Here I am. Did you miss me? I've just been busy. I do manage to squeeze in some amount of yarn time every day, be it knitting, crocheting, or spinning. So we left off with combing Border Leicester wool. I combed out most of the curl, but not all of it. I wanted the yarn to have some texture.
And then I spun 2 samples. The first sample is loose, fluffy and full of texture. The yarn looks overspun, but that should mostly if not completely, correct itself after a relaxing hot soak..
The 2nd sample is spun from the same fiber, but spun as a fine sock weight and 2-plied. it still has some of the texture, but most of it was 'tamed' during the spinning.
Border Leicester and the other English Longwools are not next to the skin soft, but they are versatile, easy to spin, durable, and shiny.