SP is the BEST ever !!!

[threeolivemartini]

ok like we didnt know he was the best ever...

lookie what i woke up to this morning !!!!!!

a top whorl and a bottom whorl spindle

some ecru wool grey angora and i do believe the other wool is called shale .. its sooo fuzzy and soft .. i cant wait to see what i can do!



(just click to make it bigger.. i didnt want to make the picture smaller but didnt want to post a huge pic in here)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/th_spindles.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/spindles.jpg)


so i know what i am doing the rest of the day !!!

and of course I will scour ebay for exciting and fun roving to spin!!

i had a hint i was getting this but wasnt for sure .. OMG i am just so giddy!

[Julie]

Wheeeeeeeeeee!! And a Happy Birthday to you!! :clap Very nice stuff. I can't wait to see what you do with it.

[rebeccav]

what a great birthday gift!!!:)h

i'm anxious for you to become an addict, like me :yes :rollin

[MarvieN]

Very nice! It's as addictive as felting... be careful *g*

[threeolivemartini]

i am already an addict.. i have already spun the samples she sent as practice.. i will be starting on the ecru in just a few minutes.. cant wait! i want to dye it too !! Sp looked at me weird when I said I needed to go get some Kool Aid! LOL i am worse than a little kid.. i have already cruised ebay for more roving too! i have had this thing for less and an hour and a half.. i am pathetic!

[ParchedWhisper]

lol..you are not pathetic...just excited about your new hobby! I think that is so cool that he got you those!

Now you just need to tell him all the other cool toys and gadgets you need. lol

[MarvieN]

LOL Fascinated, not pathetic *g*

[rebeccav]

not pathetic!!!

did you see my post about the great deal from
oregon*trail*yarns on ebay?
also, copper moose has GREAT rovings... a little pricey - but VERY nice!

i also listed another lady in the supplier thread, the peacock roving she sent is wonderful!!!

a girl could go crazy with all this happiness :D! :loco :spina

[threeolivemartini]

i have copper moose in my faves already LOL

will look at the other one now !

[Tiffany]

Congrats, Elizabeth!! :clap

[noricum]

I've been wondering... when do you use a top vs bottom whorl spindle? (I've been checking this stuff out a bit, but this is a question that has me puzzled.)

[rebeccav]

from what i understand (i only have a top whorl) it's personal preference...
i've heard top spin faster
:shrug

[threeolivemartini]

from the booklet i recieved i understood it to be the top is a little smaller and finer yarns can be spun on it since its not as heavy.. and the bottom is a little heavier for heavier type yarns.. i have angora for the top and i have wools for the bottom..

[noricum]

Thanks. :)

:frog

[woolandflax]

my bottom whorl looks just like yours Beth. I still haven't been able to figure it out, I think I just need some one on one lessons. But I'm not giving up yet!! So whataya gonna make from your pretty yarns??? Something for SP?

~Rebecca

[MarvieN]

Rebecca, have you checked out the videos on www.joyofhandspinning.com/HowToDropspin.html (http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/HowToDropspin.html) ? I watched those and RebeccaV's videos and pretty much understood the process... still have tons to learn, but those were helpful to me, because I have to see it done, then copy it. I can't just read directions and do it.

[woolandflax]

well Rebecca's videos weren't there on the page she linked to and the ones you linked to, the videos aren't working, even after I downloaded the quicktime player.

~Rebecca

[MarvieN]

hmmm I didn't have any trouble with them... or with the ones on Rebecca's page.... I wonder what program or whatever I have that you might be missing? I don't know anything about that stuff... I clicked, they played, I was happy lol. Maybe someone will come along who knows more than me.... I hope so because those videos are super helpful!

[rebeccav]

uh oh - they are there, they are just link words... kinda hard to spot, in between pictures.... i'm going RIGHT NOW to make the words larger:computer

[rebeccav]

well, i went and screwed things up... i won't be able to get it all fixed until after i get the kids in bed in a bit :bang