Last night I did my first piece of post Woolfest spinning, and now have a mini-skein to call my own. It’s about 70/30 natural white Swaledale and black Jacob. I love the look of it. It is variegated greys with occasional elements of the two original fibres. It is, however, not a particularly soft yarn. It feels quite wirey in places. Neither of these comes as a surprise, as they are both quite robust fibres in their own right. I’m thinking it might be a good combination for a knitted (or felted!) bag, or something. Definitely not for clothing, unless you want to be itching a lot! 
Here is the fruit of my labours:
As I say, I love the look of it, it’s all salt and peppery. It also fascinates me that although so much more of the fibre was the white swaledale, the colour is so dark!
