Skein 16

Fine smooth yarn, wet spun  32-45 wraps per inch 
 
Fiber:  flax
Type:  strick
Preparation for Spinning:  Strick was combed through a flicker to remove the shorts, leaving only the longest, parallel fiber.  Fiber was separated into thin fingers and placed in a towel to increase control during spinning.
Reason for Choice of this Sample:  This was the best quality strick available to me at the time.
Type of Spinning:  short forward draw wetspun
Equipment Used:  flicker, bobbin flyer wheel
Direction of Twist:  Z
Number of Plies:  singles
Weight of Skein: 
Finishing:  Wetspun was wound onto a pvc bobbin and boiled in water and detergent  for 30 minutes to remove oils.  Yarn was rinsed, wound onto a skeiner, partially dried and hung to  finish drying.
Length of yarn: 
Suggested Uses:  Bobbin lace—this is almost identical to the linen thread I tried to learn with.  This would be a good yarn for weaving household linens.    Specifically, I would like to spin the yarn for linen pillow shams with tape woven closures.  Someday…….