[Nfb-krafters-korner] SPINNING

[Cheryl Osborn]

Hi everyone,

I would like to know if using a drop spindle works well enough or do
you need to use a spinning wheel?

On 5/15/10, Dixie <blueherons at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hi Jewell,
>
> I only learned to spin about a year and a half ago.  I too was looking for a
> new craft since I was very much into embroideries before I lost my sight.
> That happened  6 years ago.  I went from 20/20 to nothing basically
> overnight, so had to make some big adjustments.  I had always wanted to
> learn to spin since I was a little girl.  My grandmother had 2 spinning
> wheels in her house as show pieces, never to be touched.  Well, tell this
> kid you can't touch and you know what she wanted to get her hands on more
> than anything else in the house.  So, the summer before last I asked a
> friend who spins to teach me.  She raises Romney and I have been spinning
> the wool I have gotten from her.  I have a few other fibers, but, have yet
> to get brave enough to try them.  I have some blue face, some alpaca, and
> some Samoyed as well as plenty from my Fidelco German Shepherd.  None of
> which I have ventured forward to try yet.
>
> I am so pleased though to find another blind spinner!  Here in Connecticut I
> am in a spinning group, we get together once a month, and I am the only
> blind spinner.   Although there is one woman in our group who has Macular ,
> this woman watches me so she will have ideas of how to get along when her
> sight worsens.
>
>
> I see you have found that ray of sunshine Becky.  She is a machine knitter
> and I hope to be just like her one day.  Smile.
>
>
> Dixie
>
> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewell Boll
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:57 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] any bulky machine knitters?
>
> Hi Dixie,
>
> I am thrilled to hear of this list and to be able to connect with other
> blind individuals who have a common interest in a craft.
>
> I have been spinning about 15 years now. I was looking for something to take
>
> the place of my passion for sewing as I lost more and more of my vision.  I
> wanted something to keep my hands busy and yet enhance my sense of touch.
> Spinning has certainly filled that desire. I have spun many different fibers
>
> just to relish in the feel of the different textures. My favorites are
> various wools and llamas.  I have tried the cottons and linens, but didn't
> find them enjoyable.  Merino, angora were fun, but not easy to spin for me.
> Do you have a favorite fiber? What are you doing with the yarn you have
> spun?
>
> I hope you will persevere in your knitting.  I had no one to teach me, so I
> found a beginner's knitting book and taught myself.  I telling you, I went
> through a lot of frustrations, but was stubborn enough to persist.
> Eventually, I got better. and it will for you too.  Just keep knitting.  I
> did get a response to my inquiry regarding any one knowledgeable in machine
> knitting.  Perhaps if you make the same request, she will respond to your
> request.  Do you have a machine now?
>
> I will tell you little about myself.  I live in Sheboygan which is midway
> between Milwaukee and Green Bay on the western shores of Lake Michigan in
> Wisconsin.  I have Ushers syndrome which is a progressive vision and hearing
>
> impairment.  I now have light perception and wear two hearing aids.  I do ok
>
> one on one, but finds it more difficult in noisy settings. I love to
> knitting to books, I enjoy walking every day with my guide dog, Gus. And of
> course, I enjoy my crafty hobbies.
>
> Please tell me a little about yourself.
>
> Jewell
>
>
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Cheryl in Mexico
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