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Hi, I'm wondering if there are other Australian spinners here - I have been trying to find a supplier of raw angora/mohair, without much luck, and am hoping that a hand spinner from Australia can help me out. Thanks in advance Di
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I hope there are a lot of others like me. Where do I start? Should I try a hand spindle first. What kind of roving would be best to start with - the easiest? I welcome all replies. Nancy
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Hi everyone, I won an alpaca farm and have been breeding them for 6 years, and have done a bit of spinning. We are a small farm of only 12 animals, but they are an assortment of different colors. I decided to start spinning after the first year of shearing. We had so much fiber and nothing to do with...
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Hello all, nice to meet you. I'm currently a married, 29 year old woman from Baltimore, Maryland. I've been crocheting since I was quite young. I was taught by my grandmother. I've just recently fueled my passion even further by learning to spin through some friends, from reeactments (Civil...
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Hi Everyone, I am Cindy from http://www.studioloo.com and a few other sites :) I am not new to spinning but I am new to these forums and site and I wanted to say hello! I also wanted to share my new project - http://www.spininpublic.com . I have created this site to add to the spinning community a bit...
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I would so love to go to SOAR. But Canada is in the way. So today I rented the Banquet Halls (3) at Lake Lucille Best Western in Wasilla. I have 5 months to set up my event. On October 24th 2009 Saturday. We will have fiber Arts Classes and a gathering. I need teachers and would love to have people travel...
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Hi, We are in Amana, Iowa. We are the current occupants of one of the Amana Colony houses. Ours was bult in ~ 1855 and shows it's charm every day. We raise Angora Rabbits, and are a family of Fiber Artists!
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I have been knitting since I was a kid, and spinning since the early 80's. For about 20 years I spun almost every piece of yarn that I knit. Now I do more dying and knitting than anything else, but I bought some dyed fiber at Stitches West a couple weeks ago, every bit of that is spun up, and I am...
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Hello, I'm new to spinning but was a weaver in my late teens. Trying to figure out a small business with goat & sheep fiber. Taking a Cornell Extension Service "Beginning Farmer" course online right now. I'm happy to be part of this community. Patty
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Hello everyone from North Dakota. I'm excited to be here. I'm a spinner and been spinning for about 2 years but still consider myself a beginner. I'm looking forward to sharing new ideas and learning practical tips on spinning. One of my goals is to sell my handspun wool and my knits from...