Just a little handspun and a beautiful niddy noddy.
It probably doesn't come as much surprise, given my current pink binge, that that multi-striped pink roving from Handspun by Stefania would be hard for me to put down. This was a roving that Claudia placed in my hands and told me that I really needed to have. How could I argue with that? As it turns out, this corriedale blend is pretty easy fiber for me to draft, and it makes a very pretty yarn. I plied the single I spun more or less by the seat of my pants. It took me a little while to figure out that not enough twist leads to yarn that won't hold together and too much twist while plying leads to something of a knotted mess.
I though this picture was the nicest way to show off the very pretty little niddy noddy that I purchased from Bill Hardy of Turnstyles. Like Leigh, I find myself drawn to niddy noddies. This one is beautful and smooth and and intricate...and I hope perhaps that it will be inspirational to another wood tuner I know. (Would be an awfully nice little project for a guy who just got a great little mini-lathe for his birthday...)
And just because I am inordinantly proud of this little spinning expierment, a closeup of my very first and spun and plied yarn:
I really didn't think I would like this stuff so much. Now I'm wishing I'd gotten more.
P.S. Looking for a good cause to support? My spinning guide, Claudia is planning on embarking on a very big bike ride to help fight Multiple Sclerosis -- a degenerative autoimmune disease that affects the neurological system. The disease, which affects most of it's victims as young adults, is really a terrible thing. Imagine being subject to spontaneous attacks of blindness or a growing lack of co-ordination or just being fatigued all the time. The MS society spends a lot of it's money supporting research to help find a way to cure or fight this debilitating disease -- a long time ago, I was involved with some MS research. So if you've got a little money to spare, go support a great person who's riding for a great cause. Good Luck, Claudia!
Amazingly gorgeous yarn. I love it :)
wow, absolutley gorgeous! wonder color.
Beautiful! The fiber curse happens all the time. I now buy in 2-3 pound quantities if I really love something because it can go away so fast. Hence having a room with 6 long tubs stuffed to the gills with various fibers. :)
Beautiful!! It's nice to see another new spinner enthralled with it! I have the same "yarn on niddy noddy" pic on my blog! Almost the same color, too. :)
Ah, the draw of spinning... You're doing a great job! That yarn looks lovely! I'm betting a wheel will be in your immediate future. You will love knitting with your own handspun Theresa. It's a wonderful exprerience. That's for sharing pictures of your yarn with us!
Beautiful. And now you are hooked! Welcome to the spinning world. I think we should cast bets on how long until you get a wheel! ;-)
beautiful yarn! And what a gorgeous niddy noddy! Sounds like you are right hooked. :)
Great job on your yarn. The Niddy Noddy is beautiful. Makes a person want to get into it just for the cool tools...
Thanks for the MS Ride mention. Research! YEAH!
That is lovely yarn. You know, Stefania is in Illinois.....can we say, "road trip"?
It's sooo pretty. Both the yarn and the niddy noddy. So will anything be made from your beautiful pink creation? :)
What are you going to make with it?
ooh, there's the niddy noddy, it's gorgeous!
pretty spinning!
I just adore that pink! I know you think you're a pink kind of gal, but that's the exception to the rule, no?
i just started spindling and it is very exciting! i thought it would be neat, but i had no idea! check out my blog to see my first yarn. yours is gorgeous! i cannot wait to order more fiber, i dyed my own with koolaid...they came out really pretty.
Lovely fiber, lovely niddy noddy. I have niddy noddy envy - mine is made of PVC pipe (I just blogged it if you want to see and feel superior).
Theresa, I just read that you grew up in Ann Arbor AND attended the University of Chicago. I live in Ann Arbor and my son starts at UC this fall. Maybe you can recommend some yarn shops for me to visit when I come out to pretend to visit him? I'm planning to take the train - one sock on the way there, one on the way back... you get the picture!