Finally, a use for those itty bitty scraps of fabric I can't bear to throw away. Thanks to Victoria Gertenbach for her excellent tutorial on how to make quilted fabric beads, I have now embarked on this fascinating pursuit. I've put my own spin on the design with the addition of French knots. It's totally absorbing.
During the many hours of being glued to the TV over the past week, my spinning wheel was busy, both spinning and plying. Here's roughly 200g of BFL, spun very fine, my go to yarn, about 1400 yds, after washing.