Getting Even

When I dyed wool before spinning the other day, it was very uneven. So this time I wet the wool thoroughly before dyeing and used a much bigger container. I dyed blue first and wow, the result was not bad.

Then I dyed brown, but it was much more uneven.

I think the blue dye is just absorbed more slowly. I spun the blue as it was, but put the brown through my drum carder.

This resulted in big fluffy batts to spin.

I spun a bobbin full of blue and a bobbin full of brown:

Then I spun a bobbin full of natural and plyed the three together. I forgot to take a photo before I washed the final yarn, but here it is hanging on the line outside to dry:

I've only spun half the wool I need to make a sleeveless pullover. I think I'll run the other batch of blue through the drum carder too. It doesn't take long and then spinning is easier than when I try to spin a bit of this shade and a bit of that so that I don't end up with too long a stretch that's light or dark.