Spinning

was added to my list of crafts after I learned to weave.    

I enrolled in a Weaving Course at the local junior college and the instructor said if we had wool she would teach us to spin.  I had wool that was given to me by a girl friend.  Her father raised sheep on his farm.  I had my first expeience of process wool in the dirt.  From, there, I acquired a drop spindle and gave it a "whirl", literally.  However, it didn't take me long to decide that was slow going.    I began shopping for prices and types of wheels.  I settled for a self assembly kit from Ashford.  I now am the proud owner of an Ashford Travelor assembled by your's truly.  What fun.  Now I spin dog hair (From my MalGals) wool, and alpaca.  I have just recently acquired wool from Australia, on my visit in 2003 and some from my visit to the Michigan Fiber Festival...so my baskets are full and I have much to do....One garment made from wool of my own spinning is on my knitted page.  And soon my weaver's page will have a item made of my own home spun wool as well.   Another update on a page in the future...

	Alpaca was given to the Goose Lake Park to demonstrate spinning.  I fished it rather quickly, but now wish my yarn was a bit thinner.  It will be made into a man's neck scarf. Finished in 2005.
	I am in the process of finishing this project.  This is a mixture of more leicester and some merino wool purchased some time ago.  I am just now getting around to spinning it. This has been washed.  Though there is some unevenness, I think is is a lovely weight for a scarf perhaps. (Click on the images for a larger photo.)