Warping On

So my wife Mrs. Warping On knows a lady Anne who is getting out of spinning and was selling her equipment. After we talked to her we asked if she was getting rid of her fiber.
She said she would think about and a few days ago we got a package in the mail and here […]

Yesterday and today I spun half of my Merino and Tencel blend and it was very different.

First I spun a full bobbin which took me HOURS and now my back hurts.
Second I found out a many things when spinning

The fiber is very slippery so it will draft very fast
You need to have your hands far […]

Our ashford spinning wheel was not working correctly and my wife and I have tried to fix it. First she tried to glue the spokes but that did not work. Then we took the wheel to Carolina Home Spun and she let us take apart one of her wheels and try a new wheel in […]

Today I went shopping at my local spinning and weaving store Carolina Homespun as they were having a sale today. My wife and I where just there last weekend but we went for the sale.
They had some very nice stuff on sale but I was not really interested in any of it. This happens to […]

Last night I sat down to ply my yarn into umm well yarn.
This is only the second time I have spun and it was not as even as the first time. I thought I did a good job spinning till I plyed it into yarn. That is when I saw how big it became. Some […]

I tried spinning on new years day. My wife has a spinning wheel and I had never knew why she wanted to spin her own yarn. I would always ask why don’t you just by the yarn already made.
So on Jan 1 2007 I thought I would try it and it was fun and very […]