November 7, 2007
Dear Spinner Pushers
Dear Spinning Pushers (aka: Wendy, L-B, Alice and Julie),
I feel it is necessary to write and tell you that I do not appreciate being introduced to spinning last weekend at Graves Mountain. I have very consciously resisted learning to spin for the following reasons:
1. I do not have time for another activity.
2. I do not have money for another activity.
3. I do not have space for roving stash.
4. I do not feel a need to make my own yarn.
5. I am perfectly content with knitting.
Since learning to spin last weekend (and you all know that I am totally pretending that I “learned” -we all know how much farther I need to progress to really make that statement true), I have done the following things:
1. Bought a drop spindle. (Despite the fact that I didn’t even particularly care for the spindle method. Somehow the beauty of drop spindles caught my eye.)
2. Bought roving. (Oh, not one. But several. FPS.)
3. Read a bunch of stuff about wheels, trying to figure out which one I need. (”need”)
4. Contemplated carrying roving at The Loopy Ewe. (Not that we have the shelf space for it.)
5. Had this conversation with my mom and husband:
Mom: “Have you thought of anything on your Christmas list?”
Sheri: “No, not really. I’ll have to think about it.”
Mom: “How about some money to put towards a spinning wheel?”
Sheri: “Oh, I’ll have one before then.”
Wonder Husband: “Ha! Of course there is no waiting on something like that when she gets it in her head.” (Yes, as a matter of fact we HAVE been married for over 20 years – why do you ask?)
So, you see, Spinning Pushers, you have pulled me into something completely against my will, which obviously is not good for me, and obviously has taken a serious hold on me. I should never have made the trip. I should never have watched you all spin and contemplated the peace and serenity of it all. I should never have picked up that roving and spindle. Now look at the mess I’m in. Sigh.
Sincerely,Sheri IknowyouwillblamemeandsayIwantedtolearn,
butyoushould’veknownbetterandtoldmenoFPS!
Iamforeverholdingyoufourresponsibleforthismess
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Liz said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:32 pm
Be glad you can assign blame. I can’t blame anyone but myself. Taught myself to spin. Don’t even know any spinners (aside from random people at the LYS and other yarn shops I’ve been to). Have only seen two other people spin aside from internet videos. So. Yeah.
I also blame sheep. Because they are the potatoes of the animal kingdom. As in have a million different uses, are fluffy, round, and taste good. And they are cute! Resistance is futile. All our base are belong to wool.
Wendy said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:34 pm
You’re welcome.
Janice said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:37 pm
I find fault in several of your statements:
1. I do not have time for another activity. HA! You don’t really need to sleep now do you???
2. I do not have money for another activity. If you add roving etc.. to TLE this will all be a business expense and tax deduction…..
3. I do not have space for roving stash. What about the space you just emptied moving the Loopy Room?
4. I do not feel a need to make my own yarn. False. I saw how you coveted the handspun yarn Julie was working on!!!
5. I am perfectly content with knitting. False again or you would never have begged to learn to spin last weekend.
The real problem with all of this is you know that I will follow in your footsteps….. Just let me know what wheel to order…..
Melissa said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
Oh you’re in it now girlfriend. Just wait till L-B gets here. You be in trouble. mmhmm.
michelle said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:49 pm
I think you owe those ladies one great big thank you
Micki said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:52 pm
Hooray for new spinners! I resisted the spinning siren for many years as well, but in the end I was powerless. Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but I never really bothered with a spindle–just went straight for a wheel and never looked back. Finding room for the fiber stash has been an adventure in itself, but I sure am having fun!
Amy said,
November 7, 2007 @ 9:52 pm
What a dilemma you have?! So glad not to have this issue myself. Wait, I really want to quilt – which means a fabric stash…and purchasing a sewing machine…yep, I might just have myself a similar problem, lol… : )
Phyllis said,
November 7, 2007 @ 10:09 pm
A spinning wheel is a necessity. In order to fully appreciate that which you sell, you really must know how it is made. To fully appreciate how it is made, you must learn to make it yourself. Perfectly logical, in my book. Besides, spinning is better than a therapist. Cheaper, too.
Alex said,
November 7, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
Oh, Sheri. We all know you wanted too, no matter how much you say you didn’t.
