Lincoln’s Mom’s Spinning Wheel

This is interesting… p=. Well, it’s not neccessarily the wheel she used, but one like it. This was from the Summer of ’2003, when “Debbie”:http://sternski.com/debbie and the kids came out for a visit. After about killing our kids out in the mid-summer sun and humidity of the midwest, we took this PacNorWesters to the Lincoln…

We reserved fleece for next spring

After “Melanie”:http://pinklemontwist.blogspot.com mentioned reserving a fleece for next spring it made me think …. with all of these angora bunnies around here, we are going to need some wool to send out to be processed to make a blend. I’ve found a place to send them out for processing, the “Wooly Knob”:http://www.woolyknobfibermill.com/ here in Indiana,…

Spinning has ‘clicked’

Wow, what a difference a day can make! Kate, a great gal from our local knitters and spinners group, is amazing! I went from a frustrated maybe-one-day-I’ll-be-a spinner to a very excited spinner! She was so patient and had great tips (and helped me figure out a few mistakes I was making) on Saturday when…