Spinning, spinning, spinning

Dear Alice,

It really is time to get those warp threads chosen for the two projects I have in mind; it is so easy to dream of what they might be while I spin. I'm still working at the 15 minutes per day goal, and here is the first 25 gms. of Buffalo down! Fini! You can also see the second 25 gms., so maybe within a week I will have it all spun, washed and set! The last time I spun up 50 gms. of Buffalo down, I wove two beautiful men's scarves. I am very tempted to do exactly the same warp combination. Since I have good records, the warp would be easy to duplicate. Scarf #1 had entirely buffalo weft, scarf #2 had a mix, since it was a shadow weave. It could have been cashmere the way it felt. Yummy! I'll keep you posted on what I decide to do. In the meantime, here is the photo of the singles still on the bobbin, with the 25 gms. remaining behind. I should mention that this lovely, downey fuzz came from Wild Rose Fibres, in Canada. Wild Rose Fibres was my source a few years ago, so when an email arrived saying that they had more Buffalo Down in stock, I couldn't resist. The dollar was much better back then. Excellent service!



Sock #1 for Mom's Valentine's day present is finished, washed, and being blocked! I have about 4 more inches to go on sock #2. Here's #1!



That's all for now.

Nancy

p.s. No, the sun never did shine today. :(

Three Bags Full....

and I definitely have more! Today I finished spinning the last of 1 pound of Border Leicester/Mohair blend that I bought from a fellow spinner almost a year ago. Yeaaaaa!!! 1370 yards! In January our regular columnist of "Rovings in Spinlandia" suggested to the Spinners' Flock that if we were to set a goal of spinning 2 ounces a day, we could have spun over 45 pounds in a year! Imagine! Knowing that I would be lucky to spin an ounce a day, I committed to spinning for at least 15 minutes every day at lunchtime. A pound is finished. OK, so I didn't spin the whole pound this year. But things are looking up. It is good meditation time. What will I do with this beautiful color?