1 ounce down...

[crafty_packrat]

FInally weighed the cop of blue mohair... it's just about 1 oz/30 g. Which means I haven't gotten a quarter of the weight through that fiber... maybe by the end of summer if spin a little every day...

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[laughingrat]

Spindling can be mighty slow, huh. Are you a process person or a product person? I'd guess process, from your love of spindles.

There was a post at Abby Franquemont's blog about spindles vs. wheels, and how much of the US/European spinning community considers spindles to be a stepping-stone to wheels, but that really, they're a different tool and require a different process, and can be perfectly satisfying in and of themselves. I started out on spindles, but as elegant and admirable as I think they are, I'm apparently really and truly a wheel person. It's interesting, though, the relationship we have with our tools and how different tools cause us to work differently.

[crafty_packrat]

I do have two spinning wheels, but I also have wall-to-wall carpeting that makes them wobbly at best. And I don't have as much control as I'd like when I'm zooming along on a wheel, though if I want to spin enough for a sweater or a weaving project I'll use them.

I like the portability of spindles, and the artistry in the really nice ones.

[laughingrat]

*nods* I think it's definitely a matter of taste/technique/approach. Very cool. :-D

I snapped today and bought a used Ashford Trad off some folks in NZ. I hope to god MY wall-to-wall carpeting doesn't make it wobble! My Fricke does fine, of course.

[crafty_packrat]

well, one of my wheels is a Rick Reeves prototype, so it's all kinds of finicky.

I do genuinely prefer spindles. Possibly because I don't feels like I have to finish a bobbin every time I sit down and spin with them.

[laughingrat]

Oh my lord, you have a Reeves wheel. *admires the hell out of you* Please don't look askance at my Fricke. It's a noble little wheel. :-D

[crafty_packrat]

I have a Reeves purely by fluke. The year he came to Maryland Sheep and Wool with all of his prototypes and showroom pieces (because he was retiring) was the year I came to the equipment auction with the idea of getting a second wheel.

I get a lot more spinning done on my little Majacraft -- also a MDSW auction buy, come to think of it.

[laughingrat]

I've heard those things are superb! What an awesome find on the Reeves wheel.

I just e-mailed the Fricke folks to ask them if they ever plan on releasing a lace flyer--although the Ashford should be able to accommodate the Ashford lace flyer, if I want it to.