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Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? |
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"knittikitti" wrote in message s.com... Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? Well you will find much more experienced spinners than I, but I have an Ashford and it works very well) O |
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"knittikitti" wrote in message s.com... Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? Don't do anything in a hurry! Find someone who spins, preferably more than one, and learn from him/her. Better still, find a class so that you can see different wheels and even techniques. Then there are peripherals ... If it were me I'd prefer to use a great wheel; a daughter who's a professional spinner uses a very modern wheel with an unusual configuration; another friend who makes a living from spinning flax and silk as well as wool uses several wheels according to what she wants to achieve; Spouse made his own and wouldn't use anything else. It's a big subject and you can waste a lot of money if you rush into it. But it's also very rewarding once you can do it well. A good spinner achieves such an even thread that it looks as though it's been spun by machine :-) Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... "knittikitti" wrote in message s.com... Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? Don't do anything in a hurry! Find someone who spins, preferably more than one, and learn from him/her. Better still, find a class so that you can see different wheels and even techniques. Then there are peripherals ... If it were me I'd prefer to use a great wheel; a daughter who's a professional spinner uses a very modern wheel with an unusual configuration; another friend who makes a living from spinning flax and silk as well as wool uses several wheels according to what she wants to achieve; Spouse made his own and wouldn't use anything else. It's a big subject and you can waste a lot of money if you rush into it. But it's also very rewarding once you can do it well. A good spinner achieves such an even thread that it looks as though it's been spun by machine :-) Quite so, but most of us are very happy with an Ashford and we get just as good thread you will find No point in putting off a new spinner with talk of stuff she will find hard to find!!! |
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In our area there is a winter retreat where there are classes and
opportunities for sharing information with others -- http://www.madronafiberarts.com/ You might look around to see if there is something like that near you. In my home town there is actually a storefront on the old mainstreet that offers is run by a local weaving guild that has supplies, classes etc. - unfortunately I don't live there anymore. ( Lots of others have moved too - hence a main street with this and a wonderful small yarn shop - where we just have box stores and no real main street) knittikitti wrote: Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? |
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By the way, welcome. We are a friendly group of folks from around the
world. Judy knittikitti wrote: Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? |
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In message , Ophelia
writes "Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... "knittikitti" wrote in message s.com... Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? Don't do anything in a hurry! Find someone who spins, preferably more than one, and learn from him/her. Better still, find a class so that you can see different wheels and even techniques. Then there are peripherals ... If it were me I'd prefer to use a great wheel; a daughter who's a professional spinner uses a very modern wheel with an unusual configuration; another friend who makes a living from spinning flax and silk as well as wool uses several wheels according to what she wants to achieve; Spouse made his own and wouldn't use anything else. It's a big subject and you can waste a lot of money if you rush into it. But it's also very rewarding once you can do it well. A good spinner achieves such an even thread that it looks as though it's been spun by machine :-) Quite so, but most of us are very happy with an Ashford and we get just as good thread you will find No point in putting off a new spinner with talk of stuff she will find hard to find!!! I have a Ashford traveller. A good spinning wheel. A tutor I knew made all her pupils spin with a drop spindle and lost several pupils because they could not get the hang of it. I taught many to spin straight on the wheel. I have done and taught many crafts and I always say if the end product turns out right it does not matter what method you choose to do it. It does not matter how you hold your crochet hook or knitting needles as long as the end product is correct. Shirley -- |
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"Shirley Shone" wrote in message ... In message , Ophelia writes "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "knittikitti" wrote in message s.com... Hi There! Just started blogging yesterday and found this group..........yay! I'd like to start spinning and would like some suggestions types of wheels and the differences between them. Help all you experienced spinners out there! Where do I start? Don't do anything in a hurry! Find someone who spins, preferably more than one, and learn from him/her. Better still, find a class so that you can see different wheels and even techniques. Then there are peripherals ... If it were me I'd prefer to use a great wheel; a daughter who's a professional spinner uses a very modern wheel with an unusual configuration; another friend who makes a living from spinning flax and silk as well as wool uses several wheels according to what she wants to achieve; Spouse made his own and wouldn't use anything else. It's a big subject and you can waste a lot of money if you rush into it. But it's also very rewarding once you can do it well. A good spinner achieves such an even thread that it looks as though it's been spun by machine :-) Quite so, but most of us are very happy with an Ashford and we get just as good thread you will find No point in putting off a new spinner with talk of stuff she will find hard to find!!! I have a Ashford traveller. A good spinning wheel. A tutor I knew made all her pupils spin with a drop spindle and lost several pupils because they could not get the hang of it. I taught many to spin straight on the wheel. I have done and taught many crafts and I always say if the end product turns out right it does not matter what method you choose to do it. It does not matter how you hold your crochet hook or knitting needles as long as the end product is correct. Excellent advice Shirley! |
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"Shirley Shone" wrote in message ... I have a Ashford traveller. A good spinning wheel. It is, it was the first type Spouse tried and it's what encouraged him - but he couldn't afford to buy one. A tutor I knew made all her pupils spin with a drop spindle and lost several pupils because they could not get the hang of it. that's not surprising. You have to be determined to spin well using a drop spindle, it isn't a hobby. I taught many to spin straight on the wheel. I have done and taught many crafts and I always say if the end product turns out right it does not matter what method you choose to do it. It does not matter how you hold your crochet hook or knitting needles as long as the end product is correct. I agree, but a wheel of any kind is a more expensive purchase than a hook or pair of needles if the pupil decides that it's not for him/her. We don't want disappointed spinners, do we :-) :-) Mary Shirley -- |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... "Shirley Shone" wrote in message ... I have a Ashford traveller. A good spinning wheel. It is, it was the first type Spouse tried and it's what encouraged him - but he couldn't afford to buy one. A tutor I knew made all her pupils spin with a drop spindle and lost several pupils because they could not get the hang of it. that's not surprising. You have to be determined to spin well using a drop spindle, it isn't a hobby. I taught many to spin straight on the wheel. I have done and taught many crafts and I always say if the end product turns out right it does not matter what method you choose to do it. It does not matter how you hold your crochet hook or knitting needles as long as the end product is correct. I agree, but a wheel of any kind is a more expensive purchase than a hook or pair of needles if the pupil decides that it's not for him/her. We don't want disappointed spinners, do we :-) How many wheels have you bought or even used Mary? I also wonder how many needles or crochet hooks you have even used?????? |
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