More Waiting
May 15th, 2005 at 9:49 am (spinning)
My new Lendrum spinning wheel hasn’t arrived yet, but I’ve already purchased two "accessories" for it. One is the fast flyer - my LYS did at least have those in stock. The other is a bag from here: The Bag Lady. I didn’t actually order it directly from here (although she responded to email very quickly). I found a store that had them in stock. It should show up mid to late this next week. Thankfully no tracking info - I can’t torture myself with that. So the bag is really cool. The wheel folds up, one part comes off the wheel into a pocket and the bag has backpack straps for easy carrying. I ordered the demin colored one; worried that I’d hate a overly busy tapestry design. Not to mention the demin one was cheaper :)
I’ve spent the weekend preparing some fiber to spin up. I had a small bunch of brown wool, I think I got it from my friend Denise when we were both learning how to spin. She bought a bunch of fleeces and was nice enough to share some with me. Here is the ‘raw’ fiber:
You can see bits of VM (Vegetable Matter: grass, straw, burrs) in it. It must have been cleaned by Denise or myself because it isn’t greasy at all. I’m carding it because there are no intact locks left to try and comb or even flick easily. The staple length is about 3" long. So I’m carding it and making rolags:
I’m probably over half done with what I’ve got. I’m excited to try out my new wheel with them! (And now I can officially say I’m making a dent into my fiber stash)
tim said,
May 24th, 2005 at 7:19 am
I must restrain from any potty humor from looking at these pics!