Aand... spinning done for now (ran out of wool...)
Here´s the results before plying. There´s my precious black Finnish sheep wool and some dark brown merino/alpacca rovings (which is actually darker than the "black" natural wool)
Traditional working with style and entertainement...
All plied (or plyed? Halp!!) and washed! The grey yarn is an experiment from some odds and ends of very dry and overwashed felting wool.
No worries! I get to feed my addiction very soon, as I contacted a local sheeper who raises Aland breed, a very ancient and original type of sheep, that still has the two-layered coat that modern breeds lack. It is from that kind of wool that the garments in Iron age (and later too) were made. It might make me a wool nerd to admit I´m excited... Nah, who cares. I AM EXCITED!!
Shearing happens in a week or so, and after that I shall go and buy (hopefully) enough wool to keep me occupied for a long time.
Oh, and then there´s this. I´ve been roaming around and harvesting nettles. Apparently that is the material of choice for real traditionalists. And also easier to prepare than flax. That remains to be seen, but I so have to try.
Nettle and hemp were far older plant materials for yarn than flax here in the north. And later nettle cloth was the choice for nobles, because it was softer against the skin than flax.
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