Day 320: Spinning blends on a Turkish spindle can be challenging when one fiber is neppy (i.e., full of slubs) and another is slick as a greased pig. One quickly learns why it's called a "drop spindle" unless great care is taken to ensure that some of the longer, grippier Merino is included in each pull, but on the other hand, spinning such a blend will help you improve your skill and control of the fiber. The name of the game is to pull apart and distribute the slubs aesthetically throughout the finished yarn. This does not necessarily imply that they must be evenly distributed, because part of the charm of slubby yarns lies in the occasional larger slub interspersed among smaller ones. In fact, "Charm" is the name of this particular colourway, one of my favourites in the Folklore series from Paradise Fibers. It is comprised of Merino, viscose and bamboo, and spins up beautifully at 26 wraps per inch (fingering/superfine weight). This skein is 95 yards and weighs one ounce.
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