About two years ago I went to a class to learn to spin. It was three nights and we learned to handle the drop spindle and a spinning wheel. I didn’t get any good at it so I didn’t keep doing it.
My very first hand spun on a drop spindle, spun in 2009.
I don’t know how many times the spindle hit the floor but it was many…
My first spun and plied. I made this in the spinning class I took, spun in 2009.
This summer I met an awesome girl from New Hampshire and she filled me with spinning information and knowledge. Now, I can’t get enough of it! I’ve carded and spun Icelandic wool that I got from a friend as well as Icelandic wool I got from Þingborg, a wool collective here in Iceland. I’ve also spun merino wool and I plan on doing more of that as well the Icelandic wool.
Spun and plied Icelandic wool. Spun on a spinning wheel, August 2011.
Spun merino wool from Handspinner. Spun on a spinning wheel, August 2011.
Look! Ain’t they pretty? 
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