06.27.06
Three’s A Charm
My third handspun skein, a blend of merino & kid mohair –
I did not use the whole 2 oz. of fiber I bought so I am curious to how much I actually have here. I am wondering if part of the reason I did not use all the fiber is my spindle is not light enough? I may have to do a little shopping around for spindles.
At Spin Out I met two spinners whose spindles I liked, one from Simple Market Farms and the other from Made By Ewe. I also covet my spinning classmate’s Golding spindle. Any other recommendations out there? Not sure what I should be thinking about when I buy the next one. I know I would like something smaller than my Schacht Hi-Lo so I can carry it in my purse, you know, in case I want to do a little spinning in public. I wonder how that would go on the subway?
Jeanne of simplemarketfarms said,
June 28, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Hi — hope you don’t mind me busting in…someone emailed me that you had mentioned us, and I couldn’t help but comment.
The weight of our spindles (we make 3) are pretty flexible for your spinning. You probably saw one of our Sleeping
Beauties (weighs only 1.3 - 1.4 ounces), and she spins a sport weight to light fingering weight. You can spin a DK on it,
but it will need tending (more ‘popping’). The Briar Rose is the lace weight spindle (0.5)– it can spin from fingering
weight to lace (especially when spinning silk or SoySilk, or Silk Latte or Bamboo). Our Rapunzel spindle was made for
plying the fibers spun on the other spindles, but she spins a heavy sport up to a bulky thread. If you wanted to go for super bulky
I’d recommend one of the commercially made spindles like Louet or Ashford or one of those, b/c they are really substantial in
weight. Our feedback from spinners is that our spindles spin “forever” so unless you are attempting something *really* out
of range, you’ll probably be pleased with your spindles. I hope we hear from you! — jeanne @ http://www.simplemarketfarms.com
Becky said,
June 29, 2006 at 6:07 am
That yarn looks so soft and fluffy!