Little Bits and the Big Picture

I spend a lot of time spinning small samples of the hand dyed wool, for myself, for students, just so we can all see if it lives up to expectations. Selling rovings without knowing how they will spin up is something I just wouldn't do.

I took one roving and spun it as a single, then plied it, then three plied it and navajho plied it as well and ended up with a beautiful sampler. I carried it around it my purse, played with it, stared at it, wondering why out of all the fibre I had I wanted to work this little bit so badly...

I think this is why.

I'm working on a not too matchy scarf now. There's just enough of all my little bits to make it happen. It doesn't seem like such a bad thing, carrying all that fibre around.

Note to self: Need a bigger purse......oh Jordana Paige, when will you start shipping to Canada?