ghoti_mhic_uait: (crochet)
2010-10-06 06:37 pm
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Yesterday I was mostly spinning

This is a thing of joy and great wonder. Apparently, I've been spinning worsted style (I think that's what the lady who showed me how said) which Knittyspin says is the right way to spin bamboo, so hurray, because I love bamboo yarn. I'm very pleased with my yarn so far, but it's not very even and I'm sure I'll improve with practise.

Other things I have found time to do yesterday include lunch with Alex (Yippees, very tasty) and tea with [livejournal.com profile] ceb. So, all good.

Finally, yesterday's Handy Manny featured the phrase "What we need is a numismatist" which seems most unlikely, but TV aimed at preschoolers tends towards the fantastical.
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ghoti_mhic_uait: (Strikke)
2010-09-24 08:20 am
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Reading emailfirst thing in the morning may not be such a good idea

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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