Spinning and the belated painted rooms
Learning to Spin
Because I needed yet another hobby on which to spend time and money, I’m learning to spin! Thanks to Inga for showing me how, and guiding me through this awkward new craft. My first lesson was at my May stitch-n-bitch. I was introduced to the drop spindle, and the basic mechanics of spinning, though managing the wool proved to be challenging for me. I put it down for a few weeks, not sure I was going to continue.
I went with Inga to a local meeting of the Northwest Regional Spinners Association (NwRSA), and spent some more time at it, while observing everyone else spinning with their wheels. I finished the two samples on the left of natural wool.
Then I went to a spin-in at Weaving Works in Seattle, again with Inga, and Kindel joined us as well. Things finally started to click, and I finished spinning my sample of black wool (center). Inga showed me how to make it into a 2-ply, and now I just have to figure out what to make from it – someone suggested a cat toy as a good project for such a small sample. Next, I’m going to spin the beautiful purple fiber on the right – purchased by Kindel at Weaving Works, she gave me a good chunk of it to spin! Hopefully in the near future, I’ll take a class, and move on to spinning on a wheel.
The Paint Job
A belated post of the rooms I painted several months ago. The green room is our bedroom – I left the trim white. The yellow room is my craft room at the moment, but Baby Sinkula will occupy it later on.
June 20, 2010
Posted in: Knit and crochet
2 Responses
Your yarn looks fantastic! I’m SO jealous!!!
Yarn, paint, a baby, I don’t see how you could be any craftier!
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