The Final Countdown Has Begun
My oldest son is getting married on 09-08-07. That's only 11 days away.......Mom is just a little excited/stressed. I can't imagine how stressed/harried I would be if I was the mother of the bride. I am happy that I have been able to teach my daughter-in-law-to-be how to knit, and have started teaching her how to quilt. I'm also happy that she has told people that she "loves" her mother-in-law! What a gift. I hope she still feels that way in 5 years.
I don't know if I will get back to the computer or knitting before 9-8-07, but I will try.
Happy crafting and creating!
Anyhoo, I have had a little trouble concentrating on knitting lately. I did get to go to a local spinning club last Friday. I had a bag of wool that looks like this........
It isn't especially clean, and still has a fair amount of vegetable matter in it. One of the ladies in the group was able to help me use a carder that I had borrowed, and these are the results........
It took me about 3 1/2 hours to card this much with a drum carder. Of course I spent a fair amount of time picking out hay and "stuff" and pulling the fibers apart a little bit before I ran them through the carder. When I was done, my hands were very soft. I will definitely have to wash this wool before I knit it!
This is my first real attempt at spinning and plying yarn all by myself. What a curly-que mess!! I guess everyone has to start somewhere. I still need to soak it in water and balance it. I think that is the correct term. Isn't it amazing how each hobby, sport, profession, etc. has it's own lingo and terms that it uses? I had no idea that there was an "orifice" on a spinning wheel!
This is the Kiwi wheel by Ashford that I have borrowed/rented to see if this is what I want to get. I think I like the double treadle better that the single. I obviously have a little ways to go, but I feel like I have bettter control of starting and stopping the wheel with the double treadle.
I'm feeling more comfortable with drafting the roving and keeping the wheel going at the same time. This yarn is alot smoother on the spindle than my first attempt.
One of my goals is to be able to spin this pencil roving that I bought at the Black Sheep Gathering in June 2006, into sock yarn, and then knit a pair of socks out of it. I think it will make a very colorful pair of socks! I am really fascinated with the whole process of taking some kind of fiber in it's raw state, processing it, and turning it into something to wear or use in your home. (yes, I know the pencil roving isn't in it's raw state) With soo many things available to us to buy ready-made, and so many women working outside the home, I think our culture has lost it's appreciation for things that are made at home.
I don't know if I will get back to the computer or knitting before 9-8-07, but I will try. Happy crafting and creating!
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