Category Archives: Spinning

Starting to get the hang of this spinning thing

So this is Goblin Eyes from Spunky Eclectic, October’s offering from the Spunky Club. Here’s how it looked as roving–
I think it’s quite lovely. Which is why I really didn’t want to screw it up, and why I’m especially pleased I learned something important before I plied it.
Here’s what I learned:
If one of [...]

D is for Dogwood

My handspun from Spunky Eclectic’s roving, in colorway Dogwood. This hank is about 8 oz and about 580 yards. The singles are overspun in places and the plying is underspun, I think. I don’t know for sure, of course, because I’m a n00b.
But the colorway is interesting and beautiful, so I can’t [...]

Happy Birthday to Kat’s new wheel

So the lovely and talented Katherine of it All brought her new wheel to S’nB tonight and learned a few amazing things.
First of all, according to newcomer Amanda, the wheel’s serial number indicates that it was manufactured on January 15, 1988. And that little “6″ means it was the sixth wheel ever made, [...]

Eye Candy Friday

Warren’s Caramels
Warren is in our Stitch ‘n Bitch—you can see his face in a couple of the photos in yesterday’s post. He started coming right after David left—like maybe the next week.
Warren is an amazing spinner and knitter. He has taken his Schacht Matchless apart down to the last piece and put it [...]