its been a while... i know since i've blogged. a few years in fact. so what sparked this wee epistle? Spinning. Tis marvelous... not the whirling dervish type but the fibre twisting one. It is the most incredible thing. The energy of the animal comes through in the spinning. This year i've been spinning a romney fleece and the energy was so chilled out! Everytime i put my hands on her there was instant relaxation.
The spinning community are a very generous bunch. Most of my spinning friends are 20 - 30 years older than me and very keen to support me to learn their craft. So there are gifts of fleece that turn up on a regular basis. Yesterday Glynis dropped off 200 grams of finn for me to try as a single..... Not quite sure how to do that... apparently you spin a single and then gently felt it to keep it in shape. 200 grams is a good amount for a try out - and a woolly hat! Glynis also gave me a silk cap. Wow! I haven't tried spinning silk yet. Apparently your hands need to be in really good condition or else the fibre keeps catching. A small amount of silk goes a very long way apparently...
At the moment my spinning exploits are focused on the natural coloured fibre... but i can see that at some point i'm going to want to branch into the whole dying palaver.
i'm off to get the right amount of twist in my single.... and then felt it ........sounds good aye?
Sunday, May 6, 2012
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