Lots of new projects going on!!!

A picture of DH's cotton scarf, as promised. 

• I'm working on getting the color gamp on the loom; it's threaded and I'm about 1/2 through sleying the reed.
• I wet spun the linen/merino roving, and moved it to storage bobbins (using water, not spit). I'll let it sit a week or so to let the twist get less lively before putting it on the rigid heddle loom.
• I gathered together all of the quilt magazines for the block and setting that I want to do with the pub quilt blocks and checked to see if I already have templates for the pieces (I don't).  It's written for machine piecing, so I either have to adapt to hand piecing or buck up and machine piece it. 
• I borrowed a drum carder from the Spinning Guild... The DH immediately took it apart and fixed a part that was mis-installed, and made a new handle for it (handle had broken and was replaced by a crochet). I'm still figuring out how to use it; I'm getting a lot of buildup on the front wheel.  Then I'll need to figure out how to spin a batt.
• I took some of the white and brown merino fleece I had from G's destash and dyed it; it'll go on the drum carder later this week. I used too much dye, and didn't rinse it well, so I'll need to hit it with some heat and vinegar after I spin it. I used Saffron, Cayenne Red, and Plum Dandy.It suits the hot weather.