I’d love to see somebody do a drop spindle. I’ve seen a woman spin on a wheel at a fair, but that’s it.
Monica said,
November 7, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
I find watching spinning totally mezmorizing. I could sit and watch for hours while my mom would spin. I think one of my non spinning, but fellow fiber loving sisters got her wheel when she passed away, I would love to have one of those nice compact ones that are easily hidden, Not That “I” would keep such a thing HIDDEN. : ) But I think it will be (I mean it would be ) so fun to learn to spin. I may ask for a drop spindle and lessens from Sheep Street for Christmas.
James said,
November 7, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Hmmm . . . I would have sworn that just a few months ago, standing in what was formerly the Loopy Room, you and Jackie talked me out of buying a spinning wheel because I wouldn’t have time to knit anymore. Oh wait . . . It WAS just a few months ago you guys talked me out of buying a spinning wheel. Do Jackie and I need to come over there and perform an intervention????
Kelli said,
November 7, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
Hello. I am a spinning pusher as well. Please check out Pigeon Roof Studios on Etsy, Maine Woods Yarn and Fiber on Etsy, http://www.spunkyhats.com, and http://www.crownmountainfarms.com at least to start.
Meridith said,
November 7, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
this is just so funny, Sheri — I bought a drop spindle/roving last Thursday, and have been researching wheels, too!! Course, I didn’t have anyone in person to teach me, so I have nothing like your wonderful first attempt!!!
As IF I needed another hobby. oiy. ha ha!!
Erin in Minnesota said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:01 pm
Honestly I have no words of sympathy for you. I do have the following statement:
“roving is fluffy”
Now yarn, for all it’s wonders, especially the solid yarns I often work with, can hardly be called fluffy, especially when compared with roving. And there’s this sparkily roving, of which I have several ounces, so it’s both fluffy and sparkily. And then it turns into yarn!
Ok, so I’m totally like 8, but at the ripe mental age of 8 I was pretty much sold on fluffy.
BalletMommy said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:04 pm
Oh boy! Here you go! And Miss Violet was just saying on the podcast of two weeks ago (recorded waaaay before that) how fantastic it would be if TLE started carrying roving!! I’ve just become a spinner myself (why, oh why?…you’ve been keeping me well stocked in sock yarn!) with the fortuitous purchase of a used Ashford Traditional. I begin my lessons next week, but in the meantime am very much enjoying Shannon Okey’s “Spin to Knit.” A great resource! Enjoy Sheri!
Jill said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:05 pm
Oh, I read your post with great fear and trepidation. I have begun to seriously read the posts of people talking about their spinning, podcasts where spinning keeps being brought up and yes, I bought the Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning book. I fear I am heading down the path you have just begun. Fortunately, I don’t have spinning friends so that is my only saving grace so far. Good luck with your new addiction!
Kate said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:09 pm
Happy hunting on the wheel front!
Zonda said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:13 pm
Hehehe! I’m loving reading this!! My friends too taught me the wheel a few weeks ago and tried to get me to buy a wheel…I just got roving instead…for now!
Tammy said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:19 pm
HaHa… After your spinning post, I immediately started wondering how long it would be before you started carrying roving!
Travis said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:23 pm
Good luck resisting the spinning addiction.
I blame mine on Jacki. And the second wheel so we could both spin at the same time. Oh and the need for a much bigger fiber stash. 
New Jersey Laura said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:24 pm
Why not sell roving, too? Then you’ll have to, just have to, try it all. You do have that lovely new space to fill……..
Terry said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:24 pm
Well just in case you need some feedback on carrying roving – YES!! Many of your indie yarn sources also dye fibers! And roving can be squished down – you have to pre draft (fluff) fiber prior to spinning anyway. Oh, may as well have a few nice spindles to go w. the fiber….Seriously, I really would love to buy roving from you.
Beth said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:39 pm
Should we tell her it doesn’t stop at one wheel??? Nah.
Aimee said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:41 pm
one word. LENDRUM!!!!!!!!! I LOVE MY LENDRUM!!!!!!!
ruth said,
November 7, 2007 @ 11:43 pm
No spinning! no fiber! no, no, no. I will resist learning how to spin. I will.
