From the Seed

After watching a couple of YouTube videos I bought an ounce of Pima S7 cotton from Vreseis LTD in California.  It arrived in the mail today. Decided to see if I could spin from the seed and yes I can. In the picture --

lower left: cotton fiber stretched lightly out, away from the seed.
upper left: more cotton w/bugs (it's organic cotton) waiting to be teased.
upper right: three cotton seeds on a piece of white paper.
center: a small Destiny turkish spindle made by Scott Snyder. The weights on the outside of the 4 arms make a very fast spin.

As soon as I finish what's left of a merino/silk mix on the Babe spinning wheel, I'll try spinning cotton from the seed there as well.  The turkish spindle will be great for travel, but I think I'd rather try punis with it and spin from seed on the wheel.