Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:18 am Post subject: soon be time
to get out the spinning wheel again.
winter pastime, on those long dark winter evenings when there is carp on the TV....lol....i really must get round to doing some natural dyeing too, but there never seems to be enough time.
Cabbagepatch has a spinning wheel I think so she maybe asking lots of questions _________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
Mr Kathy spins, uses an electric wheel. I've used a drop spindle and intend to do more once the nights draw in. I'm sure there's pictures of his yarn on here somewhere, he's done some lovely stuff.
lovely to know of a man who spins......
i too use drop spindles, actually i make them for craft fairs aswell as peg looms..and niddy noddies......lol....sorry not a plug or anything.....honest.
the wheel i use is an old haldane, but luckily i can still get spare parts if i need them.
We've got a boutique section Mogs, plug away in there if you like!
Maybe we could get some other members interested in spinning using drop spindles, they're not expensive. Have a challenge to produce enough fibre to knit a square!
I inherited two gorgeous spinning wheels from Lloyd's mother, one of which is a beautiful antique. I think the photos are in here somewhere.
To my shame I gave them up as a bad job and put them in the loft last winter as I was getting too frustrated. However they may be out of sight but definitely not out of mind!
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