I stripped one braid vertically into 8 thin strips and spun end to end keeping the colors in the same order.

I spun the other braid end to end without splitting.

I plied the two bobbins of singles together to make a 2-ply yarn.

Spun in DD, plied in IT.

I really don’t enjoy plying in IT; I’ve tried it 4 times on 3 different wheels and I just don’t like it. Back to ST for plying.