Spinning

I had so much fun this morning doing some spinning! The photo shows the wool I spun in about an hour. The border leicester ? roving is so well drafted already that it can really be spun as is for a thicker yarn so it's great for beginners. I have two other balls of it. One goes to Dawn. I also have a ball of Rambouillet. It is soft and spongy and is supposed to make a nice yarn for hats. But it will be harder to draft as I spin.
Little known facts about me:
I taught myself to knit when I was in high school and a few times made up my own patterns. The young are fearless!
Mom taught me to embroider when I was in middle school and I taught myself more from books.
I took a spinning and weaving class. I've mostly spun on a drop spindle and I really LOVE spinning!
I taught basket weaving and wheat weaving at the Art Guild.
I taught tatting at Stoermer's craft store, and possibly through adult ed classes at the college--can't remember for sure. :-)
I took classes in spinning and weaving, wheat weaving, tatting, and tailoring.
I made pillows from wool I spun from fleeces from Uncle Ray's sheep. There's a neckroll pillow on the chair and two unstuffed pillows on the futon--all three of which I wove from wool I spun! Surprise!