Category: spinning
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Getting to Know You
Questionable Origins is the business run by Abby Franquemont’s husband Chad Tudor and between the two of them they have come up with an electric spinner that was developed to meet the needs of the 21st century hand spinner. While there are other e-spinners on the market, this one has a feature that suited me –…
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Changes
There is a meme going round Facebook that says something to the effect that “I don’t mind getting old, but my body is taking it badly.” So it is with me. I actually like the age I am – my years of experience, the things I have managed to do during those years. Oh, not…
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A Day ‘Off’
I have been working hard for a few weeks now, weaving pretty much every day, at least two sessions, three if I can. Today I gave myself a day ‘off’. The picture shows some of my hand spun, most of it spun this summer in the evenings at the guild, then plyed. I…
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Invested
I’m waiting for an important delivery today, so instead of being at the loom where I might not hear the doorbell, I’ve been sitting plying the next yarn. And thinking. Lots of time to think when plying. I started thinking about how we ‘invest’ in our lives. So many ways to invest our time, our…
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Light Duties
Even though I’m feeling ok – just a little sensitive on the left side of my face – it was recommended that I stick with ‘light’ duties today. So I am. I got a rather long email crafted earlier – needed a lot of thought before I finally hit ‘send’ but neither did I…
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April Spools
Following in Meg’s footsteps, it is April Spool’s Day. Since my surgery just over two years ago I have been spinning with more regularity. Therefore today I share with you my spools of hand spun singles. These have been made from a braid of Corriedale hand dyed by Birthe, blended with some yak/silk dyed by Lynne…
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Everything Old
is new again… Some of you may know that I began this textile journey by spinning and dyeing. Then I got sucked into the warped side and simply didn’t have the time or energy to spin and set that aside. Except a few years ago, spinning wheels kept showing up in my life. Unfortunately they…
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Curiosity
Because I don’t have enough yarn. Or things to do. Or knowledge. Sometimes I see or hear comments about not using hand spun for weaving. Or, you can use it, but only plyed. Which is completely contradictory to the historical record. I have used both commercially and hand spun yarns for warp and weft. Some…
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Practicing
Not a great photo but here is some yarn I originally spun a few months ago, still singles on the back spool, now plied with fine bamboo on the front spool. I’m not entirely happy with the degree of plying but I was using a borrowed wheel (the guild Lendrum), the chair at the Fair…
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More Wheel Pics
Flyer – wheel only came with one bobbin, which I understand is pretty typical Tension system – tilt tension with what looks like a hand made wing nut Typical metal treadle Mother of All Happy camper…’Larry’ and moi