#handspining

[afewdroppedstitches]

I did my reenactment and demo table stuff this weekend and well.... had a patron that needed help.

Ellowen, one of my guild members, : Ev! Come here, she needs help figuring out what she might need to do to get her spinning wheel working. She can't get the wheel to uptake the yarn.

Me to patron: Well, it might be a brake line issue or a drive band issue. What brand of wheel is it?

Patron: 😅 I don't know.... I just recently bought it from Facebook Marketplace

Me: what's the style then? Do you have a picture?

Patron: no, I keep meaning to take one but keep forgetting to....oh, I can probably draw it! (Patron draws picture below)

Me: oh! That's a Louët. So your issue is that they are a Scotch tension wheel which needs to be fed the yarn as you go and .... (more spinning wheel shop talk)

*Later*

Me: ..... I might be a little deranged being able to identify the wheel off of this drawing with a single glance.....

[amanitasoup]

people that say you need a leader line are LIARS

[afewdroppedstitches]

To all crafters participating in Tour de Fleece.....

Good luck! Have fun! And most importantly...take care of your hands and feet. Make sure to do your stretches and rest frequently.

I can't wait to see all that is created.

[threadandeye]

A few snapshots from the spinning wheel. A particularly lovely Navajo Churro roving, a shot of the full bobbin, and a snap of the sample yarns, both the single (bottom) and the two-ply (top). 

The Navajo Churro, or simply "Churro", is a breed of sheep originating from the Spanish Churra obtained by the Navajo, Hopi, and other Native American nations of the southwest around the 16th century during the Spanish Conquest. The breed is extremely adaptable and hardy, and their wool is superb. They are a double coated breed, meaning they have a coarse protective topcoat and a downy soft undercoat, but when these fibers are blended together it makes a yarn uniquely suited to rug and tapestry weaving.

[wovenfabricstudio]

#muslin #khadi#yearn #handspining (at CHAK Islampur)

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