Learning to spin

   I just got down from the hay loft, searching for my spinning wheel.  My golly, I found it!  About 5 years ago while I was working at the Norlands Living History center I started to learn how to spin, using a walking wheel. I thought it was the neatest thing in the world and decided I had to own my own spinning wheel, only I got a more modern smaller wheel.  Oh and lets not forget I thought I had to have my own sheep as well for fiber. It just so happens that the Norlands was getting ready to send all their male lambs to auction, I decided to save them the trouble and I bought them for their wool.  I had a small pasture behind my house that wasnt being used and it was perfect for my new friends. Oh and lets not forget Jacova, the lama I decided I needed as well to protect my herd :)  My friend Ray came over sheared them all when it was time..I was so excited, couldn't wait to get on my journey of learning to spin.

Not to long after having them sheared, I learned I was pregnant with my son and decided to put the whole thing on hold.  So the bags of wool and my spinning wheel went up into the hay loft....Oh and there they stayed...Until Now, its finally time for me to learn how to spin..I recently adopted a beautiful angora bunny and I also bought some angora wool that's ready to be spun..









Now if only I could remember or had a clue how to spin..Time to dust off the old wheel and figure it out!! Please join me on this journey of learning how to spin!