It’s mine!
I went to the local Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival on Saturday specifically for the equipment auction. I was hoping I could get something for under 200 dollars, which is maybe a quarter of the price of a new one. Cheap new spinning wheels go for 600 on the low end and 800 is probably average.
I got there early and looked through everything. It ended up being a silent auction, where you just write down bids on the paper and when they collect it, it’s done. Some stuff had minimums, some didn’t. I ended up picking a spinning wheel near the back of the room with a 150 dollar minimum because the stuff that was really getting people’s attention was the stuff in the front without a minimum. They paid less but there was a risk they wouldn’t get it. I was the only one who bid on mine. Some ended up not getting any bids.
I also bought a bunch of beautiful roving, more than I meant to but there was a gorgous black alpaca roving that felt like a pillowy softneess and also spins wonderfully and I also got an angora mix, which is like petting a cloud. I also got another drop spindle and some dyed roving in lovely colors because I wanted it. I’m spinning the alpaca on the new spindle because I’m more experienced with it and can work it better.
The wheel needed a little bit of adjustment and some cleaning of the bobbin. I watched this video on youtube to get some idea of the wheel since the second wheel she talks about is pretty much the exact kind that I have. But I was able to get spinning pretty easily! I’m still having some issues with too much twist in the yarn but that’s apparently because I’m not drafting fast enough 😛 drop spindle doesn’t prepare for speed
I’m so pumped about this!