When in holy hell would I do it? I’m resisting. I really am.
Kristin said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:04 am
I HAD A YARN SHOPPING/SPINNING LEARNING EXPERIENCE THIS WEEKEND TOO!!!!! So far I’m still trying to figure it all out though…
Glad you’re finding new things!!!!
Kristin said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:05 am
(ps… I meant the finding new things comment in a good way, as in, isn’t it fun to try new things?!
I just re-read it and thought it sounded wrong 
Kristi - Ohio said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:08 am
Hi Sheri, I have to agree with Beth…it doesn’t stop with one wheel. I bought my first wheel Sept. 16, an Ashford Joy. I signed up for classes and at the last class in October, I bought a 2nd wheel – a Louet S10 that will arrive in a few weeks. Then for support I joined a newly formed spinning guild in our area. Let me know which wheel you (and Janice
) buy. Happy spinning 
amy said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:14 am
What do spinning wheels and poison ivy appear to have in common? To the best of my knowledge, I’m immune to both. Yes, I’ve fondled raw fiber. I think it’s pretty. Spinning wheels? I think they’re beautiful marvels of engineering. But even after playing with a drum carder, I just don’t feel the siren song. (and in my kid-hood, I clearly remember several instances where my running buddies wound up itchy and I was fine, despite the fact that we traveled identical paths through the woods)
Now we all just need to continue to keep me away from the weavers. I DEFINITELY could get sucked in by that!
Julia said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:34 am
4. Contemplated carrying roving at The Loopy Ewe. (Not that we have the shelf space for it.)
Oh, we can dream. Watch me dream. I’ll have my wheel in January, and I’m going to need roving to go with it. Lots and lots of roving.
Gina said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:47 am
I shall resist the temptationof even looking into spinning…I have enough troubles with my sock (yarn) addiction…
bellamoden said,
November 8, 2007 @ 12:59 am
No! No spinning for me! My free time is sucked up with dye! I love handspun, very very much, but me? Spin it? Meh. Taking crocheting classes, the dyeing, and the knitting was plenty funtastic this past couple months….. no. No no no no.
I said no.
Crocheting at least is bad enough. Right?
So. Will you be selling your handspun?
caitlyn said,
November 8, 2007 @ 1:00 am
It would be awesome if TLE carried roving! I am a newbie spinner as well, and I just bought a Lendrum DT. Can’t wait to see which wheel you bring home!
Hattie said,
November 8, 2007 @ 1:06 am
I will happily take the blame.
If you carry anyone’s roving, I totally recommend Funky Carolina, she’s my fave.
vedabliss.etsy.com
Theresa in Italy said,
November 8, 2007 @ 1:09 am
Somehow I get the impression that it’s already too late. Just order the wheel and the roving already…!
Dr. Jackie said,
November 8, 2007 @ 1:12 am
Ooohhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooo!
Martha said,
November 8, 2007 @ 2:56 am
Once you get the wheel you’ll realize you need another wheel that’s portable. And then you’ll want to learn to dye wool. It’s a never-ending addictive process! You might as well enjoy it! : )
I have a traditional Ashford. It’s a good beginning wheel.
Tanya said,
November 8, 2007 @ 6:04 am
I’m sure you’ll forgive me for laughing. Can’t wait to see the socks you knit up with your handspun!
Anniebananie said,
November 8, 2007 @ 6:28 am
Hee hee hee… you have moved over to the dark side. Save a seat for me, because I think I am moving in that direction too…
Laurie said,
November 8, 2007 @ 7:10 am
Congrats on learning to spin, Sheri! I have two spindles and a pound of roving that have been happily sitting on my shelf for a year…I just haven’t had the time to sit down and learn! One of these days, though, I will have to take time, I guess…
Robin said,
November 8, 2007 @ 7:14 am
Welcome to the fold! I too resisted spinning for many years. I had cleverly (I thought) divided my “fiber” time so that I did needle work only at work during my lunch hour; knitting only when watching TV; weaving only on week-ends. Then I reluctantly “tried” spinning at the MD Sheep & Wool festival. I resisted as best I could, but alas, as someone in an earlier comment said, “Resistance is futile!”
My wheel –a Schacht Matchless– arrived in May, and I’m loving it, and you will too!
