Spinning is such a cool art - is it even possible to buy made in the USA from home-kept sheep yarn anymore?
You need to go to a local sheep and wool festival, or find a local cottage spinner. I've bought yarn from several people who raise their own sheep and have it mill-spun at one of the mini-mills. It's just a matter of finding the locals who do it as a cottage industry. I could direct you to locals in MY area, but finding ones in yours what you really want, so you can pet the yarn first.
she says right now the only place where she can find complete spinning wheels is the former Eastern Europe states.
She's full of horse-crap, doesn't have a clue where to look, or is too cheap to buy new wheels.
At the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this year, I saw Timbertops Wheels from England, Wyatt Wheels (http://www.wyattwheels.com/) from Texas, Golding Ring wheels (http://www.dropspindle.info/index.html) (Gorgeous! Want! Soooo expensive!), many Majacraft wheels (http://www.majacraft.co.nz/) and the new Hitchhiker (http://www.themerlintree.com/oops011.htm) (fits into the passenger footwell of a car!)
Posted another story chapter last night. I *think* the hard part is now done. Or almost done.
well, you have to get back to Kir and Mirith soon, then. I expect learning about human reproductive biology is going to make Kir turn green -- it will be a new experience for him!
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Date: 2005-10-24 03:03 pm (UTC)You need to go to a local sheep and wool festival, or find a local cottage spinner. I've bought yarn from several people who raise their own sheep and have it mill-spun at one of the mini-mills. It's just a matter of finding the locals who do it as a cottage industry. I could direct you to locals in MY area, but finding ones in yours what you really want, so you can pet the yarn first.
she says right now the only place where she can find complete spinning wheels is the former Eastern Europe states.
She's full of horse-crap, doesn't have a clue where to look, or is too cheap to buy new wheels.
At the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this year, I saw Timbertops Wheels from England, Wyatt Wheels (http://www.wyattwheels.com/) from Texas, Golding Ring wheels (http://www.dropspindle.info/index.html) (Gorgeous! Want! Soooo expensive!), many Majacraft wheels (http://www.majacraft.co.nz/) and the new Hitchhiker (http://www.themerlintree.com/oops011.htm) (fits into the passenger footwell of a car!)
Posted another story chapter last night. I *think* the hard part is now done. Or almost done.
well, you have to get back to Kir and Mirith soon, then. I expect learning about human reproductive biology is going to make Kir turn green -- it will be a new experience for him!