I decided to take this cotswald/alpaca mix that I got from punkjordane on etsy awhile ago and spin up an art yarn with it. Basically just grabbed the fiber, pulled it around in my hands, then spun it long draw, letting it do as it wished. Then I plied it with a stretchy quilting thread to help hold it together and get rid of the extra twist. Turned out pretty cool looking IMO. I'm gonna spin up one more skein of it and list them together in my etsy shop. (I would have done one big skein, but the only wheel I currently have is a louet Victoria, which can only hold about 2 oz of fiber at a time. Oh well.
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