Another fantastic spinning class!

editor’s note: Cara thinks no one will click the link on the word spirit ….. please prove her wrong.

Before I show you the pictures from my spinning class, I would like to give a shout out to all the Knitting Olympians – what an inspiration you all are! And a special shout out to all those Boston girls. I’d like to think that if I had done the Olympics, I would have been on your team and am sorry I didn’t make it to your fabulous party. You know I was there in spirit don’t you?

And now onto my fabulous Tuesday …..

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Peggy E. having way too much fun blending up some
roving and the fabulous results

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L to R: Ricki’s very first handspun and Peggy’s handspun!
and yes that is an antique bobbin being used to weight them down – couldn’t ya die?!

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we were joined by another fabulous spinner Louise
that’s her hiding behind her Ashford

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last but not least, my day’s efforts ….
don’t know what it was, but it sure is purty.

I had to look up #6 ……

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Purlingswine!

  1. Purlingswine will often glow under UV light.
  2. An average beaver can cut down purlingswine every year.
  3. US gold coins used to say ‘In purlingswine we trust’.
  4. The difference between purlingswine and a village is that purlingswine does not have a church.
  5. Purlingswine has little need for water and is capable of going for months without drinking at all!
  6. Purlingswine has a bifurcated penis.
  7. Purlingswine has often been found swimming miles from shore in the Indian Ocean!
  8. Ostriches stick their heads in purlingswine not to hide but to look for water!
  9. Purlingswine never said ‘Play it again, Sam’.
  10. Purlingswine is the world’s smallest mammal.
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