I've been so busy working with Jill and getting the knitting class going that I haven't been spinning much. Still, my wheel is sitting out and waiting on me. I know that as I was cleaning my kitchen this morning I decided I wanted some new hotpads from some handspun. I used one of those potholder looms and a plastic needle, and did a simple under and over weave to make a really nice potholder! I'm going to spin some bright colors and make a few of those for the kitchen to perk it up.
I also sat down and created a plan for making a wool drying rack that can also be useful when I want to dry out some petals and things for potpourri. The plan looks feasible, so I'll give that a try when the weather is good and I can get outside.
A recent crochet magazine had a pattern for a crocheted, drapey sweater/coat sort of thing I really liked. I may have to work on that sometime before fall comes, because I think it would look pretty good on me. If anyone has any neat stuff they would like to show off here at [email]Spinning@BellaOnline[/email], just send me an email with the jpg and I'll be happy to put it up with a little story about you! Everyone likes to be inspired by the work of others.
I also plan to use some natural materials to do some dyeing, too, but that will be the subject of future articles. What is everyone else doing?
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