Tag Archives: Spinning

Ok. I plied the 3-ply Falklands – this plus the previous skeins gives me a total of just over 300 yards, which is enough to complete the Callicarpa scarf. I have about 34 grams of wool left unspun, so I’ve … Continue reading →

Hooray! I finished the last bobbin for this 3-ply, but I’m not plying it tonight. I’ll save that for tomorrow. Instead, I decided to load all my fiber information up to Ravelry, since you can have a fiber stash. I … Continue reading →

Hard to believe it’s been almost three months since I started this whole thing. On the other hand, it seems like I’ve been doing this for a long time. Funny how time perception works, isn’t it? I am close to … Continue reading →

Tonight was discipline, pure and simple, to sit down at my wheel and spin. Long, long, long crazy day at work, two reformer clients after, and after 7:30 by the time I got home. So I can get ready to … Continue reading →

It took me a few minutes tonight to get settled down when I started my spinning. Long, busy day at work, and too much to do this evening at home. But nothing keeps me from doing this, my spinning practice, … Continue reading →

Not as much time spinning today as some weekend days, but I made excellent progress on my current bobbin. As usual these days, I dropped right in to that meditative space that is so calming. I also got started today … Continue reading →

I love weekends, because I get to spin earlier in the day and if I want to go for a longer time, I CAN without impacting my sleep or the stuff I need to do after work. Today I finished … Continue reading →

I have to admit, I was a little worried about that last batch of yarn. After I wound it off on the niddy-noddy, it actually about 25 feet longer than the previous batch of 3-ply. For the same weight of … Continue reading →

OK, here’s a mystery. When I am spinning separate bobbins to ply together, like I’ve done this week, each time I weigh out the wool for that bobbin so they are equal. Since I’m spinning pretty consistently now, it makes … Continue reading →