http://blog.mericson.com/2007/01/07/my-first-spinning-project/ A tech geek's adventures in weaving Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://blog.mericson.com/2007/01/07/my-first-spinning-project/#comment-4410 Lufah Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:34:54 +0000 http://blog.mericson.com/2007/01/07/my-first-spinning-project/#comment-4410 The fiber is beautiful, and hey, there's a whole cottage industry devoted to making thick and thin novelty yarns! I've heard a lot of spinners try so hard to get an even yarn that eventually, they forget how to make the thick and thing poofy stuff. I try to alternate thickness of yarn from one batch of handspun to the next so I don't get stuck in a rut. But spinning is kind of mesmerizing, isn't it? My husband tried it once, and then wound up buying some absolutely gorgeous black and white silk/alpaca blend at a fiber show. He hasn't spun it yet, tho, and it's really hard for me keep myself from spinning it. :) The fiber is beautiful, and hey, there’s a whole cottage industry devoted to making thick and thin novelty yarns! I’ve heard a lot of spinners try so hard to get an even yarn that eventually, they forget how to make the thick and thing poofy stuff. I try to alternate thickness of yarn from one batch of handspun to the next so I don’t get stuck in a rut. But spinning is kind of mesmerizing, isn’t it? My husband tried it once, and then wound up buying some absolutely gorgeous black and white silk/alpaca blend at a fiber show. He hasn’t spun it yet, tho, and it’s really hard for me keep myself from spinning it.

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