tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post4569650249669952543..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: SpinningK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-52070213616082371122019-04-20T19:25:04.784-04:002019-04-20T19:25:04.784-04:00Oops that should be the Hansen Crafts espinner. Oops that should be the Hansen Crafts espinner. Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-30996491431061496022019-04-18T21:46:10.493-04:002019-04-18T21:46:10.493-04:00I do spin, but not a lot yet. I have a Ladybug whi...I do spin, but not a lot yet. I have a Ladybug which I got on sale and which I like very much as she is sturdy and portable (she went to the Black Sheep Gathering with me last year and will again). I would love to buy an espinner because I’d like to go to retreats and workshops further afield. Jensen is the way to go on that IMO.<br /><br />As to resources, I highly recommend Jaycee Boggs’ Craftsy class on different drafts. I watched that and found I knew more than many. experienced spinners at last year’s workshops. Not saying I could spin better but I learned a lot. I also would recommend The Spinner’s Book of Fleece, which I just picked up. It seems like there’s too much focus on Merino when there’s a whole world of fleeces to try, and I think the information is extremely valuable. Also, I have sheep of my own. <br /><br />I just bought some Clemes handcards off eBay and I’m eyeing a set of Valkyrie combs...it’s a rabbit hole, but a fun one. I’m excited for you and look forward to hearing more!Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-18282209587270201842019-04-18T12:51:07.806-04:002019-04-18T12:51:07.806-04:00I understand that Lendrums are very good - and Can...I understand that Lendrums are very good - and Canadian! I have looked at the nano and every e-spinner I have been able to find. They are strangely thrilling. And I have often said I will never weave (or quilt). It's not that I don't like them - it's just that they take up space and they are in of themselves vast topics. But, you know, I've just "come into" a LOT of fibre. Never say never. Mind you, I think weaving may need to wait for retirement. :-) Can't do all the things before retiring!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60986955732106107082019-04-17T20:12:20.665-04:002019-04-17T20:12:20.665-04:00Love to spin! I use a single treadle Lendrum - the...Love to spin! I use a single treadle Lendrum - the regular one, not the Saxony. I'm waiting on an electric eel nano e spinner, which should ship in early summer, all going well. Spinning is wonderful for the mind, as you have noted. Warning. Spinning leads to lots of yarn which may led to weaving.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440911582962307184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41891270923267015842019-04-17T16:46:28.805-04:002019-04-17T16:46:28.805-04:00I'm sorry to have gone too deep in the rabbit ...I'm sorry to have gone too deep in the rabbit hole - I'm struggling with what's "normal" spinning conversation :-) What's so interesting is that, in TO at least, it's much easier to find weaving and loom classes / materials than it is to find spinning stuff. This surprises me, frankly - though both are fun fibre activities, spinning seems less "out there" to me - ha! Oh, and today Scott told me he has a secret urge to dye some yarn?!?!? So I may buy a tiny bit of dye and leave it to him with that merino superwash roving the spinner sales lady gifted to me. It's a lot of fibre and I don't really like "white". But, natch, he told me it must be entirely "eco". So now I have a whole new thing to research. Can't see that happening this week. K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63752226907830764172019-04-17T14:29:30.261-04:002019-04-17T14:29:30.261-04:00At several parts this post descended into that uni...At several parts this post descended into that unintelligible language that you encounter when the craft or art is not one you undertake, but long to! I don't spin at the moment, but when the children are grown you can bet your bottom dollar that either a wheel or a loom is coming into this house. I've several years to decide which it will be! <br /><br />Either way the thought of taking the making process back a step further to producing the yarn or the fabric with which you make your garments is eminently thrilling to me. <br /><br />I'm so excited to follow your progress with this new skill, and think your wheel is a thing of beauty, perfectly suited to your surroundings.<br /><br />PS...I'm with you on the dyeing! <br />Evie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838980250700215736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-54728318568964326282019-04-16T17:09:11.261-04:002019-04-16T17:09:11.261-04:00All of your recommendations are great, J. This is ...All of your recommendations are great, J. This is the next book I'm going to get! (Must finish some other books first because I'm stressing about that pile of unread gold.) Thank you - and keep recommending to us!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-68788046262474108422019-04-16T14:09:59.227-04:002019-04-16T14:09:59.227-04:00Just thought of another book for you: The Shepherd...Just thought of another book for you: The Shepherd's Life, by James Rebanks, which is about a man in Britain who is a sheep farmer in the northern district, where it has been traditionally done. He writes a lot about the history of the profession, and of his family's history in particular, and it is a wonderful meditation on wool and fiber and where it comes from. Highly recommend.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134771358325901297noreply@blogger.com