The Spinner’s Study group on Ravelry (login required) is a relatively new group that was started with the idea of helping each learn about different fibers and techniques. What the group has decided to do is to pick two different fibers each month and have the members post about how they are preparing and spinning the fiber. For this month (the group’s first), the fibers selected were Cotswold and Jacob.
At first I was thinking I’d be ambitious and try to spin a bit of both, and then reality hit me and I decided that I really only had the time and energy to focus on one of them, so I chose the Cotswold. Above is a picture of the beautiful Cotswold roving I bought from Morro Fleece Works for the study.
This is a picture of what I’ve done so far - I’ve spun and plied a bit of it, but have not set the twist. I’ve been spinning the fiber using the long draw method and am making it into a two-ply yarn. I think it’s about the equivalent of a light worsted weight although I have not checked its wraps per inch yet.
A lot of the Spinner’s Study group participants seem to be more ambitious than I was feeling this month, and chose to buy raw wool fleece to prepare and spin. There are couple of interesting threads going on about both the fiber preparation and the spinning - if you’re interested in learning more about either Cotswold or Jacob wool and are a Ravelry member, you should check out the group discussion.
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