Spinning links

http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-projects/spinning-wheel-plan.html
Link on spinning wheel plans. AWESOME! I wish I knew a carpenter!

http://www.babesfibergarden.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1
I still like babes double threadle

http://www.glacialwanderer.com/hobbyrobotics/?p=79
HMMM I like this!

http://www.tricotin.com/cours_filage_eng.htm
This site has some awesome tutes on a wheel or spindle! Some of it is in French but you get the jist with the pictures.

Spinning on a drop spindle...

So I thought I'd give spinning a try. I finally made a 2nd etsy sale to fund this. LOL. I bought a spindle I saw this girl using on youtube. You can move it to be a bottom or top. I was wanting to make more bulky yarn because it knits up faster. I can't find any tutorials online about bulkier yarn or thick and thin on a spindle. I did see this site that said when you start out spinning, you might make some mistake and cause your yarn to become thick and thin. I guess I won't really find out until I get my supplies in. Researching spinning online sucks. Not too many reference guides. Youtube was pretty sparse too. I will keep up with my helpful links on here for other spinning NOOBS. I really wish there was somewhere around here for spinning classes. I would love to get a spinning wheel and I've found some under $200 on etsy. I figured I should try out the spindle first. I geared up with a babe spindle from the same seller I have saved that sells a cheap double threadle? DT wheel.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=41830967

 

This hand spindle comes with two, four-inch, red whorls and a 12" long, 3/8" thick birch shaft with a hook at one end. Total weight is 2.2 ounces. Use one whorl alone for spinning singles, then add the second for plying. Or use both together for thicker yarns. This spindle is very versatile and can be used as a top or bottom-whorl hand spindle. 

 I plan on using for thicker yarn. I want some super bulky merino for some hats for my store. I can hand dye at home, which I love! This is the wool I bought to spin...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35901456

 

Superfine Merino Top from Peace of Yarn is beautifully prepared, soft, so luxurious...truly amazing. It dyes like a dream, spins like a dream and because it's natural fiber, you can even felt it for a super soft felted result.

I read so many freakin sites today it's not even funny. One said you should use a bottom spindle with a "low" whirl for thicker yarns. I also read that your spindle should weigh around 2 oz if you are trying to spin a bulky yarn. Different spindle weights for different yarn sizes. Yes, that makes sense to me! Apparently BFF, Romney, and Lorridale are good starting fibers. Merino is said to be a little more difficult for beginners, along with Bamboo and silk being a little harder to spin for NOOBS. I did read that you COULD learn on merino so that's what I got. I guess I'll see how it goes when I get the stuff in.

A couple of spinning books I found online, too cheap to buy any now. Youtube only for the time being.
Spin it:
http://www.amazon.com/Spin-Making-Scratch-Lee-Raven/dp/1931499365/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1Y3OID5J1NR7I&colid=283O872XK0YUV

Respect the spindle
http://www.amazon.com/Respect-Spindle-Infinite-Yarns-Amazing/dp/1596681551/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I32MBF1RDXYBHM&colid=283O872XK0YUV
Cool YOUTUBE links:


I think this is the same spindle I bought. I like this girl, she is too cute and very helpful.
http://www.theartofmegan.com/
She has several videos pertaining to spinning


Here's another video I found helpful

Helpful websites I've found....
http://www.knittersreview.com/article_how_to.asp?article=/review/profile/050707_a.asp
http://www.mielkesfarm.com/spndl_inst.htm
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATKSgotspin.html


SO now I guess I will do a little more research and wait for my supplies to come in....