From sheep to loom part 2

Hrútr was clean and dried and I bought some wool cards and wool combs. After a bit of research, I figured out that it's more likely that 8th-10th century scandinans used combs instead of cards but I'm still not entirely sure that they resembled the ones I bought.

None the less, I continued experimenting.

I loaded up my new combs with a bit of wool.

I took my time for this part. I'm still in a splint so instead of holding the comb in my left hand, I've put it under my thigh. I came close a few times to rip my leg open, but it's all part of the fun, right?

Wonderful grey cloud of fluff

It became a wonderful grey cloud of fluff! It was very pleasant to touch. Hard to believe that this fluffy grey cloud used to be so oily and dirty and.... Well... Sheepy. It's also very cool to see the colours blend. I purposely loaded my comb with white and black wool to see what it would do.

I didn't feel like stopping there so I took Hrútr for a spin. It was my first time using this spindle, my other spindle already has a project on it. It took me a bit to figure out how to use one with the whorl at the top. That reminds me, I'll have to research what kind of spindles were used...

It was very fun to spin! I was surprised how robust the yarn turned out to be. 

I'm really happy with how today's experiment went. I'll comb the rest of the small washed batch and I'll spin it.

I'll try to end up with different shades without using any dyes. I'll play with the hues of the fluff. Once I'll have enough, I'll warp and weave.