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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

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

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!

sounds very familiar!

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

ina wrote: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?

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

becks77 wrote: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

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

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

I certanly dont!!

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.

snapdragon wrote: 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.)

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

Don't I know it

Nick69 wrote: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 ?

snapdragon wrote:

Nick69 wrote: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.

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