Found the pieces that I needed for my Ashford spinning wheel, and fiber to spin. And I did a bit of maintenance on my spinning wheel as it’s been a while since I’ve done any spinning, and we’ve moved a couple of times. Things needed to be tightened up.
This is the fiber I want to make into yarn for a lace shawl.
![50/50 cashmere/silk](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/spinning1.jpg)
50/50 cashmere/silk. The silk makes it very shiny, and cashmere and silk are the traditional fibers used in the lace shawls I like to knit.
I am converting the roving which is fairly hefty to a smaller diameter roving, making it much easier to spin a super light weight lace yarn.
![This is a brass diz with three holes in the middle. I'm using the smallest diameter to create my pencil roving.](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/spinning2.jpg)
This is a brass diz with three holes in the middle. I’m using the smallest diameter to create my pencil roving.
![This shows difference between the original roving and the reduced diameter roving I'll use for spinning.](http://redmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/spinning3.jpg)
This shows difference between the original roving and the reduced diameter roving I’ll use for spinning.
Since I want the two yarns to be a similar diameter, I have taped this piece of commercial yarn to my spinning wheel to use as a guide. I’ll compare the yarn I’m creating to make sure it stays the same diameter as the silk yarn.
At which point I covered him with a blankie. Out of sight, out of my project.
Did it work? LOL. Cute pictures.