There I am just carding away at the 'Tucson Wool Festival'. It was great.....I am new to carding and Kathy asked if I would demonstrate the process...I agreed and had a lot fun. People had a lot of questions, everything from how the carder works to the violet mohair that Kathy and I dyed. This picture was taken by Kathy and is also on her Blog at: http://uniquedesignsbykathy.blogspot.com/ So, check hers out...she does some awesome work with her mohair. I am really enjoying learning everything from raising the goats to the finish products made of mohair.....boy...I have a lot to learn.
Well, I guess I can learn to spin. Kathy has great patience.......keeping the feet and hands going was the tough part.....once I got it going it seemed ok. I tried to do with the left hand pulling and found it to be much easier for me. I look really focused don't I....LOL... 
Look at the violet.....Kathy was teaching me to dye the cleaned fleece. I was expecting all one colour, however look at how the violet came out. WOW! I was just impressed....and it was cake dye that did it. The vinegar was the setting agent and the dye is permanent.
The yellow is striking as well. People seemed to like the violet better. I liked the yellow because it is bright. It will be interesting to see how it blends and cards.
