Chain plied White Mink yarn on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0

Chain plied white mink fiber yarn on niddy noddy

Chain plied white mink fiber yarn spread out on a table with a nickel for scale

Chain plied white mink fiber yarn wound in a skein and laying on a table

Finished the second half of the White Mink sample (no mink were harmed). Singles spun at 55 wpi, and chain plied to get a 3 ply, 14 wpi fingering weight yarn, 60 yards to 1 ounce.

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White Mink fiber spun on a custom painted Electric Eel Wheel 6.0

I worked on the 2nd half of the White Mink sample (no mink were harmed).
Singles were spun at 55 wpi, and will be chain plied. I'm definitely allergic to it though, so I won't be spinning more.

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White Mink fiber

White Mink fiber singles spun on Electric Eel Wheel 6.0

White Mink fiber 2 ply yarn on a niddy noddy

Skein of White Mink fiber yarn on a table

Next sample is White Mink (no mink were harmed). Singles spun of the first half at 40 wpi & plied from a center pull ball. Yarn is fingering, 14 wpi, 2 ply, 59 yards to 1 ounce.

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White pearl fiber singles spun on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0.

White Pearl Fiber Yarn on a niddy noddy being held with my fingers for scale.

White pearl fiber yarn laid on table with my hand for scale.

Skein of white pearl fiber yarn laying on table

I finished the second half of the Pearl fiber. I spun singles at 55 wpi and chain plied. The yarn is 3 ply, 16 wpi, a light fingering, and 24 yards to 0.44 ounces. Very shiny.

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2 ply Pearl fiber yarn held in my fingers for scale.

Skein of pearl fiber yarn laid on a table with my hand for scale

A skein of pearl fiber yarn laying on a table.

I finished plying the first half of the Pearl fiber sample. The yarn is 2 ply, 16 wpi, a light fingering to lace weight, 33 yards to 0.44 ounces.

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Picture of Pearl fiber top from Forever in Fiber. It's a shiny, white fine fiber.

Pearl fiber being spun on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0

Next sample: Pearl fiber, which is Eucalyptus cellulose fiber infused with pearl particles. I spun the first half of the sample 40 wpi. I'll ply tomorrow.

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