What I've Been Up To

I'm still spinning, and here finally are pics. of my NEW WHEEL! This is the kit wheel from Louet - spins great. But what I'm really excited about is the beautiful handpainting by Gini. I love, love, love it!!! I know that my wheel and I will create beautiful yarn together. How could we not?

When I'm not working, or spinning, I have been creating some new jewelry. .

Here are some pics. of some of the more unusual stuff I've been working on (still works in progress). Other jewelry has been created for classes - it can be seen on the Anna Banana website

A yarnie reward

As a reward to myself for having spent the better part of 2 days on chores and paperwork, I spent a couple of hours spinning today. The idea is to carry some of my own homespun yarn in the shop. Problem is by the end of the long process, I have become attached to the yarn just spun and want to keep it all for myself.

Each new yarn has it's own personality and idiosyncrasies, depending on the fiber, the color, and even my mood at the time. I love spinning a multi-colored roving and just letting it do it's own thing. Sometimes I ply, sometimes I don't. It's a very organic process. At the end, I soak it in some Eucalan, and have a fresh, clean newborn yarn that still smells faintly of the sheep that once wore it. Lovely stuff.

I will just have to make sure that it goes to a good home where it will be appreciated for itself with all of it's joys and faults.