So I cheated a little and still split the wool right down into thin strips. Alot thinner than I did with the drop spindle.
Following watching loads of youtube videos (I liked the stuff by this woman and this also) I was all set up and got spinning.
It worked alot better than I expected to (I put it down to the preparation not actual skill yet) and is definitely more even than my drop spindle yarn was.
I think I might be over spinning it a bit and I defiantly need to work on getting it to wind onto the bobbin more evenly but hopefully will get better with practice :)
ETA:
I've done some more this evening and have done most of a bobbins worth. Its not perfect but for a first attempt I'm really pleased with it :)
you can really see good progression Sally, fab!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great, I find using really thin strips helps a lot, especially for spinning very fine yarns
ReplyDeleteThanks both.
ReplyDeleteI did as you suggested on my previous post and split it down into loads of bits and your right it came out much better. thanks :)