tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post2655172234132447879..comments2024-03-27T04:37:04.207-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: A Theory of Types of SpinningLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-63646645729106722742007-02-17T14:35:00.000-05:002007-02-17T14:35:00.000-05:00What a great post! Your words make me realize why...What a great post! Your words make me realize why it is that I love spinning, be it technical or intuitive....there is always growth and knowledge to be gained.cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-33284743724616104932007-02-16T14:06:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:06:00.000-05:00I would strongly agree with that last conclusion -...I would strongly agree with that last conclusion -- a true master is someone who has absorbed the technical aspects of the craft to the point that they don't have to think about it, they can just do it. But that is often the result of practice, practice, practice.<BR/><BR/>It all goes back to the structure of apprentice, journeyman, master levels of teaching found in the old guilds of medieval times. 'Cause I think a lot of us really do learn that way.bibliotecariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559516115576710204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-22747147120785135182007-02-14T22:01:00.000-05:002007-02-14T22:01:00.000-05:00What a great post! Thank you so much for sharing (...What a great post! Thank you so much for sharing ( all the way back to the first THICK singles!) I've never had a spinning lesson, but have had the blessing of watching over many peoples shoulders and learning from watching. I'm not sure where I fit into your spinner hierarchy, but I have spun mostly with merino (with a little bit of BFL and some alpaca) and I definitely see difference. What a learning curve I'm on. And on this Valentine's Day. all I have to say is 'I LOVE SPINNING!!!!"Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-84934864516624592322007-02-14T19:17:00.000-05:002007-02-14T19:17:00.000-05:00Your Lincoln singles are amazingly good. I would ...Your Lincoln singles are amazingly good. I would love to be able to spin a thick, single that didn't end up looking like a pig's tail! <BR/><BR/>What do you do differently when you spin your angora? I have some that I have never spun because I didn't know how to approach it.Charleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777340733393515857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-3233974890781009512007-02-14T13:10:00.000-05:002007-02-14T13:10:00.000-05:00Well, I do spin relatively fine yarn (grin!) and y...Well, I do spin relatively fine yarn (grin!) and yes, it does seem to take forever to fill up even the little Ashford bobbins. An electric wheel, however, seems the answer to a maiden's prayers......... Still can't fill a bobbin as quickly as a worsted weight spinner, but it goes much faster.<BR/>But then, I also weave with fine threads, and I love knitting socks on size 1 and 2 needles...........Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-56869572371315954962007-02-14T06:47:00.000-05:002007-02-14T06:47:00.000-05:00Well, whether intuitive, rote or technical, you're...Well, whether intuitive, rote or technical, you're a fine spinner (I mean that in the complimentary sense, not in the yarn weight sense!). And consistent, too. That's a great quality in anything....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-21288568352798321852007-02-14T04:21:00.000-05:002007-02-14T04:21:00.000-05:00You're an amazing spinner. I also love all the te...You're an amazing spinner. I also love all the tequnical information on breeds. Keeps me informed. Thanks for sharing. Happy Valentine's Day.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372931581418650704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-74243059119310078592007-02-14T00:04:00.000-05:002007-02-14T00:04:00.000-05:00I find your comments on the types of spinners very...I find your comments on the types of spinners very interesting as I, too, have wondered about spinners. I learned to spin at an Army Rec Center in Germany - just sat down at the wheel and started to spin like I had been doing it all my life (past life?). When we came back to the states I took my first real class and the instructor asked me why was I there...she thought I was more advanced. Since that time I have tried to be more technical, but find that I always go back to the fiber telling me how it wants to be spun. Or maybe its my hands know what to do and the rest of me just follows along? Hmmm...interesting discussion, eh? :)<BR/>Whatever you believe, your yarns tell the story - you create gorgeous yarns! :) Keep 'em coming!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-42045335580657741302007-02-13T21:05:00.000-05:002007-02-13T21:05:00.000-05:00Thanks again Leigh - when I received your comment ...Thanks again Leigh - when I received your comment I was just in the process of ordering those very two videos! I don't have a wheel now, but hope to one day.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-9152749564352542112007-02-13T20:31:00.000-05:002007-02-13T20:31:00.000-05:00Thank you Marie, Valerie, and Cathy! Cathy, I wou...Thank you Marie, Valerie, and Cathy! Cathy, I would absolutely recommend Patsy Zawistoski's <I>Spinning Wool - Basics and Beyond</I> for a beginning video for the wheel. It is loaded with lots of wonderful information and Patsy is an excellent teacher.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-28995343570684119262007-02-13T20:10:00.000-05:002007-02-13T20:10:00.000-05:00Leigh - Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've bee...Leigh - Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been wanting to learn to spin for ages and haven't taken it any farther than one little kinky ball of singles yarn. I'm afraid I don't yet fit into any of your categories. I haven't been sure how to proceed, but your recommendations for spinning videos sound like the perfect solution!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-27038635122207075812007-02-13T18:50:00.000-05:002007-02-13T18:50:00.000-05:00Lovely post and lovely yarns, Leigh.With spinning,...Lovely post and lovely yarns, Leigh.<BR/><BR/>With spinning, weaving, and any of the manual arts, it's just like the Carnegie Hall joke....Practice, practice, practice!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-70696018123337472642007-02-13T18:41:00.000-05:002007-02-13T18:41:00.000-05:00Great pictures of your spinning. I never thought ...Great pictures of your spinning. I never thought to do that, or even to save it. It's all been knit or woven. I've worn some pretty funky looking socks!<BR/>Cheviot: I bought one fleece and it was the harshest wool I ever spun. I suspect she was given the best feed and hay since she was a show sheep.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639651281869634626noreply@blogger.com