[Nfb-krafters-korner] SPINNING

Sun May 16 19:15:34 UTC 2010

Hi Eileen,

I am considering spinning some dog hair from our Great Pyrinese who
has beautiful long white fur.  Every time I brush her I get a good
sized mound of fur.  I am thinking that I could use two dog brushes to
comb the strands in preparation for spinning.  Just for experimenting,
I can make my own spindle with  2 CD's and a piece of dowel.  The fur
might make a nice cozy rug.

On 5/16/10, Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Cheryl:
>
> A dropped spindle works fine.  Like any type of spinning you will have to
> learn how to control your tension in order to produce how thin or thick you
> want the strands of yarn to be.  While I've seen spinning wheels, I have not
> worked on one other than for demonstration purposes.  The wheel is mor
> complex, in my opinion, but I'm sure like anything with time & instruction
> can be used just fine by a blind person.  The dropped spindle works very
> well, but will produce yarn at a much slower pace than a wheel.
>
> Eileen
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:57 AM
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SPINNING
>
>> 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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