Reading emailfirst thing in the morning may not be such a good idea

[ghoti_mhic_uait]

For some reason my eyes lit on the signature line of this email first:

"Your dealer in addictive substances."


Which is all a roundabout way of saying, that after 25 years of wanting to spin I've finally ordered a drop spindle, roving and book, and the email was my order confirmation.

(I'm sure I've mentioned before how when I was seven, we moved in one street over from a spinning wheel shop (it's not there any more, but it used to be in some woman's front room, and last time I googled it I found a page from someone lamenting its closure). Since then I've been fascinated by the whole idea. I'd not long started knitting, but I don't think I related the two ideas in my head.)

Comments

[badriya.livejournal.com]

I have spun briefly a couple of times, once when my class visited the Science Museum and once at a county fair. I think twice with a wheel and vaguely recall once with a spindle too. I fancied the idea too but it's more appropriate for you because you knit lots. I did a bit but haven't lately and it was only ever scarves. Funny because both daughters got it just around then and also did brief simple things. Heredity?

[naath.livejournal.com]

bwahahahahaha :-)

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. I seem to be surrounded by spinners at the moment as well, which is good because they can help (especially Clare-from-knitting, who uses a drop spindle)

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

Hurrah. It's wonderful when people get around to doing something they've always wanted to do.

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

I'm quite excited :)

[alison-lees.livejournal.com]

I don't remember any spinning wheel shop?

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

It was run out of someone's front room, just south of the alley on Furnace Lane

[alison-lees.livejournal.com]

oh

[areia.livejournal.com]

My husband (who's an expert, having seen this exact progression with his first wife), assures me that the common sequence is knitting/crocheting - spinning - weaving - raising sheep.

He just grins when he catches me looking at loom catalogs.

Let me know when you need the details for Fiber Addicts Anonymous.

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a logical progression...but I think I'll skip weaving. Probably.