It’s that time of year again, the Rare Breeds show at the Weald and Downland Museum is coming round again. I think it must be six years since my first entry, which was made using a spindle created from a CD and a chopstick!
I have one project well underway, but I’m hoping to get a skein of polwarth ready to enter as well. I bought a small amount of locks a few months back, have washed them and started flick carding them. They were not really dirty to start with, but a gentle soak and rinse made the locks look like something out of a washing powder advert!
In attempt to keep my hands from complaining too much about overuse, I am swapping between carding and spinning. Spinning this fleece is a pleasure, I must remember to take my time plying as that is where I tend to get impatient and it all goes horribly wrong…
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