Look what I found...
This little beauty came home with me from Spinning Group last night. Sadly it’s already been restored to its rightful owner. But it was fun while it lasted. And do I want a wheel of my very own? What do you think? (Do we think I’ll stick to my original “I can have one in 18 months if I’m still spinning” resolution?)
With it I managed to make this:
which, when plied (plyed? – No, plied looks right) came out like this:
Kind of novelty-ish, but not too bad for a beginner. (Click on the image to see it in its full slubby glory.)
And although I’ve had to return this one (it’s only fair, it’s Eleanor’s only wheel), Sara has kindly offered to lend me one of hers for a bit. All we need to do is to co-ordinate a time for me to pick it up.
On the subject of plying – you know how when you get the same message from two different sources it starts to feel a bit personal? Diane’s latest Sunday Spin-A-Long is all about Andean plying. I’d already decided that this is something I need to try. Then when I arrived at spinning last night, Sara lent me the Summer 2007 Spin-Off – especially because it has an article on Andean plying.
Alright already – I’ll have a go:
Winding it round my hand:
Bracelet round my wrist:
Plied yarn on the niddy noddy:
(sorry about the blurry images)
I have to say that I found Diane’s tutorial a lot easier to follow than the Spin-Off one. It didn’t involve two different ways of wrapping the yarn, but seemed to work just as well.
For my next trick: Andean plying on a spindle…
Oh, and in totally different news, Adam is going to have to have another tooth out. 
It’s exactly the same one as last time, but on the other side. Still, at least this time we’ve more idea of what it involves, and I’m far more comfortable with the idea that it’s just “one of those things” rather than me being a BAD MOTHER.
And we still have no eggs. 
two comments:
You couldn’t possibly wait 18 months, just think how much spinning you could do in that time! Go get a wheel girl
Diane () (link) - 13 June '07 - 22:04
Hmm, teeth out, this is new to me and our eldest, Rhiannon, is faced with this now, because her milk teeth aren’t coming out quickly enough! She already has an over bite because of her upper jaw shape, now the new canines are pushing other teeth out of alignment because the milk teeth won’t budge. The orthodentist wants them pulled. Or at least, he did when he saw Rhiannon last November. No letter to the dentist yet, which means he won’t pull them yet, which means teeth are going further astray. Pants, that’s what I say! But at least she’s older than Adam, she’ll cope! The spinning really does sound quite appealing, I wonder if I know anyone up here who spins…? xLouise () (link) - 16 June '07 - 15:14
