Can you belive this I'm posting three days in a row, yikes.
Okay took the plunge last night and ordered not just the spindle from Grafton Fibers but also a 1/2 lb of BFL Blue-faced Leicester Sheep " blue faced leicester. was derived from English Border Leicester. The fleece is a lustre longwool, used for woven furnishing fabrics. It also makes a nice handspun yarn for knitters. Also asked Linda of Grafton Fibers to choose another long wool fiber in a colorway that she thinks I might like. So soon I will have three types of fiber to spin, a bare sheep spindle and a CD spindle.
So now, I wait and read Connie Delaney's book SPINDLE SPINNING and view the video's on I can spin hopefully it will click I still have the cd spindle and have received a few idea's on how to make it spin better, some one else suggested I can also use a fine crochet hook and the roving I do have and whilst I read practice so I can start to understand what drafting is.
I think I'll try that to.
I am truly blessed to have a husband who doesn't think I'm nuts for loving all manners of fiber arts, instead he encourages my exploration. Next biggie will be a spinning or perhaps a knitting convention when I can schedule the time from work.
I'm blessed what can I say.
time to study,
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