This rewarding craft does not require $700+ furniture-grade
spinning wheels, the Dyed-Roving-of-the-Month
Club or expensive drum carders. It really is all about being resourceful. Since you are a person who thinks of spinning your own yarn, you may understand this already.
You can make your own equipment out of simple tools and inexpensive or free materials. Likely you can have some fun sourcing local wool and processing it yourself. In my area many sheep farmers raise the Suffolk breed and the often-repeated fallacy is that they are a meat breed and their wool is useless. It is usually sold in a pool at extremely low prices or discarded. In fact, Suffolk wool has some unique qualities, as does every breed of wool-bearing animal.
You can make your own equipment out of simple tools and inexpensive or free materials. Likely you can have some fun sourcing local wool and processing it yourself. In my area many sheep farmers raise the Suffolk breed and the often-repeated fallacy is that they are a meat breed and their wool is useless. It is usually sold in a pool at extremely low prices or discarded. In fact, Suffolk wool has some unique qualities, as does every breed of wool-bearing animal.
Inspired by Scott Porter, whose videos on YouTube (Edmund Dantes) show his brilliantly simple spinning wheel designs and basic spinning tips. He can be found on Ravelry.com in the DODEC Group and as username Bishop of Knit.
If you aren’t already enjoying endless inspiration and free
patterns on Ravelry.com, I suggest you join now for free. My username there is wallita.
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