I seem to be posting late but I suppose that's better than never! Here is the Corriedale fiber that I purchased at the Bouckville Fiber Festival last year, I think? Anywho, it's from Salt City Fiber Works, a fairly new fiber addiction (or addition) to the central New York area.
I got most of the spinning of this fiber done during nap times and such. I didn't do anything crazy and kept things pretty much the same. I ended up with 114 yards of 2 ply worsted weight yarn. When I began spinning, I noticed right away that Corriedale is way different than merino or bfl. It has a spongey quality to it that made drafting very easy to handle while I spun the spindle. Normally, I still park and draft quite a bit but the fiber and spindle were doing all the work this time. Again, not sure if it's because of the fiber or if because I'm improving (whatever that means). I have no immediate plans for this hank o' goodness but I've been debating whether it be a Christmas gift or if I should continue to hoard my handspun...
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