Spinning Takes Time

I went to a wonderful workshop yesterday. I learned how to do a three ply yarn and varigate the strands so that they went from one colour to the next seamlessly. Neat! We were supposed to spin 9 skeins in one day.... not huge skeins but 15 gms each. I didn't get there. I managed to complete 3 of my 9 and I have almost enough for my next one which I will finish tonight.... I might even get a couple done. I love when spinners get together because we have so much fun. Yesterday was no different and though there was a push to get it finished we still sat and chatted about everything under the sun.

I will be knitting a scarf with the fibre that I spun but I bought enough to do another project and so I may just use that to do something other than a scarf like mittens which I need desperately. My leather work gloves just don't provide enough warmth. At the workshop it was very inspirational to view all the things that people are doing.

I am off again tomorrow to spend some time on a working retreat and am expecting to get lots done. I will be back at the Master spinner's program again. I am working on the third section of my homework which is all about mohair. This is not one of my favorite fibres to say the least. I have spun one sample in just mohair and it was quite the difficult fibre to process. My next attempt will be a blend of mohair and Finn wool. I have that stuff prepared and found that though I put it through my drum carder to blend it, it still needed to be combed and dizzed to make a really nice preparation. So I will be preparing that and then a blend of mohair and cultivated silk. My last mohair skein must be a textured mohair skein. I will look forward to this one as it is much more fun to play in such a manner.

Between going to the workshop yesterday and the working retreat this weekend, I expect to get a lot done. Inspiration abounds if you just give it a chance. In January I am looking at booking a two or three day retreat at the local Lodge. It is simply a devine place for a retreat. If retreats help to get the work done then I'm all for it. I'm only too glad to take the time to spin if spinning is going to take up my time. What a wonderful way to spend a cold snowy day. Spin a little wool... look out the window at the hoar frost and snow on the trees, drink a little hot chocolate.... yeah, works for me.