Finished my first skein of white angora bunny

 

yesterday i finished the 3rd bobbin of my white angora bunny
and wound it into a skein

here you see the skein fresh off the niddi noddi, hanging after the bath, and the finished and dry skein

Dyeing tests with the white Angora

 

here is not much to loose when it doesnt work … right ?

was SOOO hard to get this few hairs wet … i had to squeeze it under water !

strange enough, as rought as i treated it, it wasnt felted at all !

after it was dry i did some test spinning with it …. should have sortet the short parts out, was a pain !

and then i knitted a bit
i sooo see a cardigan comming my way

More white Angora

 

i bought me 600 gram white angora from ebay

not so happy with the quality, lots of work, but hey … *shrugs* i am a nutcase *lol*

Grey Angora with Merino and Silk

 

Maybe you remember my grey Angora fibre i got ? Here you can see the beginning Click me
i spun the angora on my little Turkish spindle, made ply tests, knit tests and then ... follow me :D

Prepared for spinning - white Angora and Polwarth with Silk

 

it was a long lasting process, but i made it :)
This was my first posting about the Angora from this one breeder Spinning - Angora and so far i got just fantastic fibres from her.

and this was the plan :
130 gram white angora
100 gram white polwarth
30 gram white mulberry silk
:D :D :D :D :D