Spinning at the Ag Museum

I spent the better part of the day at the Jim Buck Ross Agriculture Museum demonstrating spinning on the guild's Ashford Traditional. We had a bunch of children come by and I let several "help" me spin and I gave away about a pound of washed and dyed cheviot fleece that looked an awful lot like cotton candy. I did not mean to give away quite so much, but there were a lot of girls who wanted it and I figured that maybe it would help create future spinners.

I enjoyed hanging out with the Chimneyville Spinners and Weavers Guild members. I was so wrapped up in my spinning that I forgot to try the Karin's Babe. Oops. She was spinning up some beautiful fiber that she prepared on her new drum carder and it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I only got about half a bobbin spun, but wow is my left thumb aching! I really have a death grip on the fiber.

Ironically, the booties were a hit with the kids, so I left them out for them to see and feel. They had so many questions! Not just what are you doing and what will you make with that either. I think "why do you take your shoes off" was the most common followed by "how does it work" meaning the spinning wheel. I also had a lot of questions about dyeing, which was fun since all the wool I brought was stuff I actually dyed. I also brought out some camel to show them and they were all universally impressed with how soft the camel was. I think I enjoyed it as much as they did. I wanted to spindle spin, but it was just too windy out there on that porch.

There were so many school children there today, literally bus loads of them. I only hope that we have as many come by the Farm House porch tomorrow morning. I plan to drag Cynthia along with me, so that we can all head straight from there to the Mississippi NeedleArts monthly meeting.