Preparing to use my Drop Spindle: Setting It Up

I settled on the white Wool/Mohair roving because I have experience spinning it on my wheel.

I separated and pre-drafted the roving so I wouldn't have too much drafting to do while using the drop spindle.

I spun a leader and attached it to the drop spindle using this video as a reference.

Then, I spun a little to make sure everything was working.  It was awkward, but I did make something that looks like yarn.

Yes, it's over-spun, thick and thin, but it looks nothing like the horribleness I created when I last used a drop-spindle. :-)

I think I'm ready to use only the drop spindle while I am out of town next week.