The first thing I tell someone who's having trouble with their spinning wheel or weaving loom is that while these tools are definitely specialized, they are at heart, basic tools, and when they aren't functioning well, probably just need something adjusted or simply fixed...
...and then I spend Two Weeks of the Tour de Fleece fighting with my own wheel, not having the most fun, whining about the trouble I'm having, stressing that I need to start saving for a new wheel...
Luckily our small, but mighty Ravelry group is full of experienced and helpful spinners...who still had to suggest to me twice that maybe my drive band was just slipping, and sure enough, five minutes later I am back to spinning with a well working wheel.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Sigh...
This picture just struck me funny. Do you see two eyes, a silver wig and my poor downtrodden wheel sticking her tongue out at me?
5 comments:
You made me laugh! Yes I see the face in the wheel :)
Yes, that is a really cute face! Maybe it could be made into a puppet to tell the unenlightened about wool, or spinning or.... When we were in Scotland and Ireland we saw sheep of all sorts. I loved learning about the breeds when we had the option. It also seems that a lot of the sheep they raise produce poor quality fleece, and there seems to be less and less call for wool.
Your yarn is just beautiful. Love the color.
:) :) Stay cool and spin on!
Can't wait to see what you make with Hershey. 😁
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