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Wait! I Need a WHAT??

Wait!   I need a WHAT once I finish plying? A niddy noddy? What on earth?! There are soooooooo many to choose from ... BUT ... the creative side is heavily leaning toward making my own!   https://gamercrafting.com/make-a-niddy-noddy-for-cheap/ Of course, I'll have to make mine bigger than sample size, but it doesn't look too tough, right? Right? Stay tuned ...SimplyNotable has a great idea ... I love the copper! Stay tuned!

Decisions, Decisions!

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Ready to ply! It's really interesting (to me, anyway) to see my progression. Bottom left: Oldest, after a couple misses and one that LOOSELY resembled the appearance of a yarn. (My son loves it!) Middle bottom: Next oldest. I'm quite tickled with this one, as the fibers are short and broke apart if manipulated too much or too strongly. Bottom right: I had stopped spinning for several months to make wonderful family memories. This was my first attempt back, which was just a week ago, give or take a few days. Top left: Completed this week while my little guy battled illness. No homeschool lessons plus one worried Mom equaled time devoted to my wheel. It's the same fiber as the one on the bottom left, only thinner. Yay! Top right: the same fiber as the bottom right, just different color. I am very tickled! Since I'm now officially out of bobbins, I must put on my big girl pants and learn to ply. Decisions, decisions! Which to pair together and ...