snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019, with Jenkins Bee Hummingbird and Kuchulu spindles. All wound into a ball and ready to mail to Bothwell, Tasmania
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019, with Jenkins Bee Hummingbird and Kuchulu spindles. All wound into a ball and ready to mail to Bothwell, Tasmania
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019, plying ball done. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird and Kuchulu spindles and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Getting a rough measure of the yarn on my Bosworth book charkha, because I can't wait until March to find out how long it is.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Plying is done!!
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Plying on a Jenkins Kuchulu spindle (Pacific yew 6g). The felt core of the plying ball is finally starting to peek through!
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019, winding the plying ball. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird and Kuchulu spindles and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: Longest Thread entry 2019. Jenkins Bee Hummingbird spindle and superfine merino.
snailspirals: IMG_6122
snailspirals: Australian merino (17.4 micron) combed on Vakyrie extra-fine combs. 12g of top, 1g of waste.
snailspirals: Australian merino (17.4 micron) on Vakyrie extra-fine combs, dizzing off the fiber
snailspirals: Australian merino (17.4 micron) on Vakyrie extra-fine combs after two passes, ready to diz
snailspirals: Australian merino (17.4 micron) on Vakyrie extra-fine combs after one pass
snailspirals: Australian merino (17.4 micron) locks on Vakyrie extra-fine combs
snailspirals: Australian merino (17.4 micron) washed locks
snailspirals: IMG_6117
snailspirals: IMG_6115
snailspirals: Australian merino locks washed vs. unwashed