New Addition
It's a bit blurry because I didn't have the greatest light, but she's pretty just the same! This is my new Majacraft and I love it. I've had it a couple of weeks now. It took me a few days of fiddling and getting to know the wheel but now it's worked in smoothly and I like it more than my Lendrum. Eventually I plan on selling the Lendrum and replacing it with a Little Gem, because I love the way the Majacraft wheels have interchangeable parts and bobbins.
This is one of my latest handspun yarns. It's superwash merino roving, hand dyed by me and spun to a fingering weight of about 1800 ypp. I'm not sure of the exact specs because I can't find where I wrote them down. This yarn was spun on the Lendrum and plied in record time on the Rose.
I did complete another skein of yarn, this time in some hand dyed corriedale, but I forgot to take a picture. This yarn I spun and plied entirely on the Rose, and it's my finest yet, at 2000 ypp. I've already started knitting with it: I'm making Evelyn Clark's Flower Basket Shawl. I dyed 8 ounces of the fibre, and I'm in the middle of spinning the remaining 4 ounces now.
Now, have some kitties:
Cuba is happy now that her offending teeth are gone. She's more energetic.
Pippa is just plain crazy.
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Comments
yeah! new wheel.
i really want a lendrum...maybe when you are ready to sell, i would be ready to buy.
Ann-Marie MacKay · Jul 15 · 1:32 PM
I always forget how beautiful Cuba is until I see a photo. She is amazing.
There's no way that's Pippa! NO WAY!
freakgirl · Jul 15 · 3:10 PM
Everytime I read your title I want to say Moo! Click-Clack Moo is one of my kids fav books.
Oh, such pretty yarn! Must resist spinning lures!!
Chris · Jul 15 · 3:57 PM
Yay spinning wheels? How big are the bobbins on a Majacraft? I'm mostly pleased with my Ashford Traditional (a pretty vanilla wheel, I think), but the bobbins seem kind of small.
HibiscuitsGirl · Jul 15 · 9:27 PM
Wow, looks phenomenal, I cant wait to see her!! And your yarn really is stunning. You have talent girl
Shannon · Jul 15 · 9:34 PM
Thanks, guys!
Yeah, Cuba is my pretty girl. :)
Majacraft bobbins hold 6 ounces of fibre.
Ann-Marie, sounds good to me!
Maggie · Jul 16 · 1:49 AM
It's about time you posted about The Rose. I just love her. The pictures of Cuba and Pippa are great, as usual. Where's Jonah?
Rochelle · Jul 16 · 1:27 PM
The dress is so cute. I am not sure though, which is cuter - the little girl or the dress. My vote is for the little one.
lisa · Jul 17 · 7:31 AM
Your cats are beautiful. :) I like tabbies.
That new wheel is gorgeous. Sounds like it spins great. I have a new Fricke, not as fancy-looking but a handsome wheel that does what it ought to do--a good choice for a beginning wheelspinner.
Laughingrat · Jul 17 · 9:54 AM
I can't believe that's Pippa either. So big!
sandra · Jul 18 · 12:54 PM