While I’ve been waiting for my van to be sorted I’ve started a new craft. Technically it’s not new to me. About 10 ish years ago Barrie, (my hubby) bought me a spinning wheel, you know, like in sleeping beauty.

I played with it a little before becoming quite poorly…so it sat in it’s bag tucked away all these years.

A friend (thank you Joey) recently guided me to a group that was starting that was about all about wool..e.g. spinning, weaving, knitting etc. so I dusted off my wheel and off I went.

I couldn’t even recall how to put it together never mind how to work it but Anthony, one of the founding members, was so patient with me and got it all up and running. Two weeks later another member, Rachel, gifted me some fleece to practice with while I waited for some to arrive.

Fast forward a month and I’ve been to two more sessions and spun my first hank of wool!! Plied and everything. I’m not sure what I’ll do with it but I think I might save this one.

My wheel is portable so will be accompanying me on my travels!

I’ve bought several different kinds and colours of fleece to try out and hope to improve the more I try.

What I have discovered is that there is soooo much to learn and lots of funny names too. For example, once a bobbin is full of single spun yarn ready for plying, it sits on a lazy Kate..once plied its made into a hank on a niddy noddy…I kid you not!

This is what my wheel looks like along with the lazy Kate and niddy noddy plus my first spun yarn!