It was delightful to have the Spinning Group back together after taking August off to volunteer at the Nevada County Fair.
A new member, Lena, came with a new-to-her wheel. Thanks to Sue V’s mentoring, she is carding and spinning wool like a pro! A veteran member, Mardi, came with the Hansen miniSpinner she won at our Silent Auction. She put it through its paces and she thinks she is going to like spinning on it.
Folks shared what they had been spinning. Cyndi brought the singles she spun with the batts she made at the Carding Party in August. Ashley shared lovely yarn she has been spinning for embroidery. Gretchen showed us a beautiful skein she had spun, but had questions about the ply. Coincidentally, Mary brought a 3-ply merino that was both plied from three individual bobbins and chain plied. Everyone had a chance to see how different they looked, even though they both had three plies. A discussion about using storage bobbins ensued, as well as various Lazy Kates.
Topics for our monthly 30-minute skill study were discussed. So far we want to further explore plying and ply twist, color management, and consistency. We will continue our discussion about plying and ply twist at the October meeting.
