First skein of plied Cotswald |
First skein of Merino |
When I had roughly equivalent amounts on 2 bobbins, I began plying. I found that some of the plied sections looked very good, and others did not. Being still new at Merino spinning, which is kind of an "advanced" wool, some sections were thinner than others. Some sections did not have enough twist to really ply together well. I also think that this is one yarn that really would be better as a 4 ply, since it is so thin, and in 4 plies the inconsistencies might even themselves out a bit more. But it might not be so bad. It has been resting on the bobbin for a couple of days, and I will probably wind it off with the niddy-noddy today and see how it looks relaxed, plus how many yards I have so far.
I weighed the combed Cotswald before spinning, which I plan to do from now on, to increase the chances of having equal lengths on 2 bobbins for plying. I normally just eyeball it, and they are never equal. I was surprised to see that one combed "nest" is about .25 oz. I spun 4 of them, and it didn't even half fill the bobbin, so my plan is to do 2 oz. per bobbin, then ply. I am trying to be consistent, as I have a lot of the Cotswald left to spin. I still have no idea what I will make with it. I will have to see how much I have in the end. It's very glossy. Right now I am just enjoying the process, and glad I finally got back to spinning again.
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