Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

FatCat · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:32 pm Post subject:

LOL at you just slipping in the phrase "I should have my wheel by then". You're hooked then? Laughing

It does sound like a brilliant course, and I've only heard good things about Diane. Well done too on spinning some laceweight

Just looked back on this thread (no pun intended Laughing

) and your yarn pics from the first part of the course look great Very Happy

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CJ · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject:

pictish · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject:

Two of the nicest wheels I think Wink

The waiting time for lendrums is an age isn't it. I remember waiting forever for mine and thinking it wasn't going to arrive in time for Christmas and it suddenly turned up on Christmas Eve Cool

ETA sorry Carol I meant to say the workshops sound absolutely amazing!!! I would love to have had that sort of tuition!!
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CJ · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject:

well, I only put my name down for it at the beginning of April and hopefully the shipment arriving the end of this month (fingers crossed, cos mr lendrum keeps changing things - I guess he has a load of other stockists to send to as well!! Rolling Eyes

) if Martin gets enough to cover all his list. Very Happy

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pictish · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject:

Oh well that's not too bad - hope you get one!!!
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CJ · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject:

fingers crossed. Wink

Carol, do you have any more photos we can see. Very Happy

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Wildpurl · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1701

LOL I might Cool

I've got a spindleful of bfl dyed in green and yellow shades, but it only seems to be about a quarter of the fibre in the bag Shocked

. My plan is to spin half and then wind it off onto a temporary bobbin and then spin the other half and then ply them together. I ordered a Lazy Kate today to assist with this. But I've got to spin it all first.

My Polwarth from Southern Cross Fibres arrived today as well, it's gorgeous!
And I've got all my samples to spin from the class.
I'll see what I can come up with at the weekend Laughing

ETA Hang on, I have got a couple of new ones. This is a skein of my first practice spinning after the class, about 30g of bfl plied on itself. It is drying here:

and ready for storage

My spinning improved drastically while I was doing this, and it is much more even and consistent than that now.
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pictish · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:53 am Post subject:

That's fantastic!!!! It looks gorgeously squishy Razz

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Aknita · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:59 am Post subject:

Goodness I AM impressed. I can quite honestly say that I didn't achieve anything like that on my workshop ( nor am I likely to I might add )

I like Diane very much, she has such an unfussy and commom sense approach which I am sure really helps when she is teaching.
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FatCat · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:03 am Post subject:

Wow, that looks absolutely fantastic! heart

But you say it's more consistent than that now? I really like the squishiness of it though, it looks lovely Very Happy

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