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June 09, 2005
Better than meatloaf surprise. And much better than chocolate spring surprise.
I had an interesting chat with a poet today about beauty, but I think I'll wait and tell you about it tomorrow. Instead it's show and tell time; I came home to a package in the mail today, and my five year old neighbour K. leaping and shouting "a present! a present! is it from your Gramma?". Nope, it was from Claudia, and look at what was inside:
It's a Swan drop spindle from Grafton Fibres, wrapped in a gorgeously coloured pile of Cormo. Wow! I'm convinced that having a perfect tool will make all the difference to my technique (hah! I kid myself that I have some kind of "technique", other than spin like crazy and yank and yank and hope I don't drop it). The spindle I've been using is homemade and quite heavy, and I've had to spin with it supported to avoid it breaking the fibre and crashing to the floor. Last week the whorl fell right off and I had to reglue it. Now I can be like the pros and spin like a banshee (with gusto). What an incredibly thoughtful gift this is. Thank you, Claudia.
Look, she even started it off for me.
Am I supposed to be able to make the yarn this thin? Yikes!
Posted by jodi at June 9, 2005 09:18 PM | categories: projects
Comments
I'm thrilled that you will give this tool a good home. It was too pretty to be so neglected at my spindle farm.
Cormo is a good yarn to try to spin thin. It puffs up considerably after washing. But heck, try bulky. What's the worst that could happen??
Posted by: claudia at June 9, 2005 10:15 PM
What a gorgeous spindle and roving. I love the colors.
Have fun, J!
Posted by: Christiane at June 10, 2005 07:26 AM
Just wait... before you know it, you'll be spinning that thin all the time, and fight to spin bulky stuff! It's so much fun to learn...
Posted by: Kae at June 10, 2005 09:30 AM
Ooh so fun! I still haven't managed to conquer spinning myself. But Grafton Fibers is great, they make such nice things. I have a spindle and a recently acquired noste from them.
Posted by: Rebecca at June 10, 2005 03:47 PM