As my spinning teacher says, if we were in a hurry, we'd buy yarn, not spin it. But now that I'm getting the hang of spinning, I find it really relaxing, kind of meditative.
And I love that these are such age-old crafts. It's really beautiful to feel a part of a really, really looooong tradition of crafting and history.
mimsy borogroves
- Obsidian Kitten
- Queens, New York, United States
- "One thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it--it was the black kitten's fault entirely." (L. Carroll, Through the Looking Glass) I'm Yankee-Born and Southern-Raised, which makes me kind of Southern Gothic (in the old literary sense of the word). After 15 years in the Big Apple, I spent 4 years on a farm in Michigan raising chickens and llamas and learning to spin, knit, and needle-felt. Now I'm back home in NYC with my much-beloved spouse and one crazy tortiseshell cat. You can also find me on Ravelry.com as okitten.
the tulgey wood
O frabjous day!
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the tulgey wood
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OMG shannah~! i knit too, and totally haunt this knitmag! congrats, and great article. want to teach me how to spin and send me some roving? hee hee.
miss you and hope all is well in michigan. i'd send some cali sunshine your way but it's been raining buckets since last month!
MUAH!
- ros
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