Aug 05
Spinning on a drop spindle
Posted by tata on Tuesday Aug 5, 2008 Under CraftsI went to Sunergos again tonight for knitting with the locals. I didn’t bring my camera tonight as I mistakenly thought I was running late (turns out I was early!), but you can check Sonya’s blog in a day or two to see pictures from the get-together. She took one of me spinning for the very first time. Thanks, Sonya!
Babybear loaned me her drop spindle and showed me how to use it. She also gave me some light coopworth roving to practice with. It’s so cool how you start with this fluffy stuff and finish with yarn! Thanks, Rebekah! I’m really having fun learning this craft.
Again, she brought her spinning wheel and I watched intently. It’s fascinating! She even let me try it, but her wheel is… quirky and kept spinning in the wrong direction for me. I gave up rather quickly. Too hard to focus on the foot getting the wheel turning properly and the hands pulling the roving.
A close-up:
Obviously, I’m not very good yet - slubs everywhere (see, I can remember technical terms!). But I am absolutely infatuated with the whole process and hope to get my very own spinning wheel in the very near future. The one I’m really impressed with is the Mach 1. The LYS (local yarn store) Grinny Possum’s carries it for a very affordable $495.00, which includes a spinning class (valued at $50) and 49 “Grinny Bucks.”
August 7th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I would LOVE to learn how to do this. You know, if I had time. Haha. Funny joke.
August 6th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Thanks for the comment on my WW.
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Jessica
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August 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am
You are very welcome.
I’m always one to enable others. I’m glad you enjoyed yourself.
~Becca
August 6th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Wow. Good luck with that. Lol. I am more of a drawer/painter than making something actually useful with my hands.
I had heard of slick deals but I’m going to visit fat wallet right now.
Thanks!
August 6th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I am so impressed with the spinning, I can’t do much of anything like that!
August 6th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Very cool! You should enter in the Make it from Scratch Carnival!
August 6th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Wow I am going to forward this to my mom. She is completely OCD about knitting right now. That is SO COOL!! I haven’t seen that before. And early Happy Birthday, I turn 30 in Sept.