New Obsession

Friday, January 25, 2008

This is so not going to end well.

There's been a learn-to-spin craze going 'round... and I caught the bug. It's been weird -- it seems like every innocent looking knitting blog I read lately is either by someone who's a terrible handspun enabler (I blame Ilu for her wicked ways and Elemm for his gorgeous fiber porn photography) or someone who, like me, has heard the call of the dark side (Muoriska, I feel for you). And then it all made perfect sense: January 2008 is NaSpiMoMo, National Spin More Month. It's a conspiracy! No wonder I couldn't resist.

So I fell hard. Got the spindle. Got the fiber. Don't have the faintest idea what to do with them. :D These have been more than helpful:

• Beginning Spinners Ravelry group
• The Joy of Handspinning -- lots of great videos
• ISpindle.com videos, especially park and draft
• Something to drool about
• Etsy is bad for you(r credit card)

By the way, in the photo: Louet bottom whorl spindle and natural and black (not dyed! from black sheep!) fleece, 100g each, all from Villa Laurila. More pics when I figure out what the heck I'm supposed to do now...

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