The 2nd Skein of Yarn June this year will mark 2 years since I purchased my EEW nano and began my electric spinning adventure. Since then, I’ve tried spinning a number of different types of fibre, I’ve bought even more unusual fibre’s to experiment with, I’ve purchased a second, bigger electric spinning wheel, tried processing… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – The lessons learned from 2 years of spinning
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A new spinning wheel – Enter the Argonaut! (And her matching lazy Kate)
So having done a fair bit of spinning on my EEW nano, it was becoming clear that a bigger wheel would be a useful addition. Enter the Argonaut by GemmaBeaMakes Right out the gate let’s start with the social links. Not only does Gemma sell through Etsy, she has a YouTube channel where she mainly… Continue reading A new spinning wheel – Enter the Argonaut! (And her matching lazy Kate)
Spinning a Tale – Bamboo Tops
With the Tour De Fleece this year, I wanted to join in, in some way. What better way than to explore those 25g balls of fibre purchased from Adelaide Walker at the Cumbrian Wool Gathering. It would be rude not to start with the bright orange bamboo tops (of which I had two). Ashamed to… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – Bamboo Tops
Prompted Musings – Crafting and relaxation
How do you relax? With crafting! When you work a full time job, crafting is often a go to hobby for relaxing. Spinning! Spinning bright orange bamboo tops! Spinning is fantastic if you are looking to zone out and hit zen. It’s especially good if you are in a high anxiety mode. The repetitive simple… Continue reading Prompted Musings – Crafting and relaxation
Spinning a Tale – EEW Nano 2
It's here! the EEW Nano 2 is here! Built by the amazing Maurice at Dreaming Robots. It's tiny, it needed a few tweaks, but it's here! Spend long enough watching videos on youtube about crochet and firber arts and I'm sure you will fall down the yarn spinning rabbit hole. Never in a million years,… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – EEW Nano 2
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