Clickety Clack

 Some days!  It’s like this……….

I finished spinning a bump of brown cotton as the wheel sang to me—“Clickety clack”.     It doesn’t always sing—has something to do with which bobbin I’m using—newer bobbins are quiet and peaceful.

It’s slow going with cotton—lots of twist please, the fiber says.  Three bobbins have been plied.  One at bottom right needs the finishing touch of two together.  I’ll use inside and out side thread to ply—I do that most times.  The ball comes out even. 

To satisfy my curiosity I purchased 4 oz of “ dye-able” cotton.  As a fiber, cotton doesn’t take dyes so easily, hence, this product sounded like a winner!  Years ago we bought sliver of silk cotton blend that was dyed beautifully!  And spun beautifully!  That vendor sadly stopped production! I hoped this dye able cotton would work—not a fan though!  Guess I’ll stick to natural color cottons until I can learn the basics of cotton dyeing.

Now, it’s time to tackle this pile of white cotton—and listen to the Clickety clack of my wheel!