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A comment from Just Me, Jeanie's blog
http://justmejeanie.blogspot.com/
I got my spinner in the
mail. Pretty good service! Here is the good and bad about it.
The Bad: I could kick myself right
in the ankle bone for not thinking of this first. It is really a
great idea !
There is not nearly enough of that great, super, fun fiber
that came with it to try out.
The Good: works perfectly, is lovely,
well made, sturdy, easy to use, very user friendly, comes with instruction
booklet and practice fiber already on it and ready to spin, takes apart for
easy travel and take-with!, simple design, pretty wood.
Am I glad I got one. YES! I have drop spindles. Very pretty
delicate drop spindles with name brands and I love them with all my heart.
And they are delicate, breakable, and do not come apart, at least not on purpose.
When I spin with a drop spindle I end up with hands above
shoulder level. This is not a plus when your old shoulders have give out. So
use the park and draft method. Now let's talk about that. I am a fluffy lady.
er hum. yes that is how you could put it. Some of us do not have those long
slender legs of a gazelle. But more of a round stout teapot body and the only
legs I got sticking out is just before the kneecaps. I tried >>SPINNN>>>>>!
and park. Park where? Squeeze it between those knees? I don't think so. so
I tried laying it down on my stomach and called it park and draft. A regular
drop spindle rolls right off the belly when you park it. I tried sticking it
under my right arm. It don't work when you park a regular drop spindle like
that. To park and draft with a regular drop spindle I would need one with a
stick of about 18 good inches long so it don't get lost.
With this spinner I flip flip flip, park it right on me,
just lay it on my lap, leg, stomach, table. it just lays there smiling, happily
waiting on me to continue. then draft away into the wild blue yonder yippeee
whoopeee away I go!
Then wrap all that lovely new single ply, and flip flip flip.
No over the shoulder, no looking for a place to 'park' it at. Play Play Play.
all done? slide that little round knobbed stick out, put both pieces in the
velvet pouch and away you go.
So do I like it? Yes I do. I
am going to carry it with me everywhere. I finally might be able to spin
enough yarn to make something. Here at home I always seem to get sidetracked,
but in public, in the car, waiting on the kids, in line at the store
i can see taking this good sturdy unique play toy tool and actually having
a good time. No pattern to follow like knitting in public, no needles
all fragile and delicate to lose or break, just a good spin. Does she
have a name? yes. I believe I will call her after my secret sister. She
knows who she is.
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