Despite being spaced out for much of the last two weeks I have managed to spend a couple of days spinning with friends, very wisely they kept their distance and we were out-doors for one event - The North Somerset Fleece Fair at Kington Seymour - fleeces to die for and live shearing all very jolly and even the sheep seemed to pleased to be relieved of their woolly jackets.
Sunday saw The Spindyeweavers demostrating at the Easton Arts Trail, in the Easton Community Centre and it was a really great day - lots of interest in the art of spinning - especially on drop spindles!!! We even had our pic taken for the Bristol Evening Post, but as none of us take the paper we are yet to learn whether we were featured...........
Yesterday afternoon I finally learnt the art of 'Art Yarn' - absolutely fabluous. Kate from Ashford (NZ) was at the Spinning Weal demonstrating the new bigger and obviously better Ashford Drum Carder - which naturally costs more than the smaller version. But I did find out that I wasn't useing my packer brush correctly, and had great fun producing some weird and wonderfully coloured batts - from which, drum roll, I managed to produce my very first skein of 'Art Yarn', well the first that I meant to make rather then it made itself........and here it is.......
This has certainly inspired me and now I just need to find that extra day (well extra 12 hours in a week would be good for now) in which to create more..........
