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Thread: Spinning Your Own Yarn
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09-28-2011, 07:33 PM #1
Spinning Your Own Yarn
Hi everyone,
Is anyone here a spinner, or interested?
I'm FINALLY starting to learn. I have an angora rabbit (and all of her babies that I hadn't realized she was coming with!!) and i am eager to hear about other peoples experiences. I also have access to all the sheeps wool I can use!!
I look forward to hearing from you - any experience level - even no experience, just interest!
CarolMarieGLast edited by CarolMarie; 09-28-2011 at 07:36 PM.
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09-29-2011, 05:15 AM #2
Hi CarolMarie,
I would have no idea how and where to start even if I usually am eager to learn new things...what do you need basically to get started? I know I could go on the internet to research it but hearing the personal experience of someone who is just beginning is not the same.FairyNatB
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09-29-2011, 06:20 AM #3
Wow! That would be so cool! I'm even interested in hearing about raising the rabbits, lol! But I have no idea. Interest, yes, so let me hear how you do it. I assume you must have a spinning wheel? You would then need to dye it? I dunno, but like fairynatb said, I'm sure there are plent of resources on the internet---just don't have either the tools or the access to sheep or angora rabbits myself. I guess I could try spinning cotton--being in the southern states of the US I have plenty of access to that!
Again, interesting! Let us know how that turns out!
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09-29-2011, 10:59 AM #4
This is something I have also wanted to learn, but haven't got around to yet. I bought a drop spindle a couple of years ago, but it is still sitting in its package. I'm curious, were you able to find out how to do this online?
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09-30-2011, 05:09 AM #5
As much as I like to try new things, I think I will keep my distance from the spinning wheel...I just don't have the patience, well kind of. All the patience I possess in me is already fully distributed to my dog, my husband and my daughter not to mention to all the other crafts I already do. God only knows how I even manage to crochet, lol, since everyone who knows me and knows how I am short of patience find it surprising that I can do it for hours at end and not feel compelled to get up and go do something more 'active'!
FairyNatB
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09-30-2011, 07:31 AM #6
Whenever you people say "spinning wheel", the picture that my mind conjures is a picture straight out of a Sleeping Beauty cartoons. LOL. I have no idea how to do this and I respect anyone who can! Would recycling old clothes and making the fabric/thread into something you can reuse for crocheting can be considered "spinning"? No I don't know how to do that but I would love to learn how if anyone knows how to do that.
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01-25-2014, 07:26 PM #7
I have been spinning for a couple years now. I have been working from raw fleeces mainly. I use both drop spindle and my spinning wheel. I have not dyed any of the fleeces. I have blond, brown, dark brown, black, gray and white fleeces. I have spun sheep, alpaca and llama