I bought a spinning wheel off of craigslist last year, around March or April. I have used that spinning wheel all of 3 times now. I have been intimidated by it, and scared that I would ruin perfectly good fiber by attempting to spin on it. The first 2 tries turned out horribly. They were all weird and different consistencies of weight, just yucky and pretty unusable. Then I saw someone spinning the other day and as I sat there and watched her go at it, I realized how to better monitor my thickness and twist. It became more and more clear while she was spinning that I too could spin a nice thin yarn. So the next day I sat down at my wheel and I tried it. At first it was a little difficult to get the thickness all the same, but after a few minutes I caught on and my yarn turned out so much better than those other 2 attempts! I spun about 2 ounces of white alpaca, and I have 2 more ounces to spin, then I will ply those together. **Gasp** That's right, I will even try to ply.
I made a decision this year. I am going to focus myself better and devote time to doing a few things that I love, instead of learning how to do something, then leaving it behind and learning something else. I have chosen 2 main things that I love, fiber arts (crochet, spinning, felting) and music (learning how to better play my harp). I might allow myself one addition sometime this year... Quilting. It's something that I have always wanted to learn and I think that Reba (my sister in law) might want to learn with me.
Anyways, I am so excited with my spinning that I just had to tell people, and isn't that what this blog is all about?
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Hi! I saw you became a follower of my blog so I came to visit yours! Sounds like you had a bad year last year so I'm hoping it goes better for you this year. I was fascinated to read about your spinning progress and how it all came from watching someone else spin. That is fabulous. I love spinning and I can tell you, my first yarns were dreadful. But, slowly and surely, I made progress, and now I even sell my yarn on Etsy, so I know you will do the same! Post some pictures of your yarns! I love to read the blogs of fellow spinners! I see you have alpaca, while I have sheep and llamas. I haven't had any alpaca yet. I also see you want children, while I think children are...well...the worst possible thing I can imagine. BUT, I think it's great that so many different kinds of people are drawn to spinning. Keep going with it and let us know how it goes! Remember, the fiber you are using makes a HUGE difference in your results. Aim for fibers with a long staple length as a beginner.
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