Saturday afternoon my sister and I went to a handspinning guild and had one of the funnest times of my spinning life. There were quite a few ladies (and gentlemen!), and there must have been at least ten wheels. For the first part of the meeting we all just hung out and spun! I’m so glad I brought one of my drop spindles, otherwise it would have been rather boring. No, I take that back. I would probably have been able to step outside my comfort zone and go ask the ladies to show me how to do stuff.
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My aunt bought me 220 yards of worsted weight (at least I thought it was worsted weight. Closer investigation revealed it to be much closer to sport weight), Superwash Merino before she left, and I just finished dyeing it. (And some washed wool that happened to fall into a pot.)

Pink and Blue Merino
The colors turned out much brighter than I thought it would, but I like it. This was made using the colors Sky Blue and Pink. We got the yarn at
The Yarn Garden. A very nice shop.
Then I wanted to do the wool in brown, tan, cream, and turquoise.
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