Extra fine or fine even 2ply yarn from extra fine singles
Fiber: cotton
Type: Commercial acala cotton sliver
Preparation for Spinning: Fiber was torn into 6" lengths for
easier handling. No other preparation was necessary.
Reason for Choice of this Sample: Very available and
affordable fiber. Unfortunately, residual contamination was
trapped in the sliver. The resulting black specks had to be picked
out by hand.
Type of Spinning: short forward draw
Equipment Used: bobbin flyer wheel
Direction of Twist: Z, S
Number of Plies: 2
Weight of Skein:
Finishing: Yarn
skeined and then dyedwith navy reactive dye.
Yarn was rinsed, and hung to dry
Length of yarn:
Suggested Uses: Knitted or crocheted lace for shawls or
doilies. This would be a good yarn to use to
repair some damage to a family crocheted tablecloth. It is the
same weight, color and style yarn and would make almost invisible
repairs.