Welcome
Nobody who knows me would describe me as 'talkative'. And 'talkative' is generally a good trait where blogging is concerned. But I'm gonna give it a go anyway, mostly because I want to have one place where I can chronicle my spinning adventures.
I began the 'learning to spin' journey in Spring/Early summer 2008. I'd just finished my Bachelors Degree, in Visual Communications, and saying I was tired and worn out from learning is an understatement. But I love learning and new challenges so I decided that I wanted to learn a new craft, because its fun learning. Not learning on a schedule. No grading, no deadlines, failures are much cheaper than x hundreds of dollars. I toyed with & research many different craft ideas; did I mention that I was unemployed at the time, so it was imperative that the new craft had a 'low cost/cheap' intro to learning path. A couple of things got ruled out pretty quickly by that criteria: woodworking, pottery, metal working. The final two contenders were weaving and spinning. Buying a loom & looming tools is cheaper than buying a spinning wheel & spinning supplies. The 'dressing a loom' was not appealing and spinning won. My first drop spindle & fiber kit was from Maine Wood Yarn and Fiber on Ebay. Three years later, I have 2 drop spindles, 1 supported spindle, and 4 spinning wheels; two electric and two treadle.
I don't spin on a consistent basis, I frequently go months without touching a spinning wheel. I'm trying to change that. But enough about me. Let's move on to actually spinning or at least planning for spinning.
I began the 'learning to spin' journey in Spring/Early summer 2008. I'd just finished my Bachelors Degree, in Visual Communications, and saying I was tired and worn out from learning is an understatement. But I love learning and new challenges so I decided that I wanted to learn a new craft, because its fun learning. Not learning on a schedule. No grading, no deadlines, failures are much cheaper than x hundreds of dollars. I toyed with & research many different craft ideas; did I mention that I was unemployed at the time, so it was imperative that the new craft had a 'low cost/cheap' intro to learning path. A couple of things got ruled out pretty quickly by that criteria: woodworking, pottery, metal working. The final two contenders were weaving and spinning. Buying a loom & looming tools is cheaper than buying a spinning wheel & spinning supplies. The 'dressing a loom' was not appealing and spinning won. My first drop spindle & fiber kit was from Maine Wood Yarn and Fiber on Ebay. Three years later, I have 2 drop spindles, 1 supported spindle, and 4 spinning wheels; two electric and two treadle.
I don't spin on a consistent basis, I frequently go months without touching a spinning wheel. I'm trying to change that. But enough about me. Let's move on to actually spinning or at least planning for spinning.
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