Today marks a year since I first learned to spin! I still remember that day very well. I was freezing on my ten minute walk to Webs that morning with very little idea of what spinning was or how to use that funny little rod with a disc on one end. It was a long and oftentimes frustrating day spent learning how to use my drop spindle, but luckily I had a very patient and wonderful instructor. By the end of that day I walked back home with my very first skein of handspun:
I was not even moderately happy with what I had made, but I was still hooked. I started buying as much fiber as I could find and began to spin more than I knitted. Even today, I'm still just as excited by spinning as ever.
Looking back at my finished projects over the course of the year, I am so glad that I took the time to push myself to learn and improve this skill, because it has become so fun and rewarding in the long run. Now I cannot imagine my life without spinning!
Here are some of my successes this year in roughly chronological order:
I cannot wait to see what lovely handspun this upcoming year will bring!
Lovely work. You've made a lot of progress in your spinning year!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Your progression between the first photo and the others you posted is INSANE FANTASTIC! My favorites are the 100% corriedale wool and 100% bluefaced leichester wool; the colors are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful touch -- I'd love to see what you've knit up in those skeins. I hope you'll share that soon.
ReplyDeleteOh, I LOVE this post!! Seeing your progress from that very first skein to later ones is so awesome. I'd love to see what you make with all that gorgeous yarn!
ReplyDeleteIt's ONLY been a year? You spin so amazingly I swear I thought it was longer.
ReplyDeleteFirst let me say you spin beautifully. All your creations are gorgeous. Second, you only live 10 minutes from WEBS???? You're one lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteWow! How do you choose between all those lovelies? Okay and I do have to say...omg, you live that close to WEBS!
ReplyDeleteYou have found your talent. Some people go a lifetime never finding that thing that they are not only good at but passionate about too. And you are good. Very good. (my birthday is at the start of April and I have never knit with hand spun... *wink* I am of course kidding... I think!)
ReplyDeleteIf this is how far you have come in a year, I can only imagine the beautiful things you will produce in the years to come. Good luck!
These are all beautiful! I admire you for spinning. I once thought I would like to, but know that I am an end user and just love using and admiring others' handspun. Keep on spinning (and showing!)
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