#(been calling them cigar rolags)

[viciousewe]

I’m not avoiding my 3 spinning and 4 knitting projects!!! I’m not!!!

#I’m just sampling! #honestly! #gotta know how I wanna do my next project. #anyways as much as I enjoy the action of combing fibers #I didn’t like that the Icelandic in particular would separate out tog from them #and I am not spending 100$ on single row combs I would only really want for double fleeces like this #and I do eventually want to experiment with seperated fleeces (just not right now) #I decided I was finally gonna do it #I was finally gonna get reacquainted with my cards #and so far I’m having a decent time! #I think I finally found a technique that works for me #(it’s basically just from Louis Swales’ video ‘how to card like a ghost’) #I’m putting out rolags that umm #ok they don’t look great but they are a decent spinning experience! #and I like how little waste there is #currently in this pic I am spinning some rolags that were rolled off the short end of cards so the fiber is mostly parallel #(been calling them cigar rolags) #and tbh I think I prefer the rolag rolled off the long side #I feel the dual cost fibers mix better #I’m gonna try to spindle spin enough yarn to make a short pair of socks as one of the things I wanted to do was get #a pair of 100% Icelandic wool socks to see how it wears compared to the commercial standard of merino nylon blend #and then I want to spin some Lopi style for a sweater #and if I have any long locks leftover I’ll use that in my current rug project #yarn #handmade #spinning #handspinning #handspun #wool #spindle