Spinning
Today I wanted to share some fun, informative blogs and books that will help you learn about this amazing craft.
I have only been learning on my drop spindle for about a month, but I’m hooked! I’m still not finished with the 4 oz. of roving I got here , but I can’t hardly wait to get some gorgeous tie dyed roving from Dudley Spinner. If that isn’t tempting enough, I have to wipe the drool off my chin when I see the batts dyed and carded by Terra Bella Spun (It makes me think of Tinker Bell with all that sparkly fiber in it). And who can resist the bfl roving from Dyabolical Yarns
Don’t forget the drop spindles! Just look at these at Butterfly Girl Designs! Simply amazing! If you want something to spin your yarn faster there’s always the spinning wheel .
But roving, spindles, and wheels aren’t enough. You need to know how to spin and that requires books (unless you have a person who can teach you). Spin to Knit by Shannon Okey, Spinning In the Old Way by Prescilla A. Gibson Roberts, SPIN IT: Making Yarn From Scratch by Lee Raven, and The Knitter’s Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes are all very good, informative books with clear pictures, easy to understand directions and lots of information about different yarns and their properties so you can better judge what fiber is best for your next project.
What are other people spinning? The best place to find out is Ravelry, but while you’re waiting on your invitation, you can read blogs like Knitting Daily , Interweave’s new online community for passionate knitters, edited by Sandi Wiseheart. Kathleen Taylor’s Dakota Dreams is also a great read. Kathleen is a very talented writer, she has written I Heart Felt , Knit One, Felt Too , and others as well.
If you don’t have a lot of time to read, I recommend
String Theory 2.0 , the posts are short, sweet and to the point.
Abby and Helen also have some great blogs about spinning, knitting and their lives in general, I think you’ll find them very entertaining and informative.
Are you a spinner? Newbie, or are you a seasoned expert? What are you working on right now? Leave me a comment, I’d love to hear what fiber you are using and what tool (spindle or wheel) you prefer to spin with.
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Wow, thanks! I’m totally blown away to be mentioned by name somewhere.
We moved to the south from NH and I used to haul my sad spouse to the S&W festivals every spring. I don’t have access to interesting varieties of fleece at different levels of processing down here, so right now I’m on a Copper Moose kick (their stuff is really pretty and soft). The Blue Dragon is going to take forever to finish, but I generally spin during baseball season - ??. It’s tough to find good fleece via the internet - feels like a huge risk.