Author Topic: Buying a spinning wheels (Read 21840 times)

Dans · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2012, 09:19:23 pm »

That is quite amazing.

Thank you all. I'll have a play at FW's and see. I'm pretty sure I can't use a double, my co-ordination is terrible (can barely clap in time!).

It's probably silly but I'm hoping that if I can get good at it I would be able to sell spun yarn from my own sheep (when I get them!) or knitted products made from them. May earn some pennies on the side may not but the fiance is happy enough to support me in it, which includes supporting getting a wheel

Although he has said only the one.

I've currently got two small hand carders (although as soon as I used them I realised the false economy of getting them rather than bigger ones!), my drop spindle and thanks to woolfest a range of tops and a whole raw fleece. About halfway through spinning my first top and its starting to look even! I'm thinking a nice 'rustic' hat.

I signed up for information from the guild at woolfest but they've not got in contact yet. Have looked them up and will hopefully make their next meeting!

Dans

Fleecewife · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2012, 09:23:00 pm »

Quote from: SallyintNorth on July 09, 2012, 08:23:09 pm

Quote from: Anke on July 09, 2012, 08:15:38 pm
yes you can only use one at a time

Ohhhh, Anke - you should know better ...

Isn't that wonderful - so relaxed

Now it's got me thinking.................................

Anke · « **Reply #17 on:** July 09, 2012, 10:10:55 pm »

Unfortunately my broadband isn't fast enough to watch u-tube, and I probably shouldn't even go there....

Dans - believe me double treadle is do-able. It took me a few afternoons of ONLY treadling before I got the hang of the single one, never mind the double... but wouldn't be without mine now (and with a dodgy right knee shouldn't either...). If you can borrow a double treadle, just sit down with it and (no wool or anything in your hand) and just treadle... (PS.: I couldn't even handle the treadle on the ancient sewing machine in our primary school (yes we learned sewing in school, even the boys

), before they became electric...)

As to earning money from knitting....mmmh, not managed that one yet...

Dans · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2012, 10:41:37 pm »

I'll give it a go! I figure if you're stubborn enough anything can be possible. May have been a goat in past life!

Don't think I'll ever make a living from knitting, the amount of time put in you'd have to charge a crazy amount to give yourself min. wage. On the other hand though I enjoy knitting and spinning so if I can sell my extras it would give me some pennies for other bits. Every little helps and all that!

Dans

jaykay · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:45:59 am »

I love my double treadle castle wheel I have to say, a lot more than the single treadles I've tried. I like the fact that you sit square at it and use both legs - it seems to keep me from twisting and thereby getting stiff.

Like Anke, I spent an evening just treadling before I did anything else

Bionic · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2012, 10:10:01 am »

There is someone at my spinning club who uses both feet with a single treadle wheel as they find it more comfortable.
Sally

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2012, 10:51:40 am »

Quote from: Bionic on July 10, 2012, 10:10:01 am

There is someone at my spinning club who uses both feet with a single treadle wheel as they find it more comfortable.
Sally

Ours too.

I like jaykay's wheel (who wouldn't, it's a Lendrum

) but am quite happy using the single treadle Ashford Traditional. One thing I do like is that I can switch legs if the one I'm using does get tired! Which also moves my body around so that different muscles get used.

Some double treadles work fine single-footed too (can't remember if yours does, jaykay) - that's got to be the best of both worlds, I'd think?

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2012, 09:59:00 pm »

Just signed up for ~Ravelry so thanks for the link.

Dans · « **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2012, 11:08:42 pm »

I'm Nanashimoriko on raverly

Dans

Bionic · « **Reply #24 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:34:50 am »

Thats a mouthful Dans. Where did the name come from?
Sally

Dans · « **Reply #25 on:** July 11, 2012, 09:42:22 am »

lol, back in my days of japenese cartoons and comics, used it as a username in forums. Means nameless forest child or something similar. Often the only username that I can think of that is free. Dans is surprisingly popular.

Dans

Dans · « **Reply #26 on:** July 13, 2012, 11:29:12 pm »

I now have a wheel

And did my first bit of spinning on it tonight

It's about the same as my first spin on the drop spindle. Can't wait to attack my last bit of Shetland top in the cupboard, then I can move onto some of my dyed tops

Thank you FW you are

Dans

p.s. even had Sam (the OH) spinning a little

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2012, 11:31:04 pm »

Excellent news

Bionic · « **Reply #28 on:** July 14, 2012, 10:31:16 am »

Great news, another addict

Sally

jaykay · « **Reply #29 on:** July 14, 2012, 11:31:06 am »

What did you get? What are you spinning?

Gotta have the low down

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