Fiber Fun

This is one of the projects I've been working on this week. The above photo is a nice-sized pile of hand-carded llasa apso dog hair from Debby's dogs. The fiber arrived in the box below....big balls of fiber. Much of this batch can be picked apart and spun, but if I want a more even yarn, I need to go through the whole box, picking out any matts or really rough guard hairs....then handcard with two dog slicker brushes. It takes quite a bit of time, but the finished yarn is so very nice!

This gorgeous pile of fiber to spin is my goal for the next two weeks, maybe three. The orange and pink roving was dyed by Jared, who lives in Kingston, Ontario. His mom and I are friends...we trade fibers....once angoras and my Kiwi wheel came from her. :) The dark brown roving is a CVM x Merino blend from Royal Fibers in California. If I don't sell most of the yarn, I'll be knitting myself a new pair of mittens for next winter!
I think I will be able to spin most during that time....lots of inside time this next week. A lovely late-season Nor'easter is due Monday....blah. And I was so looking forward to getting out a little early and flatten out my big pile of dirt for my back flowerbed. Oh well. The poor plants around here just don't know whether to keep growing or go back to sleep! Today was rainy with a little wet snow and just kinda gloomy...I was very tired today...just wanted to lay down and take a nap. But that just didn't happen with all three kids home on school break this week. Whew...it's been a short but long week...if you catch my drift. ;)

I think this is one of my favorite handspun yarns....it's Superwash Colonial wool I purchased on Etsy.com from seller 'ashabee'. Very good price and the roving spins up SOOOOO quickly! It just flows through my hands. I bought two other rovings from her....the red and pink, and the pink, white and brown braids in the picture above.

Did I ever mention how much I love fiber and spinning???????? I will never tire of the beautiful colorways that people come up with.....and then there's the angora rabbit wool...my most favorite EVER...........nothing can compare in my opinion!!