Spin night was great! There were 13 of us there and everyone kept thanking me for starting it up. All I did was email one person and ask if there was a local spinning group. I found out she sent the email to the entire Spinner's Flock! One of the guys in Spinner's Flock (sorry, can't find the link) works at the local art center and he'd been trying to convince them that hosting a spin night was a good idea. The committee had been resisting the idea because they didn't think anyone was interested. He printed out my email, brought it to their meeting and said, "See!" and that was that. It very strange to be the innocent catalyst of something so popular.
The bobbin holds what I spun last night - Polwarth/kid mohair. The blue skein is the last of the merino/silk/angora and the lumpy, white skein is the result of Sunday's rolags and my first attempt at spinning long draw. As you can see, I need more practice. I think I was starting to catch on with the last rolag but I need to spin more to find out.
I've been reinspired to dye up more roving. At this time of year, I crave color and lots of it. I'm thinking golden yellows, jewel tones, blues, rich browns. I'll be cooking up more of my original colorways, including Ming and Calypso, and Tuxedo which I never offered in roving form. I've streamlined my handpainting so it takes me much less time to dye up a pan of roving. Ah, color! A feast for the eyes.
How fun! Spin night sounded like fun, and how funny that you started the momentum for the group to gather! =)
Posted by: keri | February 27, 2008 at 09:20 AM
How fun! Spin night sounded like fun, and how funny that you started the momentum for the group to gather! =)
Posted by: keri | February 27, 2008 at 09:21 AM
Ooo, speaking of colors, do you have anything in a gold/chocolate/cranberry? (or derivitave thereof?) I'm thinking of using it for either a sweater or just some really nice socks.
Posted by: Alice | February 29, 2008 at 01:08 PM