Well I took the plunge-drop spindle and roving on it's way!

[deneen]

Well, I took the plunge this AM and ordered a drop spindle, as well as some extra roving from eBay...get ready for lotsa questions. And now it is official, I am completely broke!!

[threeolivemartini]

what did you get.. show us!! so we can be excited with you !!!

[MarvieN]

oooh goodie! another potential addict :bad

What'd ya get?

I've already spun two balls of fluff. Problem is... I can't DO anything with it cuz it's gotta dry first. My impatience is showing huh? *g*

[Julie]

You guys are so totally going to make me want to spin!! The only thing holding me back is the lack of time to get anything else done! :eek2 :D!

[rebeccav]

come on julie - you know you wanna!!! :spina

join us julie, the play is fun here :bad





deneen - i'm sooo excited for you!! give us a link - which one did you get???????

if we get a few more... we might just have to have a fiber swap :bounce

[deneen]

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8158792895 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8158792895)

This is the one I bought. I can't wait to get it!!

[rebeccav]

oooo so pretty! i think that is the same one everyone else has been getting

i'm feeling left out that mine is plain :cry

[HollyM]

Yup!
That's the one I got too <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/bounce012.gif" />

Deneen, there is a Yahoo group just for NJ fiber people!! It's called NJ Fiber Artists. Very nice group of ladies, not too busy, emails come in spurts when people have something to talk about.

Rebecca, don't feel sad about your undecorated spindle, when it's full of yarn you can't see the design anyway!!!!

Holly

[MarvieN]

Yup that's the same one I got too =) That's a pretty roving too! Oh you're gonna have so much fun *g*

[rebeccav]

:idea i just might decoupage mine up :artist

[deneen]

Decoupage would work great. I think we all bought from this one seller because it came with roving and instructions all for $10.99 plus shipping.

[deneen]

It came in, but I'm not starting til my Spin book comes in. I need all my ducks in a row!
I won't order from her again though cause she charged $9 shipping on a $3.85 package!! I hate that

[rebeccav]

man! why do people do that?!? :irked

definately post that on the "Spinning Reviews" thread above
others will want to know that before ordering :yes

[MarvieN]

wow! I hadn't paid attention to what hubby paid for shipping vs. what the pkg cost to ship. Same lady though, so probably the same.

So cool that you got it in though! How long before your book comes? You must have some serious patience to wait *g* I couldn't have done it! I ripped it open and petted my rovings, read some stuff online and started playing pretty much right away lol.

[deneen]

Okay, I took it out and touched it. I did pet all the rovings and smelled them for sheep poo (none, tg)

But I really want to sit down with it and concentrate. With my five year old always, it's not so easy.

[MarvieN]

Yeah, very ture. As much as she loves your winder, I imagine the spinning is reeeally gonna interest her. Maybe you can let her wind something while you spin... doesn't have to be the spun stuff, just something for her to do while you're spinning, so she feels like she's part of things. The practice'd be good for her, eventually she'll get good at it and she can be Mom's official Winder lol. Kids love to be part of things. Even B, at 10 yrs old and a *boy* likes to help me or be with me when I'm in "yarn mode" hmmm I wonder if we put off more positive energy when we're crocheting or playing with yarn?

[SamplerLady]

i just might decoupage mine up http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/SamplerLady/mmouseplus.gif Be careful. If you get it out of balance it will be much harder to use.... I did one with polymer clay that was going to be part of an exchange. It's really pretty but doesn't spin worth a ****.... :(

"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."
Joseph Chilton Pierce

[rebeccav]

oooooooo, excellant advice! i didn't even think of that :rolleyes

i'm not gonna mess with it now. it's the only one i have.

i would be sad sad sad if i screwed it up :cry :cry :cry

[SamplerLady]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/SamplerLady/mmouseplus.gifI used decals on my spinning bobbins. I found them at Michael's. They are the ones you position and then rub on with a spoon or some other rounded tool. They added a nice look to the bobbins without adding any weight to them.... :D

"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."
Joseph Chilton Pierce