I'm a fleece-a-holic!!

[grannymags]

What am I going to do with me?!

Recently I treated myself to a lovely new spinning wheel. I already have one but this new one I have wanted for over 25 years! I lacquered it and then put it together and am thrilled. It is beautiful.

Anyway. I have three large fleeces in the garage waiting to be sorted. I have even more carded fleece waiting to be spun. Some coloured and carded fleece I ordered came today and I have just ordered some more! I have to stop or I won't be able to get round to spinning them! I'm sure some of you may be able to 'whiz' through this amount of fleece but I have too many projects on the go!

I need to finish a Honiton lace sampler before the term starts again in September. I am making a christening robe for my granddaughter. I am knitting a cardigan and the rest of my time is taken up with my music! Housework? Well.......!

Well, I will never be bored!

Maggie x

[becks77]

Hi,
Similar story here, but just trying to buy my own first wheel, at the moment I'm working on my friends and she has a similar stash so its all systems go here.
Best of luck
Becks

[ina]

Sounds familiar: I've got three fleeces somewhere around the house, plus a few bags of cashmere... And I can't even spin, nor do I have I a wheel!

[red]

sounds very familiar!

[snapdragon]

Hello my name is snapdragon and I'm a fleeceaholic too

Sounds familiar: I've got three fleeces somewhere around the house, plus a few bags of cashmere... And I can't even spin, nor do I have I a wheel!

utube and thejoyofhandspinning? home-made spindle?

[becks77]

My first drop spindle we made from a piece of dowling and a couple of cd's works a treat

[snapdragon]

My first drop spindle we made from a piece of dowling and a couple of cd's works a treat

Yay I just made a diddy one from a wooden toy wheel and a wooden crochet hook (plus a few tiny hair elastics) - in hopes that I won't lose that crochet hook again lol it can be my travel one, when spun I can then crochet it into something

[becks77]

Yay get spinning, hope all works out ,but watch it , it's addictive!

[Nick69]

Ive got 4 Alpaca Fleeces sitting at work. Didnt think many people still spun their own any more.

I certanly dont!!

[witchstorm]

I've got a Jacob and Blue Faced Leicester to do :) Once people know you'll take them they seem to appear :) Which is OK by me! Just got to practice the spinning.

[ina]

utube and thejoyofhandspinning? home-made spindle?

Oh - I've got a drop spindle somewhere, and I can borrow a wheel - now I just need space in the house and time... (Believe me, being unemployed is bloody time consuming.)

[snapdragon]

(Believe me, being unemployed is bloody time consuming.)

Don't I know it

[snapdragon]

Ive got 4 Alpaca Fleeces sitting at work. Didnt think many people still spun their own any more.

I certanly dont!!

There are loads of home spinners -apologies - being very nosey now- if you don't spin what are you planning to do with the Alpaca ?

[Nick69]

Ive got 4 Alpaca Fleeces sitting at work. Didnt think many people still spun their own any more.

I certanly dont!!

There are loads of home spinners -apologies - being very nosey now- if you don't spin what are you planning to do with the Alpaca ?

Dont worry about being nosey lol. I was probably going to stick them on ebay.

[grannymags]

I could help you out with one of the Alpaca fleeces!! I'm not too far away from you.

I love Alpaca fibre.

Maggie x