This year's Tour de Fleece (the spinning event which pays homage to the Tour de France cycling competition) begins tomorrow.
Like all clever participants, I've spent the last weeks preparing for the event. Unfortunately for me, most of my preparation has focused on making sure my fibre stash won't run out. It's not likely to happen, as spindling is a more time consuming craft than spinning on a wheel, and I have plenty of wool stashed around my flat, but as a former Girl Scout, I feel one should always be prepared ;)
The last I spun for any length of time (and the first time I spun with my new-ish 31g Schaht hi-lo spindle) my right hand seized up for a few days. I decided to have a little test run today, to warm up my spinning muscles up a bit. I was hoping to spin the rest of the baby camel and superfine merino blend sample that I'd begun spinning at a spinning meet I went to at the end of April, but that may have to wait awhile, while I do some work, and give my hands and shoulders a rest.
Like all clever participants, I've spent the last weeks preparing for the event. Unfortunately for me, most of my preparation has focused on making sure my fibre stash won't run out. It's not likely to happen, as spindling is a more time consuming craft than spinning on a wheel, and I have plenty of wool stashed around my flat, but as a former Girl Scout, I feel one should always be prepared ;)
The last I spun for any length of time (and the first time I spun with my new-ish 31g Schaht hi-lo spindle) my right hand seized up for a few days. I decided to have a little test run today, to warm up my spinning muscles up a bit. I was hoping to spin the rest of the baby camel and superfine merino blend sample that I'd begun spinning at a spinning meet I went to at the end of April, but that may have to wait awhile, while I do some work, and give my hands and shoulders a rest.
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