Skein 36

Fiber:  wool, silk, alpaca

Type:  Romney fleece, Commercial bleached tussah silk, alpaca fleece

Preparation for Spinning:  Wool was pre-washed.  All fibers were dyed using acid dyes, rinsed and dried.  Fiber was picked together with a triple picker and carded into batts using a drumcarder.  Additional silk was dyed, rinsed, dried, and snapped to loosen for spinning separately.

Reason for Choice of this Sample:  Alpaca is from my own animal and the washed Romney was from my fiber stash.  The difference in dye absorption in the three fibers gives additional color interest.

Type of Spinning:  supported long draw from the fold

Equipment Used:  drumcarder, bobbin flyer wheel

Direction of Twist:  Z, S, S

Number of Plies:  2

Weight of Skein: 

Finishing:  Yarn was wound onto a  skeiner, washed, partially dried on the skeiner and hung to finish drying.

Length of yarn: 

Suggested Uses:  This yarn could be used for a knitted novelty scarf or hat.  It could also be incorporated into a freeform knit or crochet design pattern.  It's a nice yarn with an unfortunately heinous dye job.  (the green just screams mountain dew bottle).