Spinning for a good long time

The other night we were looking at TV...so often, my usual position is to slouch on the couch, but instead, I decided to try to spin the Bombyx mori silk that pal Sylvia gave me (a whole pound of combed silk top!).  Historically, I've had some difficulties spinning the Bombyx v.s. the Tussah silk, which has a slight 'tooth' to it. 


I used my fabulous Alden Amos saxony wheel, the one with the hand-crank as well as the treadle.  Well, somehow, I seem to have gotten better at spinning Bombyx mori, because it's been coming out well.  A bit of thick 'n' thin, but not bad, and most of it is very consistent.  I'm using a worsted draw.


This silk is to be a single, for warp, and will be dyed a soft grey color using the stripped stems of the Japanese indigo plants, which give a nice grey color according to Bryan Whitehead.