I can’t wait to see the fantastic roving TLE will carry!!!
Nancy said,
November 8, 2007 @ 7:23 am
I have a dear friend that has been trying to get me to spin for years. I have resisted. Won’t even touch the wheel. I went to a fiber get together and even tried it on a wheel, and was, amazingly , pretty good at first try. I have resisted. refused to sign up for a class at a location minutes from home. I even have an old x5 generations wheel that is fully functional. I have resisted. I was told that it is really a flax wheel but that it would work just fine. Now you, too, tell me that it is really fun and relaxing and mesmerizing and that you will soon be arrying the stuff that I would need to move into this new area. I am still trying to resist but the resistance is getting weaker and weaker. When the fluffy stuff shows up on the web site, then what am I to do?? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Tara said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:08 am
This id precisely why I’ve been resisting the urge to learn how to spin. Who has the money or time for another *ahem* healthy obsession?
Heather said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:26 am
Y’know, I’m not kidding about coming up here to visit The Fold.
She’s got just about every wheel under the sun there, and she’ll happily let you try them all out before buying, and she’s also got HUGE sacks of roving everywhere you look. Camel, alpaca, every breed of sheep known to man, loads of gorgeous blends…she even has Blue Moon Fiber Arts roving. :-O I’ll even bake a maple sugar pumpkin pie for ya, Sheri. 
And, I agree with the above poster who mentioned the lack of space issue…omg, woman, you just moved an entire YARN SHOP out of your basement! Seems to me, you must have LOADS of space down there now! Space is a flimsy, pale excuse at best. You *know* you’re going to get a wheel.
*Embrace the wheeeel…*
Amanda said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:46 am
I bought a drop spindle at Rhinebeck, and immediately after returning how, for some reason, I decided I needed to learn how to sew. I’m torn. Right now, I’m looking at new sewing machines to replace my beginner’s model. Spin? Sew? Not one, but TWO new hobbies. Right now, sewing has gotten top billing (to the dismay of my knitting, even – GASP), but that gleaming drop spindle and soft, colorful roving I have waiting for me to practice on? GAH! There aren’t enough hours in the day, money in the bank account, or space in the house for THIS!
Help help!
I feel your “pain”.
Amanda said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:47 am
See? That comment made no sense. It’s even affecting my brain now! Arrrrrrgh!
melissaknits said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:48 am
Really, it is essential to you from a business perspective to understand everything about yarn. Therefore this is not merely another hobby or art. It is a BUSINESS INVESTMENT!!
I, for example, own 6 or 7 business investments. It’s essential for me to know why yarn is what it is and does what it does. Oh, and the marvelously relaxing feeling of watching roving slip through my fingers and become yarn? Or the smell of a fresh fleece, neatly skirted, waiting to be carded and spun up? The amazing peace and centering that comes from spinning? That’s all just icing.
Terri said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:56 am
Welcome to the club!
Vicki said,
November 8, 2007 @ 8:57 am
If you start carrying roving I’ll have to finally buy a wheel too! I have a spindle, but I just can’t get the hang of it as easily as I did the wheel.
Petunia said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:18 am
I agree w/everything that everyone says about how you will get “sucked in,” buying spindles, wheels, roving, and the space it will all take up and the time that you’ll pull from other things to do this.
But it is one of the most soothing, satisfying activities I’ve ever taken up, and I think that if, at the end, I threw all the hand-made yarn out, I would still continue with it.
The fact that I actually get usable yarn is a bonus!
If you have stress in your days, you need to do this in your evenings.
Lani said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:21 am
I will totally volunteer to keep the Loopy Ewe’s Roving at my house… since you don’t have shelf space and all. (But yes please carry roving!!)
And totally get a Lendrum! (Mine is awesome and has been seeing much more action than my needles).
Ali said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:21 am
Myers House has beginning and intermediate spinning classes to help enable you in your new addiction, and you can try out a few wheels up there too!
I’d recommend the Jenkins Turkish spindles too, Spunky Eclectic has them, as does Crown Mountain Farms (both excellent sources of spinning fibre). And you have to try spinning a silk hankie, they’re easy and you get enough to knit a small lacy scarf…
Aimee said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:25 am
Poor Sheri
We’ll draw you into our spinning web yet!
knitlady said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:43 am
*lol* all these enablers out there!
