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Spinning drama

Last Saturday I started a spinning project to soothe me through the current lockdown. On Sunday the wheel was feeling and sounding really clunky and not quite right. I loosed and tightened everything you can loosen and tighten on the wheel and it didn't really help. I emailed Majacraft in New Zealand, and we worked out that the crankshaft had worn out. 

I needed to order a new one, but most of the sellers in Australia order then in... from New Zealand, which, given the current postal situation would take weeks. Majacraft put me in touch with Virginia Farm Woolworks in Sydney, who were very helpful and got the part in the mail last Tuesday.

Meanwhile I could still spin, even with the issues. I spun the first bobbin I was working on and decided that I want to pair it with some black yarn for Waiting for Rain - yes I know I just bought yarn for this shawl, but I'm going to spin for it instead. Although I have tried that before, so who knows when / whether I will actually knit it.

So on the weekend I dyed 200 grams ofmedium grey Bendigo wool black. Except I didn't. The dye just did not take. The wool ended up a darker grey, but there was so much dye run-off, and it just didn't take. Weird. Still, I really like the colour it came out.

So the parts came on Monday, and after a bit of fiddling about my wheel is spinning smoothly and quietly. Now the remaining drama is how to deal with Tarragon, who comes running to sit on my lap and wants me to hold him when I sit down to spin. 












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