a bulky flyer is wonderous thing

A few weeks ago, my husband gave me the best birthday present ever - a gift certificate to Hello Yarn. Adrian is the best source for Louet supplies on the internet, wonderful to buy from and so helpful! So, I got myself a bulky flyer and bobbin to use with my spinning wheel and hoo boy, do they make life easier! I'm having so much fun making super-gigantic skeins. I'm not going to post photos of the undyed stuff because that's boring, but here's a big fat skein of merino/silk that I finally got up the nerve to spin:





The silk is so glossy and soft!