After a week of thunderstorms and rain interrupted outdoor work I decided to commit to some indoor work today and wash the first of the alpaca fleece. Just a small batch as a trial – it should make enough to spin while at the Tennessee Valley Handspinners guild meeting tomorrow. It will also show me what the blend of two fleeces will look like spun and made into 3-ply.
There are some interesting color contrasts from light to dark which will blend more with the carding and then should show up in the 3-ply as a mottled look.
Also at the guild meeting I will be giving a summary of the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival wrap up. Needless to say we will use the big city visit to do some shopping at stores that we don’t have down in this corner of TN.