Sunday 4 April 2010

Spinning

My wonderful husband bought me a spinning wheel for Christmas. Well, I bought it (because I went to Shuttleworks to try out a few) but he suggested it. I tried a few and decided on the Ladybug by Schacht. I really like it, and am having some success with it. I've tentatively named her Aurora, but that is subject to change on a whim.

This is the only photo that has much of the wheel in view - these are the first singles spun on the wheel. The fiber is Northern Lights Wool Top by Louet - another Christmas gift.
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Which ended up becoming this
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Since then, I've spun the following:
Fiber Optic Yarns 80 BFL 20 Tussah Silk (a batt)
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Fiber Optic Yarns Superwash Merino and Tencel Roving
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Mystery brand Merino and Tencel
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and finally, Fiber Optic Yarns Footnotes Unspun (a pencil roving)
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The Footnotes yarn has already been made into a Lacy Baktus
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So you see, in the past 3.5 months I've added a craft (crochet) and greatly expanded a craft (spinning).

1 comment:

Louiz said...

Wow! You're really productive. And liking the new look.