:: July 2004 
Advice
Spinning Singles and Plied Yarns of Red, White, and Blue Wool
CyberFibres wondered how these three colors would look spun from wool in sequence as a singles yarn, and plied together as a 2-ply yarn. The photo shows the plied wool at the top of the skein winder, and the singles yarns just below the plied fibres.
Using rovings of dyed wool, CyberFibres spun the singles yarn first. Notice that the white, blue, and red spun yarns on the bobbin are separate. The lead for each color was moved along the hooks so that one color did not share fibres with another color as they were being spun.
When plying two of the three colors together, it is important to measure equal lengths of each color so that the plying is even as you change from one two-color combination to another. In the photo, red and white were plied together first; then red and blue; and lastly, blue and white.
Experiment when you spin! You may choose to use smaller amounts of colored fibre before you change to one of the remaining two colors. This would result in a more variegated look for your finished skein