sorry I haven’t been around for a bit, we had a death in the family and I was not able update as I usually do.
I have a swap package going out tommorrow for a diaper swap at the DSD forum, and here is is:
The Whole PackageThe Diapers
The Stitch Markers
May 17
It went great. Beeba 2 had a ball, but she was tired out terribly by the end of the day. Here are some pics.
I have been battling the question… how to respond to my reader’s questions and comments. Blogger does not allow for threaded comments, so it would be confusing to just post a new comment.
So, finally, a reader has asked a question that really requires a good answer.
I have decided that when this happens, I will make a new post to answer the question. So, here it is.
Lucero Asked:
How did you get into spinning yarn? I’d never really thought about doing it myself until I saw an article about spinning yarn out of newspaper to make rugs out of it. Not to mention reading Sleeping Beauty to my little girl every other day keeps spinning in my head 
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First off, Lucero, thank you for the question. I love getting comments and questions from readers, it makes me feel special.
As for spinning, I am a member of a diaper sewing forum, and they are the culprits that got me spinning. Yup. Diapers into spinning.
More specifically, on the diaper board, there is a yarn crafts sub-forum. on there, yet another subforum popped up one day. I didn’t notice it for a while, but one day, went venturing into the “spinning Happy” sub-forum, where I was immediately bombarded with pictures of handspun yarns and spinning wheels, spindles, the like.
I ran away. I couldn’t afford a new hobby. I already had too much taking up my time.
But I couldn’t stay away. a couple days later, I had my very first spindles, which I talked about in This post .
You can see form that post that my first yarn wasn’t very great. Nobody’s is. It took days before I was so completely and totally hooked that I knew I would have a wheel. I talked about that Here.
Soon after, I was convinced (granted, it didn’t take much) to join a group of friends in a venture that has become the Indie Dyers Coop.
Most recent in my spinning history is obtaining my new Ladybug Wheel, which I posted about here.
I hope this answered your question, Lucero. I enjoyed answering it.
… a Schacht LadyBug, that is. It was ordered a little while ago, and as I type, it is on its way here. The last update was a departure scan from UPS in New Stanton, PA.
At risk of sounding Unprofessional here, WOOT!
Ok. So why should that be so exciting, you ask? I mean, after all, I do have a spinning wheel i love already… it does make yarn…
But The Ladybug has several features that appeal to my ever questing self. First and formost, Speed! My current beloved wheel has a high Ratio of 13:1. That is, for every 1 time the big wheel turns, the bobbin turns 13 times. (for my irish tensioned, bobbin led wheel) The Ladybug, with the High Speed whorl that is packed inside the box (an add on, not a standard item) has a high ratio of 22:1. What does that mean? It means that I can spin almost twice as fast at the high ratio in long draw, or create much much finer yarns in general.
Another reason I am excited, well, its the Learning, of course. My current wheel is an Irish Tensioned wheel, or Bobbin led. I love it. but there are 2 other types of tensioning (that I know of). The Ladybug has both, Scotch tension, and Double Drive. After reading on various forums and ravelry groups all about both types of tensioning, I have been dying to try them for myself. From what I read, I have a feeling I may enjoy double drive best… but I will hold off on judging till after I try it.
I am also looking forward to the larger treadles, and the fact that this is a double treadle (the foot peddles, yo). My current wheel is a single treadle wheel, and sometimes I feel like I need to hold down the wheel as I treadle like mad to reach speed. with a double treadle wheel, I should have a better balance, less effort required to keep the wheel turning, and more speed. and treadle size? well… I have size 10 feet. I didn’t think so at first, but if I spin for a few hours on my wheel, my heel starts to feel bruised. the Ladybug, I am told by another Large-footed friend, resolves that issue completely.
And then there is the noise. My current wheel, though I love it dearly, makes a fair amount of noise. I don’t usually mind it (though my poor husband does), but when I want to spin, and my poor Beeba 2 wants to sleep, we have a sore conflict of interests. As the responsible mom, I have relegated my spinning time to when she is not sleeping… which leaves only when her daddy will hold her for me to spin… not much time.
The Ladybug, as I understand it, is nearly silent. I can spin with a sleeping baby on my lap if I choose. Ah, the novelty!
So, it will be here sometime Monday, and you can be sure there will be assembly pics, and spinning pics, promptly on Tuesday. Becasue as we all know, I am just a little bit addicted to blogging. And I can’t bear to miss a phot opportunity… maybe, if the wheel comes during naptime, I’ll assemble out on the porch… then I’d get some really nice pictures.
For now, a Stock photo will have to do:
Mar 25
Kind of. Alright, so its one thing I AM working on, and one thing I just finished.
So, what I am working on, aside from my socks, and a million other projects, this is my newest project:
Yes, Its just yarn atm. I cast on, but with a 3 stitch cast on, it doesn’t look like much. this is the yarn for my Blue Jeans Lace Leaf Shawl. it is very fine, and I think maybe I am crazy, xause even for lace, this is LACE. it is as fine as my very finest handspun, only I can’t seem tom make handspun in this qualntity in this fineness… I get bored way too fast. hence buying the yarn this time. Plus it was on sale.
And the project I finished, My Jenny Bag. I love this pattern. and best yet, the designer is a friend from one of my message boards. Can’t beat supporting your friends and getting something cool too.
Ok, so the fabric is very bright. But it matches my Mei Tei, and I really love it right now. I know, I’ll probably get tired of the print eventually, but that’s the great thing about making things… you can always make another! I also made a matching wallet, from another of the same designer’s patterns, and am debating making the sunglass case that comes with this pattern. I have the leftover fabric, and I might. I also added ties to the purse so that I can close it. it is reversable, by the way, so if I want somethign a little less loud, I can also have a plain black purse at the spur of the moment. cool, huh?
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