My First Handspun Yarn

made from our very own Jacob Sheep.

I'm quite excited about it!

I see all sorts of flaws in it ~

never the less,

it's a start;

it was fun;

& it's straight off our sheep.

After we had them sheared,

I skirted the fleece,

washed it by hand, and

carded it into rolags white & gray.

Then I spun the fiber onto spools with the spinning wheel.

Next was plying the two colors together.

Gray & White Wool on the Lazy Kate

Ready to ply together

My first two ply yarn

Next I set the twist by giving the yarn soaks in

hot water with dish soap,

 hot water with white vinegar,

then plain hot water.

Drip dry

Ta-da!

Two and a half skeins of gray wool yarn.

Smiley couldn't be happier about what's become of her fleece.

Either that, or she's smiling about the protein lick

that is all over her face!

I'm not sure which.

We'll say it's the yarn.