Old footage of spinning that is really interesting, so thought I’d continue with my current thrust of showing videos here.
Spinning, like knitting, is a very relaxing and creative endeavor- you can control wool to get the look and feel of yarn you want. In this video she is spinning a woolen yarn, probably from sticky in-the=grease wool, which (after washing),make for a soft yarn, from carding (also shown) wool into a every-which-way rolag. The rolags are spun and joined. I have raw wool which I have washed (getting all the itty bitty bits of vegetative matter ( aka VM) out is quite the undertaking too. I am doing the hand carding thang too, but the charm of washing raw wool wore off after a few fleeces. I have sent some wool out to a processor. 2 month turn around. Soon I actually will get time on the wheel, without having to hand card and pick out VM-from the wool of a set of sheep I have virtually exclusive rights to!LOL. Later I will prolly get a big carder (drum machine) for color mixing but am taking it slowly due to time constraints- like a day job. Darn!
Check it out- Isle of Mann, old as the hills footage:
Next up will be a cute music video of South American women spinning with spindles, which obviously predate spinning wheels. They also display a unique ( and new to me ) way of plying the yarn as they go too. So much to learn!
For the Andean Spindlers link- click here
Off to felt soap for more party favors this season....more later!
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Thank you for your comment on the scarf! It's speeding along and I am very proud.
If you ever want to make it to MFA, we are welcoming and enjoy new knitters showing up. We're loud, but that's not to be mistaken with unfriendly :o)
I am impressed that you used to take classes from a dancer with such colorful background as Bert's! I have never seen him dance, but I am sure it is quite impressive with all the backgrounds that are melded together. I am currently taking classes at Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance. Don't mind the complaining I do on my blog; I love the shcool and I admire the teachers. I have never danced before showing up there, although I have a profound love and admiration for all dancers and the art. I just happen to be a little slow and want everything to be absolutely perfect before moving on :p Suhaila's studio is in El Cerrito. I am sorry to hear about your friend! I do hope that you get back into dancing though, whether it is with Suhaila or another dancer closer to your side of the Bay. :o)
Oh, and good luck with the knitting holiday season!!
Great videos! Thanks for posting. I am going to share this with some of my spinning/knitting friends.
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