a spinning addiction. One ranger that Gaye had met the previous year, had a hand spindle
and was diligently working on learning to spin yarn. Ms. Ranger was gifted some plain white roving and a left over piece dyed piece to help her in her practice. I think by next year she will be on a wheel! She was very eager to learn, which is always a good sign.
We were inside in the Ball Room, also known as the Long Room as it was 34 Ft. long. The enormous floor boards were 34 ft long as well I didn't see where they were pieced at all, (although truthfully I didn't cover the entire room). There was a fiddle player, indigo dyeing by a Ranger who had also worked at Mabry's Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway! The plantation was known for growing a type of rice called Carolina Gold, not only because of it's reddish gold husk but also for the enormous amount of revenue it generated in its day. We mostly stuck around our section but did venture out at the beginning to see the Indigo dyeing process. There were some militia men in period garb and I'm clueless as to who or what else was there.
Here are some pictures I took while there. I did manage to spin a partial bobbin of lovely Jacob combed top and then start on the 2nd bobbin to ply, hopefully for sock yarn!
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