In August, I hand-painted this combed merino wool top. I wanted to make a somewhat subdued palette (for me, anyway) that would work as a three-ply.
This is the hand-painted wool prior to steaming it to set the colors:
The steamed, washed and dried merino wool:
This is how I break my fiber down into little fluffed butterflies. It makes it easy for me to spin when it’s prepped in this way:
The three bobbins, ready for plying:
The final handspun 3-ply:
Beautiful grist, and the colors work so well together:
