Hand-spinning is the art of making wool to yarn.
The last five days I have spent assisting my grandfather in a rehabilitation center in Florida. During this time, I was able to start working on a new crochet project, a camo beanie hat, I am making for my husband. My Nana noticed how much I like my new found art and decided to bring me to a store called yarn.
Upon entering through the door, I noticed two spinning wheels on the left hand side.The sight of the wheels just made my heart light up!! I had been avidly watching people spin their own yarn on youtube, but never have I had the opportunity to see a live spinning session before.
If this interest you, and you want to get in touch with your inner amish, this is a video I would recommend watching:
The two women, Laura & Marge, at the wheels could not have been more delightful. I honestly have to say that this experience was life changing and very empowering. It was so exhilarating speaking with other women with a passion for self-sufficiency and the domestic arts. The one women, Laura, has a shop where she spinns her own wool & dyes it. http://www.etsy.com/shop/AudreyKnitted Her scarves are fabulous and highly suggest you check her out.
Marge let me use her wheel and gave me the yarn I had spun
I believe that society has forgotten and even neglected some of the domestic arts. The domestic arts, ie: knitting, crocheting, & sewing, and knowledge of self-sufficiency, ie: widdling, pottery, & soapmaking, are on the verge of making the endangered arts & skills list. Understandably so, for in today's world we are no longer able to allot any amount of time for these such things, and it just so happens to be that it is also no longer a necessity to be skilled in these areas. On a happier note, there is hope! Marge had told me that this art is not faded & there are craftsmen that gather at the Maryland sheep and wool fest that sells sheep, sheers, spins, and knits all at once! I hope to check this out and give you an updated experience about that!
Upon entering through the door, I noticed two spinning wheels on the left hand side.The sight of the wheels just made my heart light up!! I had been avidly watching people spin their own yarn on youtube, but never have I had the opportunity to see a live spinning session before.
If this interest you, and you want to get in touch with your inner amish, this is a video I would recommend watching:
The two women, Laura & Marge, at the wheels could not have been more delightful. I honestly have to say that this experience was life changing and very empowering. It was so exhilarating speaking with other women with a passion for self-sufficiency and the domestic arts. The one women, Laura, has a shop where she spinns her own wool & dyes it. http://www.etsy.com/shop/AudreyKnitted Her scarves are fabulous and highly suggest you check her out.
I believe that society has forgotten and even neglected some of the domestic arts. The domestic arts, ie: knitting, crocheting, & sewing, and knowledge of self-sufficiency, ie: widdling, pottery, & soapmaking, are on the verge of making the endangered arts & skills list. Understandably so, for in today's world we are no longer able to allot any amount of time for these such things, and it just so happens to be that it is also no longer a necessity to be skilled in these areas. On a happier note, there is hope! Marge had told me that this art is not faded & there are craftsmen that gather at the Maryland sheep and wool fest that sells sheep, sheers, spins, and knits all at once! I hope to check this out and give you an updated experience about that!
Love your blog, I plan to be at the Maryland
ReplyDeleteSheep and Wool festival (May 4 and 5th). Glad you had fun learning to spin.
Marge