forward to for a long time. It's cashmere silk, 2 oz, from the Gossamer Web. This is very nice fiber, and a little challenging for me because the fibers are so short. That is why I'm spinning supported. The spindle is from Malcolm Fielding, and spins long enough that I can really work on my drafting and get a pretty good medium draw.   I had kind of moved away from supported spinning for a few weeks, and it's really nice to come back to it. I hope to fill four spindles with half an ounce each and then make a 2-ply. 

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