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Dare I say it? Ive spun lace-weight?!

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Sun, 2010-09-05 01:36 — MitchPR08

So I just got my first spinning wheel! It's a Babe DT Production, not the nicest I know, but it's actually quite the little workhorse! Here are pictures of some punta wool and that Alpaca I had all spun up into 368 yards of lace-weight (ish) goodness. I plan to make a lace scarf (my first lace project) for my Grandmother who's going to be turning 82 in November. So the yarn is spun, guess I better get started!! (Pics below, the last photo is the finished product :-D)

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Sun, 2010-09-12 16:41 — TheKnittingMill
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You seem to be a natural at

You seem to be a natural at spinning. The yarn is awesome!

Tue, 2010-09-07 13:55 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Very nice and I look forward

Very nice and I look forward to seeing more of your work. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Sun, 2010-09-05 10:49 — WillyG
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Woot! This is great! I echo

Woot! This is great! I echo Mmario's sentiment.

Sun, 2010-09-05 10:37 — linens2lace

I have never met a wheel I

I have never met a wheel I did not like. If it spins yarn, it is a friend. Very nice job on the handspinning. Very impressive. What may I ask have you been spinning on previous to have such skill? I am anxious to see more.

Sun, 2010-09-05 11:34 — MitchPR08
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Well I started on a

Well I started on a handspindle (bottom whorl) and did that for a few months, of course, I got hooked and just had to have a wheel so here I am!

Sun, 2010-09-05 10:35 — MMario
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*doing the kermit-the-frog

*doing the kermit-the-frog armwave of excitement*

Yeah!