Thinking about making chicken and waffles for dinner. It would definitely be an indulgence, but I think it would be popular.
@Helical_Code I don't think you can go wrong with chicken and waffles. What time should we all show up? My stomach is already growling.
@Foxthorn 7 pm!
Also, I realized last night - while at the spinning wheel - that I haven't yet answered the question about what keeps a three-ply yarn together. I will, though!
@Helical_Code LOL leaving me alone with unanswered questions is risky. I have since gone down a rabbit hole and learned a lot about spindles and wheels and rigid heddle looms and different ply yarn and using homespun yarn for weaving..... #sodangerous
I do spindle spin, but not as much as before I got a wheel. I was using a top whorl drop spindle while waiting for the bus, and someone came up to me and said, "Is that motorized?" And I said, "No, it's just well-balanced."
I could see why he would have thought there was a motor - it was a Bosworth, and those are exceptionally well-balanced spindles.
@Helical_Code From what I was reading, it is advised to try a lot of wheels before settling on one. How long did you wait before moving to a wheel? Of course then there's the selection of the wool itself and the dying process if you want to go that far into it...and so so many directions one could go with this....
@Foxthorn
I had the incredible luck of someone giving me a spindle, as they had inherited two from a family friend and already had one. I probably spun on spindles for 2-3 years before shifting to a wheel, but mostly because I was waffling about the $500-$1000 price tag on a wheel.
I did purchase a drum carder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHWfb1mC8M4
@Helical_Code I had to watch it twice because I was so focused on the store behind her. I do hope that store has a cozy little knitters corner somewhere with a bunch of people sitting around spinning and knitting and chatting.
@Foxthorn
What part of the fiber arts are you engaged in? (The fiber evangelist in me wants to know. 😉 ) None yet is a fine answer!
@Helical_Code None whatsoever. I dabbled in crochet when I was a college student and needed something to occupy my hands. I admit to being really bad at it, mostly because I can't keep track of stitch numbers so anything more complicated than a square pot holder involves a lot of cursing and do-overs. However, I am always willing to learn new things (and THAT is how I spent 13 years in college) and I'm older now although I don't know how much that has helped my focus.
@Foxthorn
I've been in stores like that. It can be a little overwhelming!