Cormo. This bag full is the 4 fleeces I bought at CTSW, all nicely washed by my favorite mill. I guestimated something over 8 pounds but don't have a scale t
o verify that. Well. At spinning guild yesterday, our hostess Heidi pulled out her bathroom scale and weighed the wool. About 13 pounds! Thirteen pounds of really white really soft crimpy fine Cormo, ready for decisions. What color combinations? Which fibers to blend in? What percentages? This is the first time I've had this much of one glorious wool to work with. And I've got about 4 pounds or so of white alpaca, a couple pounds of silk, and 2 pounds (so far) of angora. I've been playing on paper with the possibilities this morning, and getting a bit tingly with anticipation. All that texture! Color choices! So far, I've got 5 different lots figured out, each a different colorway, three different fiber combinations. I'm about to swoon. I just need the bunnies to grow more fiber because 2 pounds is just not enough.
Speaking of spinning guild: Heidi put together a delightful day for us. She has a beautiful house sitting in 
it's own snug woodland arena nestled away from hustle and bustle. Besides the soft swirl of treadling wheels and comfortable chat, the only sounds came from the birds outside. She spread out a hefty helping of snacks, too. Yum! I did keep my focu
s on spinning long enough to finally finish filling another bobbin of corrieblue bunny singles. Now do I ply it on itself or spin up another bobbin full before allowing myself to work on some of my peppermint ice cream cormo silk angora roving?
Mmmmm 13lbs of cormo. Wow!
Posted by: Risa | June 15, 2009 at 01:40 PM
Holy smokes, that's a big bag o' wool! You should make a smallish batch of that, some alpaca and a bit of silk, and then spin it. Then, dye it, just to see how the various fiber take the colors differently. it's be a great experiment. And fun, too.
Posted by: Dave Daniels | June 15, 2009 at 02:21 PM
Spin another bobbin! Then reward yourself with the peppermint! (A 2-ply done from two separate bobbins will be a nicer yarn...just saying.)
Posted by: Marcia | June 15, 2009 at 06:05 PM
That's a LOT of cormo, and plenty of possibility. (Yes spin another bobbin.)
Posted by: Laurie | June 15, 2009 at 06:42 PM
Yikes...that's a lot of Cormo. Makes me just want to plunge my hands into it! Enjoy the haul.
Posted by: Harriet | June 15, 2009 at 08:51 PM
oooohhh that bag must be like a cloud! Enjoy it!
Posted by: JessaLu | June 17, 2009 at 09:40 AM
An-ti-ci-pa-tion! Can't wait to see what you come up with! Glorious!
Posted by: Leslie | June 20, 2009 at 02:31 PM