Woolee Winder + Initial thoughts

It is no surprise to anyone who has read my blog that I have had my eye on an item such as the Woolee Winder. However due to the atrocious exchange rate right now a simple flyer and 2x bobbins would cost at least $500. Seeing this is more than the costs of all but my Aura it was WAY outside of a price range I could rationalise. Since I had bought the Aura I had joined the...

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Whoops

In the Ashford Distaff adventures I am learning so much, and today's education was what to do with a vegetable oil stain on unsealed wood! My bag chocolate-coconut balls were leaned up against the wood and left this stain.... As was mentioned at the spinning group this is something that wouldn't be hidden with the clear stain I was considering to match my wheel. So...

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Silk and Distaffs

Now to figure out how to use it! Todays spinning day had two extremes, gossamer silk and drills! We managed to get the distaff installed and get holes drilled in my other traveller so it can go on either. Now to get it varnished etc. I took the mother-of-all of my old Traveller as well so I could have some space in my car and not cart 3 wheels and a loom. It needed...

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Some Assembly Required

This is one issue I do have with some wheels/equipment, the level of assembly required and the assumed tools. I realise it is cheaper to send items flat pack and Ikea it up. However, nothing diminishes the excitement of a long (very long) awaited package that you need to go out and buy stuff to use. And I'm not talking about having the wrong sized screwdriver you can pick...

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Working on things

As you may have (or haven't noticed) I am have been playing with the layout a bit. So apologies if links go nowhere etc I am still learning a bit of HTML from a general free layout. Right now my inconsiderate flatmate is playing DRUMS (or horrible music) right outside my room and the kids are watching the TV right on the other side of my room (instead of their own TV). Seeing...

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I swear it WAS and accident

 As the title suggests it was an accident, I swear! So story time! So Friday week I saw two wheels up for a decent price. I forget what the other was, but I saw this Little Peggy. Now I have a Wee Peggy, and I must admit I was eyeing off the tension knob that I am trying to get for my Wee Peggy. So I put small bids on both wheels. Then Monday hit and the Aura came...

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Fibre and first day back!

Yay, we had our first day back at spinning class. I missed that weekly get together with people. We had a few new faces and it looks like myself, and one other will be doing the Certificate of Competence in Hand Spinning (CCHS) which is through the NSW Handspinners Guild. So I have till the end of February to get some samples together for the general meeting and get initial...

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A moratorium has been imposed

My new baby Well it happened as you can see after my last post the Aura came home with me. Yes, yes I was all talking about customisation but hear me out. As I mentioned in my last post I got the opportunity to go try the wheel. I got to sit down with the lovely Jenny from Virginia Farm Woolworks and try this wheel I have been ogling for the past number of months....

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Virginia Farm Woolworks

I swear it followed me home like a lost puppy! I think it was a given that it was going to happen, it was just a when. A few weeks ago I had contacted a local distributor about trying one, but they didn't have any in stock. Well today I decided to take the day off uni and while I was sitting around I got an email saying they had one available I could try. So a...

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