Dusting Off the Spinning Wheel
It has been a long time since I made time to sit at the spinning wheel. But, starting last week I began making some time near the end of the “working day” to have some quality time with the wheel. All I can say is thank heavens for good tactile and muscle memory! The first several yards at the beginning of the bobbin are inconsistent, but not too much more than normal when trying to find just the right tension, thinness, twist etc. when starting a new yarn.
What is on the bobbin? Some puni’s designed to stripe that I made from the fiber in the above photo. They were made nearly 2 years ago when Cathy kindly lent me her drum carder.
Unfortunately, I did not manage to work any spinning into the holiday weekend. If I keep the same pace I had last week I have 10 more days of spinning before I’m ready to ply… Why do I like such fine 3-ply yarns? :-)
