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.)

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[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.