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| oldfashioned girl |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 08:56:20 AM
I have finally finished my first hand spun yarn! I did it in a drop spindle and it has to be the most relaxing thing in the world and it's completely addictive!
Monica
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Sep 06 2008 : 4:43:17 PM
Beautiful yarn...you off to a fantastic start!
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| Bonne |
Posted - Sep 06 2008 : 10:13:09 AM
**Bumping**
as this went over my head the first go'round. Fabulous Monica~can't wait to see more and more.
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| LunaTheFarmLady |
Posted - Aug 09 2008 : 8:31:31 PM
Diana
Great site with good info. I enjoyed especially the sectionon making your own spindles. Neat. thanks!
Luna The Farm Lady
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| LunaTheFarmLady |
Posted - Aug 09 2008 : 7:43:08 PM
Monica
Thank You for the compliment, too. Don't you just love the beauty of fiber? I've tried many forms of art and craft and have never found anything as satisfying as fiber.
Diana
You are absolutedly right about joining a spinning guild. I belong to one here in KY called Friendship Spinners. This is a most wonderful and generous group of women and even a coupla men. Spinning can be a solitary activity but also is wonderful to share witha group. At today's meeting, I met a woman who was using a bottom spindle with a cross at the base to wind the new yarn into a ball. It was just beautiful. To top it off, at the end of the meeting she puts on a pairof black leather chaps and tells me that the reason she uses the spindle is cause she can't carry her wheel on her motorcycle! Yes, a great group!
I will try again to get pics on here.
Luna The Farm Lady
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| DianaMT |
Posted - Aug 09 2008 : 4:34:08 PM
To all the women who want to learn - check out your area for a Spinning Guild. I belong to one, and we are MORE than happy to enable, err, help others! LOL
If nothing is available, go to the library and ask about the ILL. Tell them you would like a DVD/Tape on spinning. This is FREE. Here is a website I just found with a listing:
http://www.lahottee.info/E_DVD.php
I have been lucky enough to attend workshops with Patsy Z and Judith M.M. Both are very good teachers.
HTH
Diana MT |
| DianaMT |
Posted - Aug 09 2008 : 4:24:38 PM
That is absolutely beautiful. The fact that you did it on a spindle is amazing. YOU ROCK!
Diana MT
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Originally posted by oldfashioned girl
I have finally finished my first hand spun yarn! I did it in a drop spindle and it has to be the most relaxing thing in the world and it's completely addictive!
Monica
Farmgirls Rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com
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| oldfashioned girl |
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 7:57:16 PM
Luna, I love your yarn! I have become addicted to spinning yarn! I have a top whorl spindle and I do take it everywhere just in case I have to wait then I can spin some. It's always in my purse when I go out! There are directions under welcome wagon forum( I think) that tell you how to put pictures on MJF. It took me a while to figure it out though! Thank you for the compliment!
Monica
Farmgirls Rule!
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| LunaTheFarmLady |
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 1:33:00 PM
Monica
How gorgeous your yarn is....I just love spinning and have been spending so much time on it in the last few weeks that i just saw this post today. I spin on a wheel and have never mastered the drop spindle. I've been trying to teach myself in the last few days so that I could spin away from home ocassionally. I have an old very simple bottom whorl spindle that I've been using but I've been reading about the top whorl and want to try that next. I'm going to post a picture of my yarn on my blog (since I can't seem to get pictues on here) to share. Take a look. It's from my little shetland sheep.
Luna The Farm Lady
http://blueballmountainspindleneedleworks.blogspot.com/
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| windypines |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 05:13:54 AM
Beautiful job on the spinning. Like the others say, it sure is much better then my attempts!
Michele |
| pinkroses |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 5:03:46 PM
I have never dyed yarn;
but several people on
www.crochetville.com/
some said cool aid works?
Really don't know
your yarn is really pretty. !!pinkroses.
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| oldfashioned girl |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 4:18:02 PM
Stephanie, I have absolutely no clue!!!! I have not got that far yet. I guess it would be a light yarn!
Beverly, just get a drop spindle and some wool and go for it! That's what I did!!!
Monica
Farmgirls Rule!
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| Beverley |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 2:11:28 PM
That is just beautiful !!! I would like to learn how to do that. Beverley
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 2:08:36 PM
monika that is fabulous! it sure puts my first effort to shame big time!!
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| City_Chick |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 1:43:45 PM
Monica it is absolutely gorgeous!!
Christina
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Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
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| Homespun Livin |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 1:37:17 PM
Monica,
I am going to go have a look at that sight. I have a feeling I might be there awhile soaking up all of the information. :) Thank you for letting me know about it. I will keep you in mind when we get back on our feet, we have no income coming in right now so we are robbing Peter to pay Paul as they say. But yes, I sure do want to learn this real bad. Thanks again.
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| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 10:39:45 AM
Monica, that looks real nice. What weight is the finished yarn? I spun some on the drop spindle last year...wanted bulky pieces to use in my creations..I'll have to dig them out and take pictures. I had no one to show me how to use it other than the instructions so I'm sure I wasn't doing it the smoothest way it could have been done. But it was fun and relaxing.
Stephanie
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| oldfashioned girl |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 10:37:39 AM
Brenda, It's pretty easy to get started! I have a drop spindle and i found directions online at www.graftonfiber.com. If you go over to "spinning cotton today" which is on the 2nd page of this forum, Grace has a book called "Spin It" that she said is wonderful and my copy is on it's way in the mail. I have some top whorl hand painted drop spindles that I am selling so if you are interested e-mail me or look around etsy. There are all kinds of spindles and kits available! I just started on July 19th. There's also an etsy site called banadura that has fairly inexpensive and nice wool to start with. That is where my first yarn wool was from! Good luck and have fun!!!!
Monica
Farmgirls Rule!
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| Homespun Livin |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 09:59:22 AM
Oh!! That is beautiful!! I have been wanting to learn to do this sort of thing for the longest time. I am clueless though as to how to go about getting started. You ladies are all so very inspiring. :)
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| oldfashioned girl |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 09:27:59 AM
Aunt Jenny, I have already crocheted a rose,but I'm not sure what I am going to do with the rest! I must thank you and Grace profusely for all of the help. I would have been lost without both of you. I am completely addicted and I can't wait until I can get a spinning wheel someday! I even have a friend who knits and she wants me to show her how to spin yarn!
Diane I did it on a drop spindle. I found that if after you spin it, but before you wash it, you let some of the extra twist out it comes out better!
Monica
Farmgirls Rule!
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| dkelewae |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 09:16:51 AM
Very nice! Did you use a drop spindle or spinning wheel? My first attempts at spinning sure didn't look as nice as yours!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 09:05:54 AM
It turned out beautiful Monica..and wow!! Sure alot more even and nice than the first 5 skeins I spun!! Do you have a project in mind with it?? Great job!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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