Comments on: Off the spindle http://www.larksongknits.com/2009/08/11/off-the-spindle/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:55:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gardenmama http://www.larksongknits.com/2009/08/11/off-the-spindle/comment-page-1/#comment-6735 Gardenmama Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:11:09 +0000 http://www.larksongknits.com/?p=2004#comment-6735 Your yarn is incredible!! I have a spinning wheel and I seem to be having a bit more fun lately with the wool roving itself! Needle felting, wet felting... ; ) Great job!! Your yarn is incredible!!
I have a spinning wheel and I seem to be having a bit more fun lately with the wool roving itself! Needle felting, wet felting… ; ) Great job!!

]]> By: Kristin http://www.larksongknits.com/2009/08/11/off-the-spindle/comment-page-1/#comment-6731 Kristin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:20:59 +0000 http://www.larksongknits.com/?p=2004#comment-6731 Your yarn looks wonderfully cozy! In fact, pictures like these make one wish you could touch something through the computer. Your yarn looks wonderfully cozy! In fact, pictures like these make one wish you could touch something through the computer.

]]> By: JumbleberryJam http://www.larksongknits.com/2009/08/11/off-the-spindle/comment-page-1/#comment-6706 JumbleberryJam Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:51:35 +0000 http://www.larksongknits.com/?p=2004#comment-6706 There's a really good chance we'll end up living next to a friend of mine who spins! I've wanted to learn for years and DS is most interested in learning, too. She keeps angora rabbits in her back yard (used to have alpaca until someone turned her in to the city :-() and brushes them out until she has enough down to spin. I'm sooo hopeful! There’s a really good chance we’ll end up living next to a friend of mine who spins! I’ve wanted to learn for years and DS is most interested in learning, too. She keeps angora rabbits in her back yard (used to have alpaca until someone turned her in to the city :-( ) and brushes them out until she has enough down to spin. I’m sooo hopeful!

]]> By: admin http://www.larksongknits.com/2009/08/11/off-the-spindle/comment-page-1/#comment-6686 admin Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:59:16 +0000 http://www.larksongknits.com/?p=2004#comment-6686 Thanks for the comment, Laura! I learned from a local Fiber Arts group - they even loaned me a spindle and fiber until I some of my own. there are lots of great you-tube tutorials - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gXTWgMeMgI www.joyofhandspinning.com is another great resource. Knitty is also trying to get its stuff together with Knittyspin - I hope they expand the content soon - http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer09/KScontentindex.php Thanks for the comment, Laura! I learned from a local Fiber Arts group – they even loaned me a spindle and fiber until I some of my own.

there are lots of great you-tube tutorials -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gXTWgMeMgI

http://www.joyofhandspinning.com is another great resource.

Knitty is also trying to get its stuff together with Knittyspin – I hope they expand the content soon – http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer09/KScontentindex.php

]]> By: Laura http://www.larksongknits.com/2009/08/11/off-the-spindle/comment-page-1/#comment-6680 Laura Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:52:33 +0000 http://www.larksongknits.com/?p=2004#comment-6680 That is gorgeous spinning! Do you have any suggestions for books or online tutorials to help a beginner? That is gorgeous spinning! Do you have any suggestions for books or online tutorials to help a beginner?

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