Insubordiknit

A spinning we will go

the red is practice yarn spun on my ashford wheel and the right is this roving I dyed, it's spun on my Louet and I plan to navaho ply it, we'll see!

Yay for spinning! I went and spun at my #2 LYS and got a little ego bump, like mainly that I should cancel my spot in the upcoming spinning class because I am already too advanced! Woot! Me, advanced...well at least more than a beginning class. It was a great time, and while I didn't learn too much new spinn-y stuff, I definitely feel way more comfortable using my Ashford with it's fancy scotch tension and double drive -- which btw, I'm still not sure when you'd use once opposed to the other but right now I'm focusing on scotch tension.

To top is off, my #1 LYS called to let me know about a new Fiber Arts group meeting twice a month and the focus is spinning! The first meeting was last night and while there were only 4 of us, 2 I've-never-seen-a-spinning-wheel, one experty-type, and me. It was a lovely good time (once they stopped making the sign of the cross upon my arrival and everytime we happened to make eye contact.) I even got to use my first drop spindle, supa cool.

It was so great to be around other spinners, or at least people sitting at spinning wheels. I did learn a few things too. Like how long draw makes a more woolen yarn and short draw (with top) makes a more worsted yarn (I hope that's right). Now that I know what all those words mean, I should re-read my library's spinning collection, it'd probably mean more now.

On the knitty front, I'm still plugging away at my father's day gift . It or they (remember we're bing mysterious in case my pop gets here) is/are coming along swimmingly. Unfortunately, I don't think they're gonna get finished because I really have to finish my knitty submission. Here's a obtuse and completely unenlightening view, 'cause you know I've gotta keep it supa-secret on the off chance it makes it in.

And with that I bid farewell, we're going tubin', because is there anything better on a sweltering day than sittin in a big trucker inner tube that's floatin down the river?

Posted by jacey at June 15, 2005 09:22 AM