Spun

While I'm not a spinner, one of the things I love about spinning is how much each stage of the process changes the look of the product.

Last weekend, Mom started spinning the merino/silk that was my first attempt at dyeing fiber.

I'm happy to say that I didn't wreck it and she had no problems spinning it. And while it looks mostly pink in the braid, I actually used several different dyes on it - Burgundy, Paprika, Saffron, Brick Red, and Maple Sugar.

You can see a few of those shades much better now that it's spun and plied. It looks so different than the braid. And it will look even more so once it's knit up! Word is this is destined to become a cowl... some day - she has a lot on her list, but I've already been told I can't steal this one...

(And we might have made a trip to the fiber store to get some more bare fleece to dye...)