learn to spin

Well, I’m not an expert by a long shot, but my wheel and I are friends. Spinning is so insanely relaxing! And, of course, I have a crazy fiber stash already…

My first yarn is spun and plied. It’s pretty thick and thin, although the plying evened it out quite a bit. I discovered that I’d been using my wheel wrong – it’s set up to work as double drive or scotch tension, and I had been using it as some sort of freakish hybrid. All better now, and it does make the spinning easier.

I bought a spinning wheel, a drop spindle, lots of wool roving, and a few books last night. Got home too late to try it out, though, so I’ll put it all together and have a go at it over the weekend.