I bought 2 oz of luscious cashmere top last year at the Taos Wool Festival. It’s been marinating in my stash for a year and I finally decided to give it a whirl. The staple length is very short, but it really wasn’t very hard to spin at all. I used my 0.65 oz Golding spindle for the singles and then plyed on my wheel. It’s soft and lovely!! I will definitely be looking for more cashmere to spin in the future. I have 344 yards of 2 ply, 24 WPI yarn.

 

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3 Responses to “Cashmere!”

1. margene
   October 12th, 2008 @ 5:59 am

   Exquisitely beautiful!!

2. DebbieB
   October 13th, 2008 @ 5:16 am

   Lace, lace, lace! This will be so gorgeous knitted up!

   Cashmere wasn’t as bad as you thought - isn’t that always the way? We put off spinning something delicious because we think it will be hard or “beyond” our skills, but when we finally give it a try, we find that the impossible has become possible.

3. Maria
   November 10th, 2008 @ 1:26 am

   After seeing your FABULOUS spinning! I know I need to practice more! Wow!
   Wovenspun’s friend,
   Maria

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