The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

Jessica@93 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:18:37 GMT

I am fairly new to this spinning world and I am in love. I still haven't been able to spin but I am going to make a cd spindle really soon and am hoping to find a site of the many where I can find roving or ready to spin I guess wool in order to fulfill this new hobby. It's already a hobby and I haven't done it yet...lol. I was wondering, I live in Puerto Rico and there are no farms, so does anyone know of a site which is safe and accurate to buy ready to spin roving? If so please let me know.

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re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

MaryL@3 — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:28:04 GMT

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one with a weakness for pretty drop spindles. So, what type of spinning wheel do you have?

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

janda — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:55:40 GMT

as i got ready to comment on this post i realized that i've been spinning for 17 years. there are a few years in there i didn't spin but i'm back now and just as addicted as ever! i knit socks more often than anything else. i love warm feet. right now i'm working on a blanket inspired by "charlie and the chocolate factory" lots of color, garter stitch triangles, and some stripes thrown in for good measure, lol.

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

JudyE@3 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:05:34 GMT

Will 100% mohair felt?

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

NancyC@6 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:07:09 GMT

I love love love the right knitting needles. For me these days that means ebony or rosewood circulars. My beloved and I bet on the recent NCAA basketball tournaments - the winner to get $75 worth of tools. For him that means Japanese chisels, for me, ebony knitting needles. Sadly, he won. Nancy, Boston.

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

Aine — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:42:44 GMT

I got better at knitting because I had to think up something to *do!* with all those naturally coloured yarns I'd spun while one loom was in pre-pieces and the other one, post! (I procrastinate. This situation hath not changed!)

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

SaraG@3 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:19:44 GMT

My favorite of my favorite spinning and weaving tools are those my Daddy, a woodworker, made for me, from my designs...a loom bench w/heart cutouts, a warping board, lazy kate, multiple spool holder, 2 gorgeous full size niddy noddies, a no. of diz's,a warping paddle, and about a dozen drop spindles made of different weights and woods w/carvings of roses and butterflies on some. He passed away 2 years ago and couldn't make anything for me the last 10 years of his life which saddened him, but he is never ever far from me when I pick up one of his creations to use for my favorite thing, working with fibers and yarns!

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

bosley384 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:57:36 GMT

I confess, I'm addicted to spindles and spinning wheels. You haven't lived until you have spun on a Golding hand spindle. A true work of art and wonderfully balanced. Boys have their toys, but girls have their tools (and materials). Besides, you can't take money with you when you go... so leave behind wonderful tools and a stash of fiber and yarn.

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

DonnaH@2 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:13:17 GMT

When you're trying out your new drop spindle, what do you use to make yarn? And where do you get it?

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

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re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

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re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

LaraS — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:27:11 GMT

I picked up a copy of Start Spinning this weekend and love it! Ive been spinning for a while, but still found lot's of useful information. It was well layed out with clear instructions and great pictures.
Lara

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JudyS@4 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:00:57 GMT

Any chance the pattern for the Enchanted French Traveling Cap by Nicky Epstein in sold out Fall 2000 Interweave Knit will show for sale on line or better yet free. Judy

re: The Girl Who Loved Fiber Tools (plus making your own drop spindle!)

ReneeS — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:34:47 GMT

Gotta say, don't diss the CD Spindle. If you think about it, what are CDs designed to do? Spin! And they do it really well. I have made a number of these spindles now, and having owned some spindles made by "experts" I really find these to be useful tools. Don't diss the CD spindle!