Saying Goodbye to a Wheel

Rustic approach One thing I know about myself is when I start something I tend to go into it the whole hog. Hence why I have so many wheels and equipment etc. Now I have had a year of spinning (August is my Anniversary) I have refined my tastes a little. So some items are being sold or either upgraded. One thing I have been finding compared to all the pieces of equipment...

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Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave When We First Practice.

Things have taken a turn to the weaving. My weaving stockpile has been evolving. What once started as a rigid heddle from Ashford, 8 shaft Kirsten loom and two old 4shaft looms. I now have swapped out my Ashford rigid heddle from a Kromski Harp Rigid Heddle of the same size (80cm), a 30cm Ashford Knitters Loom and my new pride and joy an Ashford 8 shaft loom (60cm). So right...

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Majacraft High-Speed Head

For my Birthday awhile back I decided to get something bigger for my wheel. I frequently spin quite thin so I have been looking at the high speed head. I do have a high speed whorl which I like. The whorl is kinda considered the replacements for the head, but there are benefits for having and using both. None of the Aussie suppliers had this advertised so I tried a NZ distributor...

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Regrets and Success

I got this lovely skein of 100% cashmere from the Hawkesbury Show a few months back. I finally pulled it out to get it started and stupidly decided I didn't need t use my umbrella swift to get it would up.  This resulted in the below ungodly mess! Cries loudly Two evenings later I finally got it into a centre pull ball and started making the scarf pattern...

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Tour De Fleece - Day

Well we have just started the Tour de Fleece. What is that you ask? During the Tour de France us spinner can join the fun by spinning each day. Many spinning sellers and groups team up and some spinner go solo. I have teamed up with Ixchel's team as I have a heap of her Fiber I need to start using. I might also join some other teams, maybe Majacraft team and if there is...

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Akerworks Bobbins Review

One necessary product us spinners need and tend to have too many of (is there such a thing? Sorry no!) is bobbins! I have 11 types between all my wheels (with about 30+ in total), and because it was a fun idea here are all my bobbin types in a row! Missing a Wee Peggy!! It's like an Ashford DD anyway. So 10 out of 11 bobbin types Anyway.... I had known about Akerworks...

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