A few weeks ago P watched a friend as she was spinning. She was mesmerized by the process. I haven't spun in a long time and our wheel has been put away in the closet.
Saturday, I went to the Spinners' Flock winter Fleece Fair. I really wasn't planning on purchasing anything. Do I ever PLAN to buy roving (or yarn, or fabric)? The tables were
loaded with lots of beautiful fiber. You know how it is when you have yarn, roving, and supplies stuck everywhere in your house. You tell yourself that you should use what you have first. But, then you look across the room and see that some of the balls of roving are jumping up and down on the table. They are even waving at you. "Come over here," they say. "Take us home." That is how it was with these balls of roving.
You might remember I currently have a "thing" for red and aqua as seen here and here.
We had to start spinning right away when I got home! Just as I thought, P wanted to watch. She had to be close - very close. She learned a little about spinning and a lot about what happens if you watch from TOO close.
She learned that your hair can get sucked into the spinning wheel. Perhaps her mother knew what she was talking about when she warned about getting too close.
I haven't decided what I want to do with it yet. Just that I want to do some color work with them together. I know I should have a plan before I start to spin but I don't always work that way. I am thinking socks, or mittens...
I could not get the colors to come out true in the photos. I tried LOTS of pictures in different light. The red is almost right in this one but the turquoise is a bit blue.
