{"id":30,"date":"2011-07-27T21:51:46","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T01:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polymathsolution.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2011-07-25T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T02:05:27","slug":"just-spinning-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polymathsolution.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/27\/just-spinning-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Spinning Along"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, I got interested in spinning my own yarn. I lived in the Washington, DC area at the time, and was a regular at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheepandwool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival<\/a>. I bought a couple of books, a spindle, and some Romney top. During that time, as I was walking the neighborhood with my kids, I found a spinning wheel perched on top of a trash can, with a minor piece of wood missing and a huge snarl of fluff\/yarn on it. Yes, I trash-picked that wheel, and took it home perched on top of the stroller.<\/p>\n<p>The wheel went into deep storage when we moved North, and it&#8217;s been packed away ever since. It still is &#8230; when I said deep storage, I mean <strong>deep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But a good friend has started spinning, and inspired me to get out my spindle and top, and begin again. I&#8217;m having a great time with it. My fingers sort of remember the process, my beginner yarn is fairly even! \u00a0When I get my top (dyed blue, teal and purple, very pretty) spun up and finished, I&#8217;ll have to see what it wants to be.<\/p>\n<p>So, will there be a Spin Suite in the future? Maybe &#8230; the <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/ispin-toolkit\/id338425470?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">iSpin Toolkit<\/a> seems like all a spinner needs. Is there room for competition &#8230; or should I look at other things a spinner needs?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, I got interested in spinning my own yarn. I lived in the Washington, DC area at the time, and was a regular at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. I bought a couple of books, a spindle, and some Romney top. 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