After lunch, I put together the tensioned kate that attaches right onto the wheel. Then I slipped on the two bobbins, and let 'er rip! Wow, what might take hours on a spindle took only a few minutes. Next, I wound the plied yarn on my niddy-noddy, gave it a bath in some water and Eucalan, and here's the result.
I'm surprised that I managed to make a "balanced" yarn. See? No skewing off to one side. The yarn isn't especially even--it has a thick-and-thin quality, but you'd pay a lot for that in a fancy yarn store, right?
I'll get more skilled at producing an even yarn, but for now, it's been three days packed with fun, and I've made a giant leap along the learning curve.
My desire to do nothing else has abated, somewhat. Still, I might just spend part of the evening checking out some online sources of fleece. You see, I have an idea for a handspun sweater design, and I need to order quite a lot of fleece to make it work...
