Iryna, one of the new members of our spinning guild has definitely been bit by the spinning bug! Although an avid knitter since childhood, she is just now learning how to spin. A friend of hers had a beautiful spinning wheel to give her but it was stuck in Portland, three hours away. Not one to be daunted by the lack of a spinning wheel, Iryna decided to make a drop spindle so she could learn how to spin right away.
Here is the first part of Iryna's fiber exchange yarn as a single ply spun on her drop spindle.
She also had fun learning how to dye the white fiber with Kool Aid dyes. Linda, another member of the Umpqua Weavers and Spinners Guild lent Iryna her Babe electric spinning wheel so she could spin a bit faster.
Here is the Babe electric spinning wheel being used to ply Iryna's yarn.
Even though it's an older version of Babe's electric spinning wheel, it made quick work of the plying. The bobbin on the right ran out first, so Iryna plied the yarn on the left bobbin with itself.
Here is the finished 2-ply yarn wound up into a ball with a ball winder. Those aren't her knitting needles on top of the ball. They are toothpicks shown for size comparison so you can see how fine a yarn Iryna spun. I believe this is only her second or possibly third skein of yarn. Amazing work for a beginning spinner!
As an accomplished knitter, Iryna easily created this beautiful shawl from her finished yarn.
Her precocious daughter, Nicole loves to model her mom's creations. Beautiful job Iryna!
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