Tag Archives: Spinning

My Daily Spin – Weekend Edition

Posted on February 7, 2015 by silvergrrl

I’m spinning this merino Fusion at one ounce per bobbin, and I finished the first one Saturday. That meant a nice long session, which was great. Very relaxing. Sunday, not so much. The spinning was good, but not enough time … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Short but Sweet

Posted on February 6, 2015 by silvergrrl

Who would have thought that one of my very best de-stressers on a Friday night would be spinning? It’s been a long and stressful week, and a long and stressful day, and it was after 8 PM by the time … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Moving On

Posted on February 6, 2015 by silvergrrl

Dateline: Thursday, day 102. It felt quite odd Wednesday to spin and not turn right around and blog about it. I’m still not sure if I’ll write every day, but I want you, dear reader, to know that even if … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 100

Posted on February 3, 2015 by silvergrrl

When I took my spinning class at SAFF back in October, I fell in love. I also realized that this would take PRACTICE. Lots of practice. In order for me to make the potential real, I had to give myself … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 99

Posted on February 2, 2015 by silvergrrl

Wow, Day 99. I started this 100 days as a commitment to practice, to learning, to making sure that I gave myself some sort of real foundation to gain a new skill. Showing up every day for the blog has … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 98

Posted on February 1, 2015 by silvergrrl

Today I swatched the OMG-it-finally-balances! merino 2-ply from yesterday. I did that before spinning more so I could see how I like it. I’ve found that swatching can reveal things about the yarn that are not otherwise apparent. I’m happy … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 97

Posted on January 31, 2015 by silvergrrl

Today was devoted to finding the right combination of spinning twist and plying twist to get a balanced merino. I’m finally there. One thing that happened: I’m pretty much up to “normal” speed with spinning, and I noticed I was … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 96

Posted on January 30, 2015 by silvergrrl

Another night of merino mini-sample. I spun 2 more bobbins of about 2 grams each and plied them. I had planned to use 11 treadles per “pull”, but decided to do 12 instead. My thinking was, 3-ply is going to … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 95

Posted on January 29, 2015 by silvergrrl

It was the night of the mini-sample. I spun two little bobbins, about 2 grams each, and plied them. I like the ratio I’ve been spinning them at, which is 12:1, but as I mentioned last night I have not … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 94

Posted on January 28, 2015 by silvergrrl

Tonight I plied the 2 singles of the merino, and I now have a good illustration of what “underplied” looks like when checking balance in yarn. I had been confused about which direction of twist in the final skein means … Continue reading →

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