Of fluffy stuff

There is a handspinning event called the "Tour de Fleece" which runs concurrent with the Tour de France. (Okay, there are actually two of them, but let's not get confused here...)

So, since this year I happen to have 1: spinning know-how 2: a drop spindle 3: fluffy stuff to spin (there are several technical terms, and to be frank I never quite know which one applies), I have been spinning. And I thought I'd just show off a couple pictures of my handspun yarn, since it looks like yarn now. :-)

The colors aren't too accurate in this first one, since it was taken outdoors in the late afternoon.




This closeup isn't nearly as bright as the actual yarn, but it does show the detail a lot better. (Fingers included for approximate scale.)