This and That

I don't know how life has been for you lately, but for me right now I'm doing a little bit of this and that each day. I love spending time in my flowerbeds and garden, pulling weeds, fertilizing flowers and just enjoying the view of the fresh new flowers. There's something quite renewing about watching my perennials come up and seeing them begin to flower each spring. I feel as if I'm welcoming good friends when I see them again and they put on such a pretty show.

Last year I bought a rambouillet fleece from someone local and I was given a mystery fleece that was unwanted. I brought it home, thinking free wool, sure, I'll take free wool! I pulled out the mystery fleece this past week, and started combing it on the lovely wool combs that my husband Marshall made for me.

This fiber has a softness to it that was rather unexpected, as it was quite dirty when I brought it home, making it hard to tell what the end result would be. After scouring part of it, I realized that this fleece definitely had possibilities even though there was a bit of vegetable matter in it. While combing, a good portion of the vm simply fell away, leaving the clean wool behind.

 Ahhh, the possibilities!!

I wanted a diz with a larger opening to make a thick top, so I made do with what I could think up, which was to use the top of a cycling water bottle. I pulled the wool through that to make a top that will be just right for dyeing, which I hope to do today or tomorrow.

The staple length on this fiber is between four and five inches:

I've been spinning some wool top on my Lendrum wheel that has been a dream to spin. I love the color of the wool, with just a hint of variation to the color.

Whatever life brings your way, I hope that you take the time to see the beauty of the spring flowers around you. I am.