Measuring Angle of Twist

The linen tester came in the mail today.  I "think" the angle of twist is 30 degrees for the single ply and 150 degrees for the double ply.

All I know for sure is I have a headache, and that when my hair fell under the lens it looked coarser than the string.

Picture taken through linen tester.

When I stuck the protractor to the screen it looks closer to a 45 degree angle, but it's hard to tell if it's because the camera was at an angle or if the treadling to wind on the thread introduced additional twist.

The bobbin is slowly filling.  The width of the thread shown in the picture is about what is is in "real" life.

Spinning Milestone

Done spinning the first batt about 1 ounce!  4 more batts to go.  Then plying and sampling.  I think I'm going to spin half the batts on another bobbin even though the first one will be barely half filled to make the plying easier.  I'm afraid the yarn is too fine to be wound onto a center pull ball without massive tangling and I don't want to wind onto plastic weaving bobbins because the stop and go tension may snap the thread.

I never thought I say this but...  21:1 ratio is too SLOW!!!

Interminable Spinning

The bobbin is SLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYY filling.  It's like watching paint dry.  It's amazing how soft the yarn is despite the high twist.

Spinning: Bobbin pics

 These pictures were taken through a magnifying glass.  I don't recommend it.  But this shows the shininess of the silk.  The yarn is really not that blue though.

It takes forever to spin even a small lump of roving.  I don't think I've even spun an ounce yet!