Jacob Angora

Spinner: Rebecca

Roving from Toots LeBlanc way back in 2005, before Michele moved from Snohomish, WA to Forest Grove, OR. (Michele taught me to drop spindle and then loaned me her Schacht Matchless and taught me to spin on that wheel. The rest, as they say, is history. Or obsession. Or both. Yeah, both.) We were hanging out at her house, the Friday Knitters and me, and she was showing us all her new fibers and yarn, the stuff she was starting off her business with and I just had to have some. Of course.

Spinning details: 18 oz, soft spun on my Russian Olive spinning wheel.

I began spinning January 15th, 2007 and finished February 18th. It didn't take as long as that, really, but I was working on a Faroese shawl at the same time and so wasn't concentrating on the spinning. Here's a sneak preview of that shawl. It should be complete within the next week or so and there will be photos and details.

But back to the spinning: I ended up with 6 skeins and about 1077 yards, pre-wash and 10 wpi. I tried for bigger, softer yarn than I usually spin and I'm shocked that it turned out the way I envisioned. I credit all my spinning teachers (Michele, Judith, Peggy) and the book Spinning for Softness and Speed by Paula Simmons, which was recommended by Betty Roberts, maker of our spinning wheels.