Spinning Progress -- How Long Does It Take to Spin a Pound of Wool?

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir,

Three bags full;

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane.

I'm guessing those bags only weighed about a 1/3 of a pound! Now, I know that I am new to spinning and that it takes longer to spin with a spindle as opposed to a spinning wheel, but that laundry basket full of wool really has not been reduced much. The spinning that I have done only amounts to 142 grams of yarn. Since there are 453.592 grams in a pound, there are approximately 311 grams left (less the 80 grams or so that I have given to friends for their knitting and felting projects).

Happy Spinning!