Tan said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:59 am
does this mean we will start seeing roving on Loopy Sneakups?
Rosi G. said,
November 8, 2007 @ 10:24 am
ah, i see you have pushers in your life, too. i have several, in person and online. they keep talking about spinning and wheels and blah blah.
i agree with ALL the reasons you listed above for NOT needing to spin. i haven’t budged.
i hear once you DO budge, it’s all over!
Lisa J said,
November 8, 2007 @ 10:34 am
Two words: Bosworth Spindles (journeywheel.com I think). And as for roving, I have been too shy for A YEAR to suggest that you carry it. I am glad someone dragged you kicking and screaming into spinning – I mean, piqued your interest. I have *ahem* 5 wheels and an Indian book charkha, and a house full of fiber. It is a wonder that I had time to order Dream in Color for a sweater this week.
Donna said,
November 8, 2007 @ 10:44 am
I resisted as well, knowing I would become equally obsessed once I learned. But, when offered several FREE alpaca fleeces, I succumbed. Just let it go…. not worth stressing yourself when you know the inevitable has occurred. You won’t regret it, I don’t!
TrickyTricot said,
November 8, 2007 @ 10:51 am
You know, carrying roving at Loopy Ewe isn’t a half bad idea – talk about another way to support indie dyers, not to mention, Fleece Artist has some awesome stuff!
If you’re going the wheel route, my best advice to you is buy something good – invest the extra dollars in a lendrum or a nice ashford – the louet wheels are inexpensive, but the lendrum offers a lot of flexibility, in terms of weights and ratios.
Donna said,
November 8, 2007 @ 10:56 am
Oh, and a hint for storing your stash of roving… space bags! You just suck the air out and they take up much less space. When you release the valve, it puffs right back up to its original fluffy state. There! Now you won’t have storage problems. Looking forward to seeing roving on TLE soon!
Susan L said,
November 8, 2007 @ 11:19 am
Well, Sheri, as some of the other posters have pointed out, you *do* have all that space in your house that TLE vacated, and nature abhors a vacuum! It’ll get filled up with something, so why not make it something good?! (Warning: In my SnB group, I’ve gotten my wrists slapped for being an enabler. Usually it’s about sock yarn. I’m not a spinner & have no plans to start – or even to try! I couldn’t handle another addiction right now!)
Cat said,
November 8, 2007 @ 11:27 am
ROFL welcome to the dark side MWAHAHAHAHA When the bug hits you it hits. I know. I started out with a Kromski and now have a Rose. I never in the world would have thought I would be spinning let alone own two wheels. LOL and hubby, was just like yours, once it is in my head too late. LOL.
If I can help out at all with any ?s don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to the day you carry roving. OMG I think I better hide the CC now, Loopy Ewe is dangerous enough without it. LOLOL.
Hugs!!!!
Emily said,
November 8, 2007 @ 11:59 am
You know, in some ways I think I’m lucky I don’t personally know any spinners. It keeps me out of this very situation that you’re in!
OK, I do know one, but she’s in Michigan.
Kathy said,
November 8, 2007 @ 2:48 pm
Welcome! Spinning your own yarn is a wonderful thing. I love spinning on my Majacraft Rose as well as my handmade spindles. The thing that I don’t do is “Plan my Spinning”. I have enough guilt over unfinshed and dreamed of knitting. My Spinning is for Me. I do it when I want to and I spin what I want to. That way I can keep it as relaxing as it can be. I spin the yarn and let it tell me what it wants to be. For example, I had some wonderful lavendar mohair singles that REFUSED to be a triangular shawl, so I listed closely and now it is a open and airy rectangular stole with the pattern made up as I went along!
Just enjoy and let spinning take you where it will. KC
Jocelyn said,
November 8, 2007 @ 3:37 pm
See? This, THIS, is why I am never ever going to ever hang out with anyone who spins. I already look longingly at drop spindles online. I need no further pushing to the edge. Look what happens!
Kelly said,
November 8, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
tsk tsk tsk… [shakes head pitifully]
Guess the rest of us will just have to take all that ready-made yarn off your hands, then. Dang. Hate to do that to you, but mustn’t let it go to waste, you know.
