Hello Spinners! I am new to the craft and have been LOVING my drop spindle. I would love to purchase a wheel at some point. I was just poking around Facebook marketplace and this popped up in my area. I wasn’t necessarily looking to buy a wheel this soon but if this is a good find then would consider it. I would love to know if this is a good deal / is it worth buying?
Thanks for any advice you can offer!
Hello! I’m inspired by Tour de Fleece and have had a top whorl drop spindle for ages because at one point I bought a beginner kit. I’m getting very frustrated with the combed wool top (I think Suffolk) that came with it. Very certain it’s user error, and not the actual wool though. Instead of being frustrated I thought I’d try something else. I had some leftover plutolopi (pencil roving) in my stash and that seems to be working.
Just wondering if there’s any reason not to use that? The goal is really to just get used to the spindle and the park and draft method more than anything else and then have another go at using a combed wool top. What do you think? 😊
I spun this onto my spinner at a slightly higher tension than I normally do, since I added too much twist to this batch (it kept forming little pigtails). What do you all typically do to let your yarn rest out the twist?
I took a spinning class couple of years ago and got myself a drop spindle and some spinning wool but never really used it after the class.
Couple of months ago I came across files and assembly instructions for a 3d printed spinning wheel at Thingiverse by GoodandBasic https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4944151 . I have a 3d printer and I'm always an the lookout for interesting printing projects.
I haven't spun with a "traditional" wheel before so I can't compare, but I seem to be producing something at least resembling yarn :-)
Anyone else here assembled this same wheel?
Found this Irish castle in pieces at a yard sale. I told myself I wouldn’t buy another wheel, but $12?! I mean, come ON. And it’s only missing two, easily replaced pieces. Even though it’s unusable at the moment, it still makes an awesome corner piece for my dining room.
The kind gent selling it said he was hoping I would take it after assembling the whole thing in his front lawn lol.
Hello!
I am newer in the spinning world! I have a Charlie Shaw Kalispell Montana Spinning Wheel and it is missing the whorl. I am looking for a replacement part or dimensions so I can make a new one! I appreciate any and all help I can get!!
Thanks all!!
I posted a few weeks ago when i first got my wee peggy.
I had a bit of fun (!) working out the tension, and as you can see in one pic, it was rather off for the first 10-15ish meters.
Main ply is white huacaya and white / pale fawn cria (same animal).
Contrast ply is white huacaya and assorted suri fleece (coffee, caramel and fawn).
There were a few experimental attempts with fibre prep going on so ovetall very very happy with how it turned out.