Category: Spinning

Last night, I dreamed about spinning.

In fact, I went a step further and added a baby lamb to my dream, who happened to be named Bella.

Bella is the name of our BichPoo.

Bella the lamb lived in our house and just like our dog, she was very playful, but boy did she have a stubborn streak! Just like our dog that bears the same name! Now that I think about it, Bella the dog was missing from that dream. I remember saying, while dreaming, that “we have a dog named Bella!” Dreams can be odd! Is it wrong that in that dream, I was already coveting Bella’s wool? There was nothing to shear since I had to wait for its hair to grow.

A “spinning dream” Doesn’t surprise me at all. Have you seen my recent posts? Be thankful you don’t get to hear me talking about spinning or see my ever growing stash of handspun yarn! Guess what? This is not the first dream I’ve had about spinning. Last week, I had my first spinning dream. My boyfriend made an appearance, broke one treadle (claimed he could fix it) and broke the other! Oh, the horror!

Since taking my spinning class, I only missed one day of spinning. That was last Saturday. My daughter had a party in Deleware to attend from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. We live in Maryland. I had a banquet to attend at 6:00 p.m. That was located in Maryland, 1.5 hours away from where I live in the same state. Yeah…  😝

Each day that I spin, I make improvements and yesterday I added a few “firsts”.

1. Blending several fibers to create my own blend
2. Making my first two-ply yarn

Yesterday evening I had a chance to look at some of the fiber packages that arrived on Saturday.

Before I touched the new fiber, I spun some of my “go to” fiber, Romney wool roving. Why? Even though my roving was making it through the orifice, I was having a lot of underspun yarn? I also noticed that this ONLY started happening after returning home. Last weekend, my daughter and I were away and my wheel travelled with us. What could be the issue? In my case, I think the issue was twofold. One, the wheel wasn’t tightened securely, I forgot to do that when I brought my wheel home from a week ago and I was spinning way too slowly, so there was not enough “twist” in the fiber that was being fed into the orifice. I fixed that issue and once again I was spinning yarn!

Oozing with confidence I moved onto spinning merino and silk combed top wool roving. Isn’t it beautiful? This is fiber that I purchased from Beesybeefibers. It’s my first time purchasing from them, and I will purchase from them again. Here’s a link to their Etsy shop. I discovered them on Ebay and that’s where I made my purchase.

Guess what? It’s my first time spinning with silk and initially, I was hesitant about spinning with silk this early in my spinning life, but you know what? I didn’t have any issues whatsoever!

In hindsight, I should have used more fiber, but just like Peter doubting that he could walk on water, I had my doubts that I would spin without problems.

However, I’m thrilled with this tiny skein of merino wool and silk.

Oh my goodness, isn’t this glass spinning wheel elegant?

I’d be afraid to have it, especially with Bella, our BichonPoo.

Earlier this morning, I took a photo of most of the handspun yarn that I’ve created thus far.

Actually, I need a larger basket for my handspun yarn. I stuffed most of my yarn into this wicker basket.

It’s interesting to see how I’ve progressed on a daily basis. The mustard colored yarn was some of the yarn I made after my private two-hour spinning lesson. The fiber was different and it took a little bit for me to adjust as is shown with the tightly coiled sections; however, afterwards I spun the multicolored yarn with hardly any issues.

Just look at that basket of yarn. I’m literally beaming, even with all it’s flaws. I can’t help but think… I made this!

I have no idea what I’ll make with my yarn, but even with the imperfections my skeins of handspun yarn is proudly displayed in my basket. God tells us to be thankful in all things. This handspun yarn is a wonderful reminder that despite the mistakes, how much I love what I’ve prepared… just like God loves his children, despite our weaknesses.

The past few days, I hit a snag, I was feeding a lot of underspun yarn through my spinning wheels orifice. However, I was determined not to be defeated. Early this morning (around 2:30 a.m.) I finally figured out the issue. I needed to adjust the tension spring. I’d tried that before, but still was struggling; however this time was the charm. Perhaps the early morning spinning was helpful? 😆😜I was spinning yarn again.

I’m literally exhausted. Thankfully I work from home, my clients work are complete. I was up early ( even for me) so I made the most of my time and finished all of their projects. My daughter is at her Lutheran school and so I think I’ll try to take an hour nap. This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad.