So last week I decided to start bringing my drop spindle to the office.
I hadn't been taking time for lunch at the Day Job.... just eating while I'm working so I can get home sooner to help with chores and puppies. But I figured that spending 10-15 minutes with wood and fiber in the middle of the day might be good for my soul.
I had started spindling this cashmere at the end of last summer's Tour de Fleece. It was a gift from one of my shearing clients. I shear her llama and alpacas. She also has horses, chickens, peacocks and a few goats.
She had mentioned that she didn't know what to do with the black goat's undercoat. I believe I stopped in the middle of what I was doing and started salivating. ;-) So she said she would try to save some of it for the next year. But surprised me by sending a 1/4 ounce in the mail a few weeks later.
I love working with cashmere, so bringing it to the office has been a nice respite.
I suspect I'll be finished with the single in a couple of days. I'm not fast with the drop spindle, but using it nearly every day means I'm getting better and spinning this fine fiber from a cloud means I've broken the yarn a couple of times when I start to get too confident. ;-/
Linking up with Fiber Arts Friday on Saturday. Be sure to check everyone out over there.
Have a great one!
I hadn't been taking time for lunch at the Day Job.... just eating while I'm working so I can get home sooner to help with chores and puppies. But I figured that spending 10-15 minutes with wood and fiber in the middle of the day might be good for my soul.
I had started spindling this cashmere at the end of last summer's Tour de Fleece. It was a gift from one of my shearing clients. I shear her llama and alpacas. She also has horses, chickens, peacocks and a few goats.
She had mentioned that she didn't know what to do with the black goat's undercoat. I believe I stopped in the middle of what I was doing and started salivating. ;-) So she said she would try to save some of it for the next year. But surprised me by sending a 1/4 ounce in the mail a few weeks later.
I love working with cashmere, so bringing it to the office has been a nice respite.
I suspect I'll be finished with the single in a couple of days. I'm not fast with the drop spindle, but using it nearly every day means I'm getting better and spinning this fine fiber from a cloud means I've broken the yarn a couple of times when I start to get too confident. ;-/
Linking up with Fiber Arts Friday on Saturday. Be sure to check everyone out over there.
Have a great one!
Mmmm Cashmere, sigh. And you spin it so thin!! Sounds like a great way to decompress during the work day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a way to educate your shearing clients. :) It's looking really wonderful. At some point I will pick up my drop spindle and attempt to start spinning. At some point.
ReplyDeleteI want to try spinning cashmere. It's on my to-do list as soon as I have a chance to get back to the spinning wheel.
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