The Tour De Fleece (which runs alongside the Tour de France cycling event) prompted me to start spinning this lovely fibre, and it's been a lot of fun to spin. The colours play with one another well, and the resulting singles are pretty and vibrant. (some of these are progress shots!)
I used my Ashford Traveller, and the only problem I have with it is that you can't see how the singles are winding onto the bobbin because of the setup of the wheel. If I ever get a different wheel (unlikely!) I'd consider getting one where the wheel and bobbin are set out differently.
It took me just over a week to spin both singles, which I then plied together into a lovely barber-poled yarn. I Andean plied the last few yards and joined them all together to make one monster skein.
Details:
Length: approx 550 yards
Type/weight: 2ply sport weight (ish) yarn
Spin/ply direction: Z spun and S plied on an Ashford Traveller, standard maiden, middle whorl.
Verdict
I'm very pleased with it! Now I just need to figure out what to knit with it!
It does still need a bath and finishing, but I'm going to do that en-masse when the tour is finished.
