Spindle Yarns
When does a new activity become an obsession?
I've been stealing time from other holiday preparations to spin:
First I tried all sorts of different fibers and spindles. Oddly enough, for someone who does not use spindles (until now), I had quite the collection.
But, as is the case for 'most any new process that needs to integrate into the larger picture, I'm done with the playing around, and on to the planning of projects, and spinning towards a few goals. This will be a pair of gloves:
The blue mix is some of my first spinning, and the orange blend I simply had to have when I saw someone else spinning it at Olds. I think they will look nice together, despite somewhat of a variation in grist.
This is some of the very first yarn from that same spindle, Lincoln, for pile:
Much of the first spinning will in fact be pile yarns: very forgiving in that they will end up as 1" cut lengths :).
The blue is my carry-around spinning, a wool-silk blend from Lambspun, which will join a few skeins of wheel-spun cashmere-silk and wool-silk already destined for a shawl:
It must be some part of my Virgo personality that makes it imperative that I spin for something, rather than just spin. Lots of spindle spinning lately, which I am sure will improve my technique, and also give me a nice shawl, some gloves and yarn to add to the pile pile.
Obsessed. Is this a problem?
I've been stealing time from other holiday preparations to spin:
First I tried all sorts of different fibers and spindles. Oddly enough, for someone who does not use spindles (until now), I had quite the collection.
But, as is the case for 'most any new process that needs to integrate into the larger picture, I'm done with the playing around, and on to the planning of projects, and spinning towards a few goals. This will be a pair of gloves:
The blue mix is some of my first spinning, and the orange blend I simply had to have when I saw someone else spinning it at Olds. I think they will look nice together, despite somewhat of a variation in grist.
This is some of the very first yarn from that same spindle, Lincoln, for pile:
Much of the first spinning will in fact be pile yarns: very forgiving in that they will end up as 1" cut lengths :).
The blue is my carry-around spinning, a wool-silk blend from Lambspun, which will join a few skeins of wheel-spun cashmere-silk and wool-silk already destined for a shawl:
It must be some part of my Virgo personality that makes it imperative that I spin for something, rather than just spin. Lots of spindle spinning lately, which I am sure will improve my technique, and also give me a nice shawl, some gloves and yarn to add to the pile pile.
Obsessed. Is this a problem?
posted by Sara at 8:29 AM
7 Comments:
For most activities, we would call it dedication! Beautiful yarns, btw.
Beautiful yarn, and obsessed? Not a chance. LOL
A magnificent obsession. :-)
looks like you were bitten hard.
Heh!
All your skeins of practice = adorable. The yarn you are making for new gloves is amazing. Spin lil' spindle, spin!
I would call it practice like you do when you learn to play an instrument, practice, practice, practice. And in the meantime you have such beautiful yarn for future project. I think its a win-win situation.
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