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| The yarn after washing and winding. 2 ply left; 3 ply right |
Well. After wringing my hands about cleaning this fleece, I've gotten a sample spun, plied and washed. The spinning makes a single, the plying is spinning 2 or 3 singles together to make what looks like a pretty familiar yarn to anyone. Unless you're a spinner, the single will not impress.
Typically, one spins extra twist into the single, and then plies in the opposite direction, resulting in a yarn that doesn't try to twist in any direction. It's neutral. It just sits there. So there are a lot of good reasons for plying, in spite of the fact that it's 2-3 times as much spinning!
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| My Ashford Traveler wheel |
The yarn above is pretty typical of the yarn I like to spin. I can make it more even, but I like the handmade something-something of the slightly uneven yarn. The larger ball on the left is 2 ply (a little heavier than sport weight), the one on the left is 3 ply (made via a technique called Navajo plying), and it's thicker. . .worsted weight. I'll need to knit both of them into swatches, then put them against my skin. The yarn does feel remarkably soft to my hand.
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| Singles being plied |
I have to say that I am very impressed with the softness of this yarn. Jasper's fur contributed to it's softness, I think, but the wool itself is also quite fine. This presents a problem, since it will be harder to say "no" to cleaning ALL OF IT. Oh dear.
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| 2 ply yarn on the spindle |
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