Update! A selection of my products will be available THIS WEEKEND ONLY at the Leesburg Farmers Market. This batch will include some of my handmade braided wool rugs and bags, carved horn buttons, and my lovely California Red sheep’s wool yarn. I may even have some knitted items and stained glass pieces available! Please stop by if you’re in the area.
I am learning to spin - and loving it! I had a lesson from Linda Brown of Graustark Llamas, borrowed a wheel, and have really been enjoying practicing this new skill. This white yarn is the first bobbin of wool I spun, using roving from Linda’s sheep:
and of my practice at home - some pink blended Romney roving I had lying around, pre-spinning and on the
wheel:
You can tell I’ve overspun the fibers on the wheel, by the way it’s twisting going onto the bobbin. But still not bad for a beginner I think, and I am enjoying practicing so I’m bound to get better as time goes by. I’m looking forward to choosing my own wheel and trying out the fibers from my sheep. Each breed is so different! Another one of the joys of shepherding.