Into the Whirled was having a team again I wanted to participate. Love their fibers. Much to my shock, I am was down to only FOUR of their fibers left! gasp.

I almost spun the Rhinebeck colorway. But just couldn’t stop myself with Captain Tightpants! Love the colors. I thought about saving it for a year when I participated in the Firefly TdF group. But didn’t want to wait.

I decided to split it down the middle & spin the singles on two bobbins. Figure I can see what a two ply looks like as well as Navajo/chain plying. The colors are so bright that I want to keep them clean & have them pop. I really want the yardage of the 2-ply. But may decide that Navajo/chain plying is a better way to go to keep the colors strong & saturated.

Going to see what happens when I ply & decide then.

Kinda funny that I am spinning Polwarth/Silk blends back-to-back. Love anything & everything with silk. And the Polwarth in particular spins wonderfully with it.

Very happy with both the Into the Whirled & The First Draft fibers. And given their vintage in my stash, it is amazing they spin so beautifully! I think I predrafted The First Draft last year when I started it. But can’t recall. And with the ItW, didn’t predraft at all.