Hand spinning has become a passion of mine.It’s so much fun and rewarding making my one of a kind, knitted garments. I love sharing them with others too. As the months go by I’ll be adding more instructional videos that will help you become a hand spinner too. It’s not easy to learn how to spin fiber into yarn, but once you learn it’s like riding a bike.
The best fiber to use when you are learning is a medium to coarse wool. The more exotic fibers like angora or cashmere are slippery and can be expensive, but great to use once you’ve got the hang of hand spinning. A great way to get started before buying a wheel is taking a class. There are also spinning groups you can go to and connect with women who have been doing it for a long time.
Some how or another, one per month I get to groom my rabbits. It's a pretty fun experience especially with the rabbits that are really used to me. One of them is the rabbit Hubert in my 6part video series Rabbit to Hat Spectacular. On this particular day it was Hurbert's turn (named after Uncle Hubert Murry, his sister is named after his wife Aunt Nancy). He behaved wonderfully. I used the classic angora rabbit shearing technique of putting a towel on my lap[to protect me from any rabbit scratches] and placing the rabbit on top of that. Check out the video and see how the rabbit did. Next I carded the fiber I harvested and carded it and spun it into a beautiful 100% angora wool. My neighbor Paolo had just turned 6 months old and it was the perfect time to get him ready for winter, by knitting him his own Rabbit Hat. It all happened in one afternoon. Check out the video and let me know what you think.
