The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: bangbang on September 02, 2012, 07:58:40 pm

Title: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: bangbang on September 02, 2012, 07:58:40 pm
Out in Huntly today promoting rare breeds...great fun. :thumbsup:

OH gave gave some of our castmilk moorit fleece to Vctoria Metson who is a spinner.
she produced our first ever sample of 'our own lambies' wool.

This is my first experience of watching wool being spun, and I was entrigued by the
whole process, I tried spinning it a bit myself...but builders hands lack the touch...and patience.

So my hat goes off to all you spinners out there, your doing a great and underated
service to sheepies.  :trophy:

Keep up the good work,  :knit: need you!
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: Bionic on September 02, 2012, 08:02:57 pm
Thankyou Bangbang from a novice spinner
Sally
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: Fleecewife on September 02, 2012, 09:02:50 pm
That sounds like a good day out  :yippee:    I love showing people how to spin and how simple the process is.  I truly think that many more people will start to spin and knit again in the not too distant future  - great news for sheep  :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: Sylvia on September 02, 2012, 09:38:15 pm
Keep at it Bangbang, your hands would soon be as soft as a baby's bum ;) :sheep: :sheep:
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: bangbang on September 02, 2012, 09:43:00 pm
OH might appreciate it!  ;D :innocent:
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 02, 2012, 10:05:22 pm
That's great to hear, and yes of course you should persevere - no reason you couldn't get the hang of it.

However, I wish you'd shot a video.  I am not yet anything like good enough to spin my own CM fleeces!  (Way too short for my current skill level.)  :knit: ??? :knit:
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: princesspiggy on September 02, 2012, 10:17:03 pm
BB does she offer that service to anyone? or is she just a friend? maybe she could do some for me nxt yr if so??


i hoped u stopped at huntly river for a wee swim, my kids love it ther. nxt castle.
soz for poor punctuation - i have sugar puffs stuk to me fingers....lol...yum    :roflanim:
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: bangbang on September 02, 2012, 10:19:31 pm
We have her number Sally so we'll speak to her and see what we can do.
We did give her 2 CM fleeces, cos we could, so what goes around comes around
hopefully... :thumbsup:
If she lets us video her spinning the CM fleece we'll post it ASAP!
Title: Re: A Spin in Huntly
Post by: Lesley Silvester on September 02, 2012, 11:24:13 pm
That would be good to see.