Lou said,
November 8, 2007 @ 4:03 pm
So they brought you over to the dark side…well, enjoy! As for me, I’m still keeping up the resistance though I know it’s futile. I’m trying to hold off the spinning urge until retirement. I figure that is when I’ll have the time, maybe. Until then, I have a mountain of stash, half of which is sock yarn – thank you TLE – to conquer!
Okay , here’s the plan…you distract everyone with your new fluffy, pretty roving inventory while I grab up some Wollmeise since I haven’t been able to yet!! K? Thx.
Stephanie said,
November 8, 2007 @ 4:35 pm
YES…..can’t wait for the pretty spaced dyed rovings to show up on your sneak-ups! I’ve been spinning for 30 years….only had 2 wheels, an Ashford traditional that I had for years and then traded up to a Lendrum….the best, versatile wheel in my opinion. Love it….welcome to the fold!
kelly said,
November 8, 2007 @ 4:42 pm
I very recently got “pushed” into spinning too! My wheel arrived last week (a Luet s10)… and wow is it addictive. Those spinning pushers (mine were my sister in Maryland & a friend in West Virg.) are worse than crack dealers… I can barely pull myself away from the thing!
I TOTALLY think you should start carrying roving & other spinning contraband.
Deborah said,
November 8, 2007 @ 4:59 pm
I have also recently been bit by the spinning bug. I was in a dyeing workshop at my LYS, and we were in the downstairs area where they keep the wheels and roving, and, well, there was no hope for me. They had Fleece Artist roving. It really wasn’t fair. And, I have also been wheel shopping – spun my first yarn on a wheel last Thursday at the LYS. Trying to figure out where the wheel will fit in my house.
Whatever you do, don’t visit the Thomas Golding website. The drop spindles and wheels are amazingly beautiful. I bought a spindle that spins forever and looks pretty too. I couldn’t help myself. It’s madness, really.
Willi said,
November 8, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
Ask the Spinning Pushers which wheel they prefer. I’m sure they are just waiting for you to ask. Besides, spinning is just way too much fun. In the end, if I dye then spin, it takes longer to do a sweater which in the end saves A DOLLAR! And, that is just ONE $ but it’s more bucks for sock yarn.
Faith said,
November 8, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Ohmygosh, if you start selling roving at TLE, it would be seriously bad for my wallet!! Glad you’ve joined us in the spinning ranks. =)
Diane said,
November 8, 2007 @ 6:12 pm
So what kind of wheel are you going to get? I would love it if you sold roving.
Kelly said,
November 8, 2007 @ 6:46 pm
Sheep are a nice thing to get hooked on too.
Lynn said,
November 8, 2007 @ 9:38 pm
Hooray! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Loopy roving! And a Loopy fiber club would be fabulous. I’m just sayin’.
midgeling said,
November 8, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
LOL, that was me for 2+ years. I bought a spindle and took a class last April and have been loving it ever since.
Cassie said,
November 8, 2007 @ 11:04 pm
Bwahahahaha!
Erm, I meant … congratulations!
Beth K said,
November 8, 2007 @ 11:52 pm
Your welcome. We did our job. (I had a wheel with in 2 months of being shown how to use a spindle)
Rachel said,
November 9, 2007 @ 5:46 am
Whoo boy! That said, can’t wait to see some loopy fiber!!!
WiscJennyAnn said,
November 9, 2007 @ 8:46 am
Yes!!
Mickie Taylor said,
November 9, 2007 @ 10:13 am
Oh, your post was so funny, and I loved Janice’s post. Boy has she got your number. Good luck because I know you will do this. You have so many supporters it’s just awsome. Have fun, I am not listing to any of you. Hugs
Julie-Ann in West Indies said,
November 9, 2007 @ 10:34 am
I’ve been trying to hold me tongue from asking but I see I don’t have to. Stocking Roving would totally rock! I am still learning to spin on my wheel I didn’t take to the spindle thing, I still want to try. OOOhhh maybe you can stock some spindles too I see some great ones on Etsy.
