[Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?

Tue Sep 21 01:17:45 UTC 2010

Dixie,  About all I can tell you is that it is made of wood and has one 
treadle.

Carol
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?

> Carol,
>
> Tell me about your wheel!  What kind is it?  Single or double treadle?
>
>
>
> Dixie
>
> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carol Osmar
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 4:34 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?
>
> I have a wheel hanging around that I have never used. lol.  We bought it 
> at
> an auction.
>
> Carol
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 9:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?
>
>
>> Hehahaha!  Sure, I will be happy to teach a spinning class.  It is one
>> though that we will probably all have to be in the same place as most
>> people
>> don't have spare spinning wheels hanging around to use.
>>
>> Maybe when we all go to Theresa's camp for a Krafter's Korner retreat?
>>
>>
>>
>> Dixie
>>
>> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slery
>> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:16 PM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?
>>
>> Well, now that you have won first place . . . that means you should be
>> experienced enough to think about teaching a class for us. I would really
>> like to learn to spin. I have no aspirations of making a ton of yarn but 
>> I
>> would like to make some special yarn for certain things.
>>
>> Cindy S.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dixie
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 6:25 PM
>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Eileen,
>>>
>>> Actually, I got another first today in the spinning competition.
>>>
>>> The competition today was for the longest thread spun in a 10
>>> minute time span. We are given a bump of wool roving,
>>> something different each time. Last year it was Mohair.  This
>>> year it was just a non-descript white wool. The other women
>>> thought it may have been scrap wool the processor had  just
>>> taken off the end of a batch from the carder.  So, anyway we
>>> were told we had 10 minutes to spin.  We all spun as much as
>>> we could during that time period.  We then took the wool off
>>> the spool and wound it onto the knitty
>>> knotty.  The person who has the most wraps wins the
>>> competition.    I had 25
>>> wraps, my friend Anne came in second with 20,  and the others
>>> had 14 and 16 wraps each.  So, I won for the longest thread.
>>> The prize for that was a nice fleece blanket with an
>>> embroidered emblem of the fair and a handle belt like thing
>>> to carry it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As for my skein of yarn in the submitted entries.  It is a
>>> very dark brown, nearly black Romney wool, single ply thin to
>>> medium strand.  I have been spinning this one fleece to make
>>> a sweater, and my girl friend Anne picked
>>> out what she thought looked like the nicest of the 4 skeins.
>>>    It must
>>> have been alright, because I got 1st and she got a 2nd.  Oh,
>>> and she is the woman who taught me to spin!  The fleece is
>>> also from one of her sheep.  She won best in show for it as a
>>> fleece two years ago.  I keep referring to it as the
>>> Championship fleece!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dixie
>>>
>>> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Eileen Scrivani
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 4:38 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] First for Spinning?
>>>
>>> Dixie:
>>>
>>> Congratulations on your spinning 1st place.  Tell us a little
>>> more about
>>> what kind of fibers you spun and colors.  That's great.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:41 AM
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Various types of crochet hooks
>>>
>>> > Interesting.  I have to say I prefer the Susan Bates to the
>>> Boye.  The
>>> > reason is the shape of the hook.  The Bates has a nice point on the
>>> > head that easily works its way into the place I need to insert the
>>> > hook.  It also
>>> > seems to have a more flush, or tucked in   hook opening
>>> making it slip
>>> > back
>>> > through the stitches easily for me.
>>> > Maybe since I have been crocheting for a long time those
>>> features make
>>> > my work go faster as I am less concerned about dropping my stitches.
>>> >
>>> > I do though plan to look at some of the bamboo and wood hooks next
>>> > month when I go to the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival.
>>> >
>>> > As for yarn skeins, I choose to wind the skein into a ball before
>>> > using
>>> > it.
>>> > I then use an outside pull ball which I place into a Ziploc
>>> bag which I
>>> > have
>>> > cut one bottom corner out of.  I feed the working end of
>>> the yarn through
>>> > that cut corner and close up the bag.  My yarn stays German
>>> Shedder hair
>>> > free, (smile! And doesn't roll away on me.  It also means I
>>> get many fewer
>>> > tangles.  I find for myself that with a center pull when the ball
>>> > collapses
>>> > on itself when getting near the end of the ball it can often tangle.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Dixie who is off to the spinning competition at the fair!
>>> Oh, and I
>>> > received a first for the skein I submitted for judging.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
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>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> Of NCBootman
>>> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 9:51 AM
>>> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Various types of crochet hooks
>>> >
>>> > Angelina,
>>> >
>>> > I never use anything but aluminum crochet hooks. This will
>>> sound odd
>>> > but I know it works for me. Take your hook and wash it with
>>> warm soapy
>>> > water. The oils from your hands and even probably the yarn
>>> can make it
>>> > harder to hold.
>>> > If I crochet a lot, washing the hook makes for a more
>>> comfortable hold.
>>> > Also, see what brand of hook you are using. For me, Susan
>>> Bates hooks are
>>> > slick and hard to hold and use. I prefer Boye hooks and
>>> there is the
>>> > tiniest
>>> >
>>> > bit of texture in the paint on them. Bates hooks are
>>> typically silver
>>> > that I've used. I've never used or seen a bamboo but the
>>> plastic hooks
>>> > I have have such a tiny hook part and are blunt on the end. I find
>>> > them harder to use.
>>> >
>>> > Greg
>>> >
>>> > --------------------------------------------------
>>> > From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
>>> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:00 AM
>>> > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Various types of crochet hooks
>>> >
>>> >> HI all:
>>> >> I'm currently using a aluminum crochet hook and have heard
>>> there are
>>> >> various types out there to try during our beginners class
>>> this past
>>> >> week. The aluminum one I use constantly slips and I was wondering
>>> >> what types of hooks do you prefer? I looked at Wal-mart
>>> and couldn't
>>> >> find plastic or bamboo crochet hooks. Thanks for any suggestions
>>> >> Anjelina
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