I spun my first yarn Saturday*. It wasn't very pretty. I used roving that had already been felted, it seemed, but I wanted some thick chunky yarn and that is what I got. It's okay, though. I can use it. Now, I am working with soft white wool roving. It's going a bit better.
The book I have, Start Spinning, is absolutely worthless in my opinion. I learned more by watching the lady at the farmer's market in Bethel last summer--and I only watched her for five minutes.
Note: This is not a new hobby. I wanted--originally--to spin yarn for doll hair, because it's much cheaper to spin it myself than to buy it. So I'm going with that.
*I decided that if I wasn't intending to use my spindle, then I should sell it. So I bought another one** and used it.
**The spindle that I have is a Turkish Spindle, and I found it a bit difficult to figure out. So I bought a regular one that came with fiber to spin (although I already had some fiber, so I haven't used what the spindle came with yet.
The book I have, Start Spinning, is absolutely worthless in my opinion. I learned more by watching the lady at the farmer's market in Bethel last summer--and I only watched her for five minutes.
Note: This is not a new hobby. I wanted--originally--to spin yarn for doll hair, because it's much cheaper to spin it myself than to buy it. So I'm going with that.
*I decided that if I wasn't intending to use my spindle, then I should sell it. So I bought another one** and used it.
**The spindle that I have is a Turkish Spindle, and I found it a bit difficult to figure out. So I bought a regular one that came with fiber to spin (although I already had some fiber, so I haven't used what the spindle came with yet.
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