I managed to lug a wheel from the states to Jamaica. I didn’t want to deal with shipping it here and dealing with customs at the same time, so I stuffed it in a suitcase on my annual visit to my family in Flordia in May. It was a Kiwi so it wasn’t all that heavy, but I never want to do that again, although I’ve been wanting an Ashford Traveller and a loom lately. I’ve been heard to be chanting I don’t need it…you don’t need to weave either…you have no time….
Cathy said,
November 9, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
it is the spinning action…it hypnotizes you. I looked at a drop spindling demo at Rhinebeck to distract myself from yarn buying and found myself with a spindle and a pile of roving! And now I’m looking into spinning classes and reading about wheels!
Alice in Richmond said,
November 9, 2007 @ 1:40 pm
We twisted your arms. Ha.
I agree with some other commenters, stocking roving is a good idea! Then there is needle felting…..
Michelle from Arizona said,
November 9, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
Too funny Sheri. I love sitting with a spinner and knitting. The methodic whoosh whoosh is so soothing. Enjoy!
I think roving would sell for all the reasons listed before me. Heck you can even get it in some discount stores now.
L-B said,
November 9, 2007 @ 6:06 pm
I was there. There was no arm-twisting. There was a definite atmosphere of spinning lust!
I agree with Janice’s #3—-Loopy House has LOTS of space now! But if that isn’t enough , buy a folding wheel and, heck, you don’t need space for the roving. Stuff all your duvets with roving —- what you save on nighttime heating bills will more than pay for your new passion!
THE LOOPY EWE SELLING ROVING! THE LOOPY EWE SELLING FLEECE! THE LOOPY EWE SELLING MOHAIR LOCKS! You heard it here first,folks!
L-B (ducking and running for cover under a roving-filled duvet!)
JulieThePurpleChick said,
November 9, 2007 @ 10:59 pm
Ha! Gotcha!
JulieThePurpleChick said,
November 9, 2007 @ 11:06 pm
and, it reminds me of an old song by the Spencer Davis Group. It goes something like this: “Gimme some Roving, Gimme some Roving, gimme gimme some Roving everyday”! Stock up Miss Sheri!
Neurokitter said,
November 10, 2007 @ 8:56 am
Right on!!! Lendrum…roving…Lendrum…roving…Lendrum…roving….
Lou, how the heck have you not caved to L-B??? She’s the master
(Ducking and running for cover, hoping I don’t run head-on into you know who!)
Barbara said,
November 10, 2007 @ 5:29 pm
I could gift you with the $$ early so that you can start shopping for a wheel……
We wouldn’t want to disappoint WH now, would we????????
pat jarvis said,
November 10, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
HELLO THERE – -is that wollmeise on the shelf ? – I coulden’t stop drooling – do we really have to wait – what if the box is lost or stolen , its possible – any thought to get it up sooner – don’t have any yet so can’t wait
pat j
Sandra D said,
November 12, 2007 @ 12:26 pm
Same mess as the rest of us! Haa, haaa …. that’s why we’re pushers!!
Seriously, try wheels, try wheels, try wheels. You’ll get opinions on them all. But until you actually sit down and use it, you won’t know “your” wheel! I had done my research before I went to a spinning and dyeing workshop last year at the John C. Campbell Folk School. I knew what I wanted. And totally did NOT like what I wanted once I was actually sitting in front of it and spinning. I ended up with an Ashford Traveler and I love it. And I know folks who absolutely love the wheel I thought I wanted. Try them on!!
Charlotte said,
November 13, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
I agree with martha tha Ashford makes a great basic wheel at a reasonable cost…of course, being able to purchase wholesale helps! And YES! There will be another beautiful reproduction wheel in your life one day….and weaving and dying and who knows? Maybe you’ll even go to a sheep ranch for a weekend of lambing or shearing….fiber does funny things to my brain. There’s fiber stash, and then there’s 6 spindles, 2 wheels, 3 looms, an antique weasel, niddy noddies, nostepindes….sigh…it just goes on and on……..for fiber, I love my shepherdess in Idaho….if you get the serious bug, you can reserve one of her yummy yummy fleeces for February shearing! LOL
CAT said,
November 20, 2007 @ 9:48 pm
Another Fiberholic spinner! On top of that, possibly being able to buy fiber at the Loopy Ewe! Awesome!