First, I took the bobbin off that I had been working on and put a new bobbin on. it took me a while to get it going after that. I’m still a very beginner spinner.
We sat for a while and worked our feet, each using a different wheel.
She had her hair pulled back in a pony tail so don’t ask me how she managed to get some of her hair caught in the spinning wheel. She was kinda hunched over the wheel, picking something out of it and I asked her what she was doing. She said “Do I have a bald spot right here?” It had yanked out 5 or 6 hairs, which looked like a lot of hair all wrapped between the orifice and the flyer, but I couldn’t see where there was missing hair on her head. I’ll bet that never happens again.
Today we’re going to try just adding already spun (storebought leftovers) yarn to the bobbin, which should be way easier than drafting the usual spinning fiber.
She brought her bicycle, which, except for it being overcast and cold, would probably be what she’d rather do than sit and spin but sitting and spinning isn’t a bad thing to do on a cold, cloudy day!
She’s already told me that she’s probably spending the night with a friend next weekend and she won’t be seeing me. “Granny, you don’t get to have me EVERY weekend!” I told her that I want her to do whatever she wants to do and I’m happy whenever I do get to see her but I’m even happier to know she’s having fun with a friend.
vivoaks says
Oh dear! I’ll bet that hurt when her hair got pulled out!! Sound like your weekend has been fun so far. And while weekends with the grandchild can be lots of fun, doing it EVERY weekend would get old very quiickly. It’s always good for her to have lots of friends she can spend time with as well. You can sleep in next weekend!! 🙂
Judy Laquidara says
I can sleep in every day. There’s no difference in weekends and weekdays around here. I’d gladly have her every weekend but her parents enjoy spending time with her too and she wants to do things with her friends so I’m not going to be greedy.
Andrea in MO says
As someone with long hair I can sympathize. It seems like even if I pull it back some will escape and cause trouble.
Susan Nixon says
Ouch! Did she like what she did, aside from twisting her hair into the spinner?
Nelle Coursey says
Oh my! Sounds like a headband or a barrette are called for in these situations. Maybe a scarf to keep the hair back. I bet that really hurt!! I had to help a friend get her hair out of the microfiche when I worked at the bank. She had long hair and was bent over it trying to get things photographed! It grabbed her hair and it was not just a little bit! Had to turn the electricity off and unroll her hair. Thank goodness it was not in there for long, but it could have been a lot worse!!