National Craft Month Sweepstakes: Pass on Your Passion for Spinning

re: National Craft Month Sweepstakes: Pass on Your Passion for Spinning

Toni Rexroat — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:31:32 GMT

Update 3/23/12: Thanks to everyone who entered our National Craft Month Sweepstakes, and congratulations to our winner, JMDalton, who was selected from our random drawing and has been notified. We loved reading all your comments and are inspired by your passion to share your craft this month. Thanks for being such a vibrant part of our online community!

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kmytinger — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:47:25 GMT

Sharing spinning is the greatest, especially with young people because they have no fears or preconceived notions of how it should be done.

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RobertaC@6 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:15:08 GMT

I am teaching a knitting friend to spin. I also share my passion for spinning with the students at my school. I am a music teacher, but they are truly surprised when I show them yarn that I have made. They especially the yarn spun with dog fur!

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Ellen Alderson — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:51:57 GMT

Fantastic little free book on drop spindle spinning. Thank you so much

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Pannyx — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:37:02 GMT

I'm new to spinning but am going to teach my sister as I learn.

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Gwenatina — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:07:30 GMT

I'm still a newbie spinner, but when my daughter is older, I hope to have enough skill to teach her.

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Ce53 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:24:18 GMT

I don't have anyone to teach me how to spin, so I'm trying to learn by myself. It I can finally resonably master the technique, I'll pass along what I know to a friend.

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GraceT@5 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:38:42 GMT

I am sharing new techniques on plying with guild members.

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TedEBayer — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:20:22 GMT

Although I'm new to spinning, I've been passing information and sources on to others who want to learn more too.

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MarthaD@6 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:51:18 GMT

I taught my daughter to spin on a wheel in September, Now for the spindle. She just hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet.

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Miz T. — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:03:35 GMT

Every time I speak about my spinning passion someone says "I wish I knew how to do that". I havea taught two people spindle spinning but if I could win the e-book I would teach more! I have 2 wheels and several spindles and am ready to go!

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PamF — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:50:10 GMT

I will try to each Lori to spin and to use the yarn in needle felting.

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Leigh AnnE — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:06:44 GMT

My wonderful friend Mattie taught me to spin about 15 years ago and I am now teaching my niece on a home made spindle.

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bevsyarncrazy — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:39:44 GMT

Last Tuesday, at our weekly knitting group, I took a spindle out and spindled while we talked. Eventually a few members asked questions about what I was doing and by the end of the meeting some of them wanted me to teach them to spin.

Today, I brought several of my spindles and an assortment of fiber with me and we had a little spinning class at knit group. Of the 3 who actively participated, one became so involved that I gave her one of my spindles and a few ounces of top to take home. I pointed her to the many videos available online for more help until next week. It was so exciting to see her excitement build as she made her first wonky yarn. I can't wait to show her how to ply it and set the twist, then knit with it :)

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CathyB@20 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:18:19 GMT

Thursday, I'm going to be teaching a Brownies troop how to spin on drop spindles. :)