About two weeks ago I was fortunate enough to buy two spinning wheels from a lady I know that has moved to New Zealand. Up until this point I had been using a wheel that my mom gave to my daughters. Both of my girls can spin much better than I can although I think I am catching up. The first one pictured is a cottage style spinning wheel. I haven't been able to fully use it yet because I feel like it needs some type of break mechanism. The previous owner said she used it as it. I think her spinning skills are infinitely better than mine.
The second wheel is an Ashford Tradition wheel. It needed a bit of work to get going. Thankfully my husband was up for the challenge and got it into working order. I haven't decided if I like it yet or not. I am used to spinning on a wheel that has a different style of tension so this new wheel is taking a bit time for me to get used to. I spun some gorgeous lumpy yarn last night on it and then plied with my borrowed wheel.
I'll post pictures of all the yarn I have been making tomorrow.
