I think I got the better end of the deal.
She dyed four 4-oz batches of wool top that spins like...I don't know. It's fabulous! (what kind of wool? No clue.) In case oyu can't read the bag labels, there's Purple Trainwreck, Dragon Breath, Girlie Camo, and Murk. The two bags at the lower left are silk hankies - another 4+0z!
The "Murk" she almost didn't send ...and I think it's wonderful! It's not murky - it's slightly subdued.
I started spinning it almost as soon as it arrived. Which is why I didn't post this stuff two days ago.
Does that look murky to you?
I'm enjoying the spinning. I don't know how you manage to keep your top so soft and fluffy when you dye it, Julie, but I am highly impressed! I have some commercial, rather expensive, top here in the house that drafts like it hates me. And now I think that spinning with the other stuff is like trying to spin Velcro!
Apparently I'm not the only one in the house to take a liking to it...
Is that not a guilty look? I caught her trying to eat the bags while I was uploading the other pictures. She's a plastic-eater. Drives me nuts.
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It's merino. I dye it in a lobster pot, I think that avoids much of the fiber-smashing that normally happens. And I suspect YOUR cat may be smelling MY cat, who likes to nap on wool. (Sorry if you find any cat hair in the wool.)
Can't wait to see how it all spins up!
The best swap is the one where both parties feel like they got the best part of the deal!
You are both sounding pretty happy.
Oooh...looks like fun.
(Better a plastic eater than a plastic pee-er (that's the problem we have))
What a sweet bundle of fiber! Lots of perky colors! Lucky swap!
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