14 August 09
Spinning Away
I’ve been renting a wheel from Meridian Jacobs and also spinning on my spindle, which is getting easier. The key is consistency. The last yarn I plied was acceptable weight for socks, but I think it wasn’t spun or plied tightly enough for sock yarn.
Numenius has also tried his hand at spindle spinning.
Researching wheels to buy. I’m narrowing down the criteria. Currently they include ease of use, price, beauty, silence, treadle action and how smooth it is. There will be compromises to be made here: you can’t have all of this in one package, it seems. It’s like buying binoculars.
In other news, and very good news, mum got an all-clear from the doctor this morning and has opted to go for the recommended 4-month chemo treatment. The doc provided some great stats on why this was a good idea. We all agreed, though would have supported her no matter what. Celebration, tonight!
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That IS very good news about your mother!
Here’s to Mum and her recovery to good health!
Oh, good!
Great news!
This is great news! Hugs all round. :-)
Great news about your Mum. Lots to celebrate!
I’m happy to hear about your mum.
Oh, I’m happy to hear the good news!
(Beautiful yarn, too!)
Whew for Maman!
Hey on the spinning… I wonder if you could somehow work out a visit with Dru Rivers of Full Belly Farm. She’s a close friend of Annie Main’s. She has sheep and makes yarns for sale, she would know all about it. She usually teaches the wreath classes with Annie for the Craft Ctr. She’s a great person to know… if you go up to Guinda, she’ll load you up with root cuttings for your garden too, everything she’s ever given me has taken! She’s pretty busy though, since she does the Bk Market and she’s kind of a rock star in the Og Farm world. But she’s a great person to know.