This summer we went to the state fair and there was a woman demonstrating on her spinning wheel in the quilt building. Jake got to talking to her while I looked around & when I found him she offered to let me try her wheel for a bit. I caught the fever!
We looked at wheels online for a few weeks, but I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted. Then I discovered that many shops rent spinning wheels! At the Scottsbluff fiber fair I rented a SpinOlution Bee Travel Wheel. It's a nice wheel, but wasn't right for me.
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| Kromski Minstrel |
I returned that one and rented a Kromski Minstrel instead. I love it!! This is definitely the wheel I will be getting, and hopefully Jake will be spinning on it soon too!
I've also found some great indie dyers who come up with beautiful colorways...
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| The Tenth Doctor from Storied Yarns (left) and Demon from Midnight Designs |
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| Waiting to be plied |
The buffalo roving was spun for a shop in Dubois (Wyoming). It was kinda tricky to spin because of the short kinky fibers, but it was fun. I hope to be able to sell some of my handspun yarns in the future. I think it would make for a great SAHM business. We'll see how it goes!
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| Buffalo yarn |
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| Roving in my queue |
3 comments:
I'm looking forward to you teaching me how to. After all spinning was a man's trade in the old day's. :)
You're really doing well, Sharon! How exciting! The Minstrel is a lovely choice.
I can't believe you learned to knit just last year - you do amazing work with the needles! And now spinning, too, wow! Hope you feel well, take care,
claudia
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