ashley

ashley, oh ashley

every time i look at this lovely ashley, vivian leigh's right there in my head.

what a thing of beauty. mine came in unfinished cherry.



thank you mr. jensen

purchased from colina del carl, wonderful customer service.

for a little info on how i put the finish on the wheel, linky linky. if you aren't on ravelry, why the hell not?

shetland roving, wood nymph colorway from mary jean martin's etsy shop.

after i weighted the roving into 2 bits, i split them for slightly shorter color repeats. and fluffed them into little clouds.

my spinning spot.

one bobbin

second bobbin

on the kate

plied on the robin wheel that i bought from my friend kim :/)
this wheel is bird's eye maple, and i believe it's the 5th robin made.

i lurve the huge bobbins.

skeined on the winder from the woodenspinner's etsy shop.

right after plying, the skein looked overspun.

but after a nice warm shampoo

rinse

conditioning and more rinsing

the skein hangs perfectly.

approx 956 yds, approx 24 wpi.

at rhinebeck, the lady from wild apple hill that we got our wee shetland fleeces from, gave me, hope and jen each a huge lump of scoured black fleece.

i needed the carding practice, so i grabbed the hand cards.

brush brush

like a cat's lick

rolling up the rolag

a huge basketful!

my spinning and knitting assistants, shimmo and rajah.

rebecca and peggy, don't fall into a deep faint because i've posted again before madrona ;/)