Fairy Wonder Batts
Husband (in droll tone): You got more yarn in the mail.
He hands the all-too-familiar plumped-up Kevlar envelope over.
Me (with smug smile): That’s not yarn.
A short period of stunned silence ensues.
Husband (a good minute later): What is it then?
How the heck do I say this. Really, how do I say this without cracking up?
Me (unable to suppress a crazy grin): Um.... Fairy Wonder Batts.
Husband (unable to tell if I'm kidding or not): Huh?
Fairy Wonder Batts. The name brings a smile to my face every time.
What is a Fairy Wonder Batt you ask? It is approximately 2.5 ounces of frothy, sparkly, silky-soft blended fibers including alpaca, kid mohair, tencel, silk, merino, blue face Leicester, corriedale, wensleydale, and a little bit of firestar and glitz. More accurately, it’s this:
(Ashford spindle provided for scale)
and this:
And this.
Lovely things. From the most excellent Winderwood Farm. I’ve never seen batts like this. Not that I’ve seen a lot of batts in my relatively short spinning career to compare them to. I don’t have a drum carder (sigh). But if I ever get a drumcarder, I want whatever did this. Someday. But I digress. Most of the batts that I have seen or spun have been reasonably thick, with a spongy texture. These beauties are almost like fabric, smooth and soft to the touch. A quick trial by spindle proved that they draft like a dream.
“Laceweight,” whispers the Fairy Wonder Batt.
“Okay,” I reply.
