Well, here I am back after a long break.  Here is my first woolen spun yarn.  It was spun from the Shetland fleece I bought some time ago.  I thought it had been sitting too long and would no longer be workable, but I wanted to try out my new HE top load washer for cleaning fleeces.  It did the job beautifully.  I combed and carded this and hung it to dry in my new back yard that was newly mowed with my new lawn mower.  New is good!