Plying rose

I have two plied my rose top. I spun the single a little thicker, so a two ply is sufficient to make a nice yarn. The rose fiber is harvested from the stems and leaves of the rose plant, processed in a similar way to Tencel, extracted from plant waste. I like the feel of the rose fiber and it spins up nicely. I plied from a center pull ball, then wrapped the plied yarn into a nostepinne style ball (my favorite kind of center pull ball).

Photo description: two ply rose fiber yarn on a drop spindle, asphalt in the background
Photo description: nostepinne style ball wound on a roll of card stock, drop spindle empty, asphalt in the background

I’m not going to wet block this yarn. I have time to let it sit while I finish up other projects, which will set the twist.