I have dyeing to put up, I have a surprise I want to put up, I have… stuff. But paper, thesis, etc. are swamping, so they come first.

So, a final report from Special Operative Gnome:

Goals met:
I did my mile, an even mile of singles and about a third of a mile plied 3-ply.
I spun my mile entirely in long draw, which I’d never done more than a few feet of before.
I spun every day, despite a trip, the paper, airplane flights, and no focus/energy.
I finished the polwarth silk bobbin
I got the hang of drafting tussah silk from the tip (on a spindle)
I managed a full 2oz spindle cop, twice the weight of the spindle, and larger around than the spindle.
I spun at 30-thousand feet
I spun on a boat
I spun walking around a Scottish festival.
I learned long draw well enough to (while still terrified I’ll fuck it up) actually start an important project with it.

I’m claiming this event a success for sucking less (the purpose of Team Suck Less). Especially considering what I had going on in the background.

Totals:
482yds 3-ply long draw BFL + 300+ yds longdraw BFL singles ~1 lb
1157 yds short backwards draw polwarth silk at 3700 ypp =5oz
Tussah Silk Spindle spun less than 1oz
BFL laceweight spindle spun less than 1oz
Cormo/Alpaca/Angora spindle spun =2oz
Tsock Batt longdraw less than 1oz

So somewhere over 2 miles. About a pound and a half of fiber. I actually dyed one of the skeins from my mile. It fluffs up beautifully but I didn’t take a photo before it got mailed out, so I may not have a photo of the dyed skein in time.

I’ve done a little more on the BFL (at the bottom) but I left it at my parents, so no photo. Doh.

On the last day, I got together with Marcy and Lynn for an excellent day of spinning and laughing and fiber… (image ganked from Lynn)

I’ll have more new content soon, I promise. Just have to get this paper out, get my dissertation started, clean the house, get the fruit fly infestation taken care of, and start applying for jobs. No problem.

::grins::

~The Gnome