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Spin Me Around

Susanna

Jan 25, 2008

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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 or someone who, like me, has heard the call of the dark side. 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 Spinning Ravelry group
The Joy of Handspinning – lots of great videos
handpaintedyarn.com – something to drool about
Etsy is bad for you(r credit card)

#spinning #spindle #wool #fiber

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