I got my wheel fixed. My Ashford Traveller. Let me back up. I decided to spin again- it’s been a while- and pulled out the hand-dyed roving I made last spring at my dying class (green, orange and white) and started in. Then snap! The flexible nylon piece that connects the treadle to the wheel broke. Foiled! Luckily I have an Ashford supplier about a half hour from here, so I ran down and got a new piece. All good to go!
I spun the singles and then navajo plied, since I wasn’t sure how the colors would blend in a 2-ply. I think the colors turned out alright, but not as vivid as I’d thought.
I ended up with about 130 yards of 3-ply. Not a whole lot, so I looked for a small project and settled on a head wrap I saw on the Yarnivore podcast. I got within 3 inches of finishing and ran out of yarn. Phooey. I set the yarn aside for a day or two and discovered this…
Hey ma! The dog ate my yarn! Again! Sigh…
But, I think it was a good first step back into spinning. I think I’ll be pulling out the wheel more often since I have some lovely bamboo and silk to try.
*Sigh*
/ some things are sent to try us hun. If its any consolation I think your yarn was lovely.