Today I went to the annex with 8 shawls that needed a hard press as part of their wet finishing. There were six from a blue/green warp and two left from the coral/peach I’d done a few weeks ago.
Four of the blue/green had a very fine worsted wool used for weft in either black or dark bottle green. Two of them had a somewhat thicker woolen tweedy yarn of a pale blue/white. Both turned out beautifully. Nice weight, nice drape, nice feel.
The peach/coral shawls were more of the wool/mohair/angora singles with the high twist energy and as with the others done previously, tracked beautifully.
Today is a grey, muggy day and after spending time at the press I’m not feeling terribly energetic. I think I’ll see if I can fill the bobbin on the traditional wheel and then ply that off on the Joy. I’ve loads of recorded tv programs to run while I spin.
Currently reading Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb (read Dragon Keeper on my trip to Quebec)