Comments | dona_violante: I can haz spun awesome and win?

dona_violante

I can haz spun awesome and win?

May 07, 2010 21:37

Spanish Peacock spindle and Feeling Sheepish hand-painted roving. It just doesn't get much more awesome!

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hugh_mannity May 8 2010, 02:12:10 UTC

Very nice. Pretty colours. You're getting a nice even thread too.

Who's this Peacock dude who makes spindles :D

dona_violante May 8 2010, 02:20:17 UTC

Thanks! It's my first spinning project that's actually going to make it all the way to yarn - now that I know how to knit, I'm suddenly much more interested in spinning.

My mum bought a wheel years ago when she thought she wanted to raise sheep, and she should be handing it over to me tomorrow... *evil cackle* (no, I have no idea what kind of wheel it is, nor even what brand!)

msmcknittington May 8 2010, 02:54:06 UTC

It's so even! I am so jealous of your spinning skills. And of the fiber and spindle you get to work with! It's all so pretty.

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dona_violante May 15 2010, 12:13:37 UTC

Thanks! Here is my secret: park and draft! If I try to draft while the spindle is *actually* in motion, I get crazy lumps and slubs and everything. Yes, it's slower to put the spindle between my knees while I draft, but it's been the key for my spinning success. Maybe someday I'll move up...

Oh, and I have a new SP spindle now which is *perfectly* balanced, so my second single is coming out even better than the first!