Setting the Twist

After yarn has been spun you need to distribute and balance the twist in the yarn. The simplest way to set the twist is to soak the yarn in warm water. Here are the notes that I've collected on setting the twist:

Wash
--Fill a sink or bucket with warm to hot water and add ph neutral dish detergent (Dawn or baby shampoo).
--Immerse skein and soak for 15 to 20 minutes.
--Press the soapy water out of the skein gently but don't twist or agitate.
--Fill sink again with warm to hot water, adding distilled white vinegar (about a "glug") and soak again.
--Fill sink again and rinse again.
--Gently squeeze out excess water by wrapping the skein in an old towel.
--Snap the skein between your hands to even out the twist and straighten the strands.

Dry
--Singles will still be kinky and curly. Hang skein up to dry and put a weight on it (spray bottle filled with enough water, not too much weight, works well)
--Plied should hang nicely (be balanced) after snapping -- hang without weight.

Admire!
I don't know if these first spinning attempts will be useful for anything other than samples (not not mention, there isn't a lot of it!) but I hope I can conjure up a cute little something to make.