Give spinning a go

The guild is inviting people to come and try spinning. It's a great idea because people will get to use our equipment instead of having to beg borrow or buy a wheel which may or may not be in working order. To help the day along we've decided that we'll do all the preparation beforehand. Again this means our visitors can try spinning without worrying about extra procedures or paraphernalia. These are the batts I've done so far, more tomorrow. Some of my friends prefer greasy wool so they will flick card some fleece as well. It all benefits the new spinner because they'll get to see two preparations and perhaps respond more to one than the other.

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Spinning randomly

Randomly spinning small quantities of tops then Navaho plying them to maintain the colour separations has created a beret with circles. The pattern by Diane Mulholland is freely available on Ravelry and can be used with all types of yarns because it is based on a swatch. It was knitted in the round starting at the brim and working inwards. Approx 12 wpi.

Timetabled

6:00am Turned the heel and began work on the gusset 9:00am Sorting, sorting, sorting .... 10.30am Took a break to do some spinning and take the photos 4:30pm Can you see the difference?

Great Beanie Picnic

This lovely soft yarn from a EGMTK batt was sold at the Great Beanie Picnic held on 20th February for the exhibition of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival Travelling Show . The lady who bought it has at least one beanie in the show - she wasn't sure if she would use it for Art Beanie or for herself. either way it has gone to a good home. Most people seemed to be poking around looking for a bargain, and as any spinner knows fine blends don't come cheap! Still we had a good afternoon and I was able to demonstrate/teach a few younger people to drop spindle and showed them how to make a CD spindle of their very own.

Margaret Miller

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