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Originally Posted by Mary Thompson
a demon-infested path
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Yes Mrs Thompson, it would be a concern. I don't want to contradict a Pastor and do enjoy spinning. Yarns are so expensive to buy but so cheap to make and there might be a compromise. The value is added at the PLYING stage.
If you buy raw wool (to spin) it's no cheaper than buying a single ply yarn, from a commercial supplier. And it's the spinning that's most work, often requiring both legs on the treadle especially when the bobbin's full and you're going fast. It doesn't matter how you price it, but I go by weight.
And there some lovely yarns available. But when you buy 3-ply wool to knit it is quite expensive. A good quality hand knitted jumper is actually rather expensive. Not if you spin the wool yourself, though. So here is the compromise.
Look for single ply yarn supplier (usually for weaving but they'll have other stuff there too, such as cotton slub or woollens of different types) and get a few different textures. Then ply them together on your spinning wheel. 2 ply or 3 ply. It takes no time to do that and you get some really exquisite results to knit at a fraction of the price you'd pay for something like that in a shop even if it were available. Which it isn't.
I must caution you against
hell: only ply wool with wool, cotton with cotton, silk with silk
etc., to do otherwise is as much an abomination as running off with those woad lesbians but I'm certain you already know that being married to your Godly husband, Mr Thompson.
Have you heard from him?