June 30 was the start of the Tour de France which coincides with the start of Tour de Fleece.
I have joined a few teams mostly based on my wheels - the mSpinner and my Schacht wheels.
I have some projects lined up as well as knitting patterns to use the finished skeins.
Good timing since spin group was also on the same day. Juli had a new Betty Roberts wheel and it is beautiful. Don't you think so?
The wheels have a beautiful inlay of flowers.
Jan showed some of the fiber that Lori brought to share. The fiber is prepared by nuns. Here is link to their shop.
Lori also brought an art project of a shoe that she made with fiber and felting. Jeri was ready to put it on her foot, but Lori stated it was an artistic item and she only had one.
Of course, the food is also a big enticement as well.
Fun day with my spinning peeps.
I started my fractal spinning as I discussed here.
I currently have two spinning wheels - a Schacht Matchless and a HansenCrafts miniSpinner. I love both of these wheels and have been haphazardly perusing the equipment ads on Ravelry for a while.
Earlier this year, Schacht announced that it was entering the travel wheel market with the introduction of its Sidekick. I originally put my name on the list for this wheel but ended up taking my name off because I decided that I could not buy a wheel without trying it out.
I found this out the hard way with my two other wheels which I purchased and then sold before ending up with the two that I have now.
Something about the Sidekick just kept calling my name and on Black Friday here in the U.S., I noticed an ad for a used Sidekick. I wrote the seller and she told me she was already in talks with someone from Australia and I figured that the purchase was not meant to be.
Later that afternoon, I got an e-mail stating that the sale fell through and was I still interested. I held my breath and wrote yes and it took a week for the wheel to arrive.
It is lovely to spin on and after a few practice sessions of breaking it down and putting it back together, the steps for storage seem a little bit easier. The spinning is a little tight but I'm banking that it will smooth out once I put some mileage on this baby.
Here is the new wheel side by side with it's older sibling, the Matchless.
