Speeding Up

The spinning wheel is out again. I inspected the last bobbin I spun about three weeks ago, and noticed that I need to put in more twists to the yarn, so I decided to try the middle whorl. It's like learning how to use the wheel all over again! The wheel turns wrong way, treadling is heavy, and it was pretty depressing for the first 30 minutes.


But things improved quickly. And changing the gear means more speed!
The right most bobbin is spun with the middle whorl (I think).
I'm trying to fill up all bobbins I have, minus one, so I can ply the first one with the last one -- to even out the quality of the yarn. I'm not even sure if that's the right strategy, but I'm going to try that anyway. I need to keep one empty bobbin so I can ply the yarn on it....





Looks OK on the photo, don't you think?
I'm sure I'll see a lot of anomalies when I ply and skein them...



Here's the second bobbin with the middle whorl, still on the wheel. I think I will finish it tomorrow.

















On the knitting front, here's what I'm working on. I love, love, love this yarn -- Lorna's Laces.



The socks are for Mitch.
And yes, I am totally avoiding Moll.


Claudia, a local (Marin Co) spinner, posted some very interesting spinning videos on her site. See 11/25 post.
Mann Isle is one of the places I've been wanting to visit -- the reason may be a bit funny. A several years ago, I came across a very well made software, and I found out that a small software firm in Mann Isle had developed it. I don't know what it was, but imagining working for a software firm (that's what my day job is) in Mann Isle was fantastic. And now that imagination is enhanced with speckles of sheep and spinners with great smile!