Not long ago I blogged about my newest google-research-topic which is how to spin your own yarn with a drop spindle. And now I have finally bought one! Can't wait until it arrives. With four weeks of vacation coming up in July, there will be som serious spinning!
I always seem to forget the Swedish word for spindle, which is "slända" - pronounced "slenn-dah", and instead say spindle with a Swedish pronounciation "spin-dell". And that's the Swedish word for spider. So when I confessed to my spouse that I had bought a spider, he was confused. Then I said that I had bought a "slända", but he was still confused since "slända" also means dragonfly! But of course he suspected that it was something fibre-related... I wonder why...
Good luck with the spinning. I am interested to see your results/experiences. Spinning is something that was on my "list" to do and I finally tried it last year. I got some wool (straight from the sheep) from a member of my daughter's 4H club. I washed, dyed, carded and spun some of it with a drop spindle. I ended up crocheting withit (not good enough to knit with). I have to say - "checke off" MY list and probably won't be doing a lot of it. I found it more tedious than fun, but I am REALLY glad I can say that I did it. I still have a bunch of roving in my stash... next on my list - needle felting - I think it will be perfect for that.
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