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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 6:47:36 PM
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So, next week I turn 50 and was considering buying myself a spinning wheel. I learned on one a friend made. It wasn't the best, but it worked. My question is...What brand do you like, and what are good sites that sell them. I live in W. WA, so if any of you know of shops in the Olympia/Tacoma area that sell wheels...
I wear my cape around my waist.
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 10:08:41 PM
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I just found one today in Tacoma. It's called Lambs Ear. She has the coolest shop chock full of yarn. It's on Pacific Ave. She had a set of carders that I bought, my first set. And there was a beautiful Ashford spinning wheel in the back of the store where she teaches classes. Pretty compact and beautiful wood. Maybe some day, once I learn how the basics. =)
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 10:29:29 PM
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I love my Ashford - I have 2 of them. You might check out www.ParadiseFibers.net They are in Spokane but they ship nation wide.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 10:39:39 PM
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I have had my Ashford TRaditional about 20 years now...and I love it. Have fun!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2010 : 08:41:48 AM
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I have always had my eye on the Ashford Traveller. Seems kind of fun thinking of taking it wherever I want.
Thanks Angie and Sheri for the names of the 2 places. I will check them out.
Jenny, I love your tagline!
Hey Sheri, where's Elk?
I wear my cape around my waist.
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http://myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com
http://www.turnerhilltea.blogspot.com/ |
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2010 : 09:16:23 AM
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I have a Kromski Minstrel from The Woolery, and I just love it. It is an upright (castle) style wheel, so it takes up less space too than the traditional saxony wheel.
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2010 : 10:10:07 AM
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Elk is about 30 miles northeast of Spokane.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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Read2me
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Jennifer
Cato
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2010 : 10:32:56 AM
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 03:40:45 AM
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I suggest putting the Louet on Craigslist and taking the proceeds and putting it towards an Ashford. Or would that be offensive to the friend who gave it to you? it is such a shame to have you now spinning . . .
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 11:49:48 AM
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Jennifer, I had 4 wheels and it is funny, I love my louet S10 better than any of them. I think it is what you learn on and become acustom to. I hope you can find the wheel just for you...Happy Spinning.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enought to be given a square deal afterwards." Theodore Roosevelt
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2010 : 10:37:36 AM
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Julia, have you ever used a drop spindle?
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
“God whispers to us in our pleasures,
speaks to us in our conscience,
but shouts in our pains;
it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
C. S. Lewis
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
666 Posts
Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2010 : 6:03:38 PM
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Julia,
I have 2 wheels at the moment, one is a Babe Fiberstarter and the other is Ashford Traditional (both used).
The Babe is nice good entry wheel and I have talked to some production spinners that use their Babes all the time.
http://www.babesfibergarden.com/
The Ashford I just got a about a month ago and still testing to see which one I'll keep.
Karen
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Littleredd
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Patty
Norwich
NY
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2010 : 10:38:42 AM
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I have an Ashford Traveller and love it very much. It's a single drive with scotch tension and works well with everything I've spun: shetland, Warhill, alpaca etc. they are pricy new but if you get on www.ravelry.com and look into their marketplace groups like "spinners marketplace" people will sell you their wheels they no longer want and you can sometimes get a great deal.
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 10:51:39 AM
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Sarita, I do have a drop spindle. It was my first entry into the spinning world. I do like using it a lot. I saw it being used at a state fair and bought one.
Thanks Karen, I will check out the website.
Patty, thanks for the info. A pre-loved wheel would be just a good as a new, and would fit the budget better too.
I wear my cape around my waist.
#440
http://myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com
http://www.turnerhilltea.blogspot.com/ |
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