#100DaysofSpinning

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@surrattcindy 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic work and perseverance!! I have been spinning for about a year now daily. Sometimes, literally ALL DAY. It is a wonderful addiction. My husband bought me my Schachts ladybug for a birthday present during covid. It stayed in the box until last year and i took a class after he suddenly passed away very young. It is my zen. A great therapy. When i started spinning, i struggled. Then tour de fleece happened and my goal was 15 minutes a day. I now own 3 wheels, 2 espinners and still dream of more. I am learning now support spinning. I have 2 spindles. I do have an eew nano. It’s my least favorite. There are tension issues, which are well known about. I do think when i watched you, that alot is the learning curve but ALOT is the nano. But you are awesome. BTW the new EEW 6.1 was just released and on sale. I have the EEW 6. Its a fantastic spinner and no comparison to the nano and even holds 8 oz of fiber. Oh i just liked and subscribe to you. I look forward to watching you progress and your other works. What more fun, knitting your own yarns!! Have a great weekend

@rachelisknitting 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! What a wonderful gift that your husband gave you, and what a special way to commemorate him in your growing love of spinning. I want to have a collection like yours one day!

@eddavanleemputten9232 9 ай бұрын

I started spindle spinning in August of last year. The drop spindle was frustrating to me but I’d also bought a supported spindle and that went SO MUCH BETTER. Probably because I was using combed merino top and the drop spindle was too heavy for what I wanted to spin. One blessing is that I’d gotten undyed white fibre. Dyeing influences how the fibre slips or grabs, and those variegated little nests might look pretty, but if one colour is grabbier than the other, they also draft differently. Anyhow, I found my groove with the supported spindle and that helped me with the drop spindles as well. I’m still not a fan of top whorl drop spindles, and vastly prefer bottom whorl spindles and Turkish spindles where drop spindles are concerned. Don’t ask me why. I just do. In November I ‘graduated’ to an EEW Nano2 and I absolutely love it. I spin fiercely fine because I’m a lace knitter. My lace weight 2-ply yarns still aren’t perfect but they are getting better and better. You are right that your mood can greatly affect your spin. If you’re tired, hangry or upset, you might want to wait till your mood improves unless spinning is becoming your meditation and you’re able to take a deep breath, slip into a spinning vibe and just let the darkness flow off of you. I’m in no way an experienced spinner as I’ve only got a few months under my belt. But take it from a fellow newbie: it does get better, slipping into that groove gets easier every time. For me, I’ve learned that I need to avoid overthinking my spinning. Just… hold that fibre as if it was a fragile baby bird that should be kept from escaping, kept safe and not get crushed. Just feel the fibre, see it transform into yarn, and spin… when I’m able to do that, my yarn is better.

@dianekawagoe2330 7 ай бұрын

I watched your video because I am a “wanna be” spinner. I’ve not done too much on my Eel wheel 6 because it is just easier to knit! I have found many excuses not to just dive into my personal 100 day challenge but seeing you be brave enough to show the world your journey, might just budge me into trying again. I will check out the videos you mention as I am overspinning so much I could likely propel my wheel into the universe! Your progress in only 10 days was very encouraging. 🤗

@rachelisknitting 7 ай бұрын

I’m glad my video encouraged you! You can do it!