BellaOnline Forums Hobbies and Crafts Spinning How often do you spin during the week?

Just curious as to how much spinning is going on out there. Are we doing the "at least half an hour a day" that Ghandi recommended? I'm not, but then it's pretty hard with three kids to take care of. I try to carve out time some afternoons and when I'm watching TV to do a little spinning. I'd say I spin, maybe, two hours a week...sometimes not that often.

I'm going to have to make a better effort.

Then again, I go through phases where I spin almost every night, too. Especially when I get something new.

How about you?

Cara

I think at least five or six days a week, in part because I need just enough yarn to keep ahead of my knitting and in part just because I find spinning is something I can do when I can't focus on anything else.

Wen

i "try" to spin at least a half hour every evening. i dont always make that but i do try.

I'm just getting started again, after rehabilitating a torn labrum in my shoulder that prevented me from knitting or spinning for nearly a year! (Although I've been able to knit now, for about 6 months). In celebration, I brought a drop spindle and some fiber to my office with me... I think I will try to get in a little spinning time every day at lunch. The wheel stays at home, when I have th luxury of a few hours to devote to spinning, all at one time.

Stephanie

spinning is a must for me. if I go tooooo long without it I am a wreck and have to sit down at the wheel for a while to recover. Do you think I may be addicted to this hobby??? Everyone does ask me what I plan to do with all this yarn I keep producing,,,,,, uhhhh I gotta do something with it??? It's not enough that I produce it? Anyone else get this response from people or just want to spin and don't necessarily need to do anything with the produced yarn.??

I spin every evening. Perhaps because it is still new to me. It's so relaxing!

I'm sad to say that I haven't been spinning at all, but I have been eyeing my wheel wistfully. We are building a home, or getting things ready to, and it's all I have been able to concentrate on the past two or three months. The one great thing about all this sacrifice is that I will finally have my art room that I have dreamed of!


Cara

[color:"purple"]I spin everyday, and sometimes several hours a day, but this is a new business for me as opposed to the days I did it just for myself! I love doing it. As I am also a writer I find myself sitting with spindles all around me and piles of fiber and I will move back and forth seemlessly between the spinning and the writing. It's a natural progression for me.

Blessings to all,

Maitri [/color]

I try to spin every day. But, with the holidays I haven't had time to spin. When I do spin I try to fill a bobbin.

I spin almost every day!
Then,I cannot quit, so it is an " Romy's adventures at PurlDotKnit rgeissler@gmail.com all the time" thing for me.

I've been knitting lately, but usually have a spindle in hand for about an hour a day.

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Sarah

Since I got my wheel for Christmas and it's my new toy, I have been spinning every day for an hour or so. I am sure this trend will continue, with the exception of getting some knitting done. I need to finish a sock - giving mom just one sock for Christmas didn't go over too well. Just can't break away from this darn wheel.........

I go through stages where I spin everyday (like now); then don't touch the wheel for a couple of weeks (at the end of last semester!).

Since it is very calming, I'd love to do it everyday. But I probably average about 3 times a week.

I always try to spin about half an hour a day but since my Majacraft Suzie Pro arrived last week I just can't stop spinning! What a lovely wheel.
Monique
www.vanderhaveholland.com

I'd say a couple hours every couple days, at the wheel. Sometimes more when I'm spinning for a specific knitting project. Handspindles travel well so I manage to get in some spinning while doing errands too.

I spin about two hours every day. I have three wheels with three different projects going on at any one time, so like to "visit" each wheel every day.

Diane
www.stonycreek.etsy.com

I'm just starting and getting familiar with a drop spindle, so far about 30 min. every few days.

I spin probably 6-8 hours a week - or as much as I can - if it's an off week, I may get half an hour in a day. I do try to work at it, since I like it so much. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />