At our farm we host a “2nd Saturday Spin-in” each 2nd Saturday of the month from 10am-2pm. We hope that you will join us and if you have a spinning friend, please bring them along. Last month (July) was our first and there were 4 of us spinning fiber into yarn in the middle of our barn with our 10 alpacas. It was a lot of fun. We had two Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheels (both had spun for only a year), there was a Kromski Spinning Wheel (she spins at Spring Mill State Park occasionally and has been spinning for 34 years now) and then we had a gal using a drop spindle that just started but has now also purchased her first wheel, a Kromski.
There were fans and a wonderful breeze blowing right through the barn so it was a really perfect day for spinning in the barn. Bo the barn cat even found a nice place to sleep. He had been under my feet while I was spinning until the expert spinner from Spring Mill arrived and then he became her buddy. By the end of the day, he was inside her Kromski bag in a side pocket sleeping soundly. I guess he knew she wouldn’t mind.
There were some really beautiful yarns made that day and I know we all look forward to doing it again on August 13th. I will provide drinks but if you would like to bring some sort of snack to share that will be great too. I really do hope you will join us as we try to revive this lost art.
Bring your spinning wheel, drop spindle and a chair (I have some white plastic lawn chairs if you forget). You can also bring your own fiber to spin or I have some carded alpaca batts for sale in our farm store which is also in the barn.
Directions:
From US Highways 50 & 31 Go north on US 31 approximately 3.5 miles Turn right on County Rd. 900 N. Go two miles to County Rd. 1300 E. (County Line Road)
Turn Left on CR 1300 E./1000 W.
We will be ½ mile on the right.
2500 North County Road 1000 West
Happy Spinning and hope to see you soon,
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