Spinning own yarn for quilting
10-11-2010, 03:44 PM
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I've used a drop spindle. My mom was big into spinning her own yarn when I was younger, and I went with her to spinning meetings with a little group about once a month. She made me my own drop spindle (out of a dowel rod and a CD actually) and I did it for awhile before (as a young teenager) I tired of it. :P She kept it up for awhile, sometimes using alpaca wool, I think, from one of our neighbors.
01-09-2013, 07:20 PM
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I have not taken any classes. Knitting is in my blood. However, i would just you to go for the classes to learn great things and hence produce the better quality quilts.
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01-09-2013, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sentimentaljourney2974
I use yarn at times for my quilting projects and I was thinking about taking a class to learn to 'spin my own yarn'. The course description says, "Learn the ancient and meditative art of spinning your own yarn on a drop spindle". Has anyone done this before?
01-09-2013, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sentimentaljourney2974
Oh my, is it difficult? I love Indiana too, I just moved to SoCal from northern IN, near South Bend 
For all the three handed people here, it would be really easy. Otherwise it takes some work. But I'm glad I learned.
01-09-2013, 11:30 PM
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In a previous life I was a teacher. We took a group of 8 year olds to experience old crafts of the Vikings. We did wood turning and spinning. Our drop spinning experience was with a pencil. We all adults and children piked it up very quickly and one of the children was fantastic just had the knack. I loved the wood turning.
Go have a go. I did a landscape course, and discovered I I hated it made one no more. My friend even hated doing one undid all she had done. As quilters we need to be open and have a go just like those children no pressure and also best person showing you, no reading a book and having questions and no answers . Go girl go.
Go have a go. I did a landscape course, and discovered I I hated it made one no more. My friend even hated doing one undid all she had done. As quilters we need to be open and have a go just like those children no pressure and also best person showing you, no reading a book and having questions and no answers . Go girl go.
01-10-2013, 04:39 AM
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My oldest DD is a knitter/spinner/dyer.
She taught herself to knit when she was 9, and to spin when she was 14. She is now 28 and has a hand dye shop on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/shop/HippiePengu...ref=ss_profile
Anyway, she can spin on a drop spindle or any wheel...she used to have 5 of them, including a great wheel. However, she has downsized now and has only a couple. She even made a drop spindle out of a CD once...
She taught herself to knit when she was 9, and to spin when she was 14. She is now 28 and has a hand dye shop on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/shop/HippiePengu...ref=ss_profile
Anyway, she can spin on a drop spindle or any wheel...she used to have 5 of them, including a great wheel. However, she has downsized now and has only a couple. She even made a drop spindle out of a CD once...
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