Inquiring Minds want to know....

This afternoon Knittripps and I were immersed in spinning. DiAnn from Country Dream Acres taught our beginning spinning class. She first gave us an overview of the wheels and told us a little bit about their farm in Ames, Nebraska. We learned how to hand card, the basics of the drop spindle, and of course time on the wheel! I think that I am starting to get into the groove. What do you think?

After we got a good amount on the bobbin (between Knittripps and I), we learned about plying. DiAnn showed us how to 2-ply off of a lazy kate, with a ball winder, and having the yarn naturally 2-ply itself. We tried the latter, and here are the efforts of my first 2-ply:

After spending a few hours getting overwhelmed with fiber-goodness, did I need to bring some home? Oh yeah......the good stuff

Here is some Coopworth/Soy Silk blend roving in Pandora's Box colorway from Hidden Valley Farm/Woolen Mill in Valders, Wisconsin (Paul & Carol Wagner). They were really great and told me about the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool festival in September....I guess it is quite a bit bigger than our little IA festival. Road trip? Hmmmm.....

I needed a little bit of luxury. I couldn't resist getting some Angora from our teacher DiAnn's business. Here she and her kids are drum cording my fiber purchase:

And a close up of the Angora....look for the slight carmel hues.....lovin' it:I didn't walk away an expert, but I am ready to practice, practice, practice! I know that I am on the right track now.....