linen to linger by

It started getting a little chilly this weekend for the first time, so what do I do? Pick up the flax roving I got out oh these many months ago. After that freezing cold July August journey I am not ready to let summer go. I am really enjoying this spinning. It's a thick singles, and I don't intend to ply it; I'd like to weave it up, perhaps as accent stripes on a ground of commercial linen. It may have enough energy that it could affect the cloth if I leave enough space around it; we'll see.

This roving was dyed (by me) several years ago, and from that and being wound in a ball it's gotten quite compressed. Splitting and extensive predrafting is essential for me to make any sense of it at all once the wheel starts turning. It's quite irregular in places, but for what I want it for that doesn't bother me unduly.

I've never put my handspun on my floor loom before and I'm wondering if I should put texsolv heddles instead of metal ones. Anyone out there used texsolv on a baby Mac?

Comments

[claudia]

I have never tried flax roving. Do you spin it wet?