Does gathering information for learning how to spin a fiber count for Tour de Fleece? I hope so, but need to do some research, anyway. (Have I mentioned that I'm a librarian by profession?)
In preparation for spinning flax, I've been watching more videos; this one was especially helpful for me at this point:
Margaret Tyler Spinning Flax
Now I can see that I'm going to have to dig up a distaff. I do have a camera tripod I could use, but will have to scout out a dowel or broom handle or some sort of rigmarole for the top of the distaff. I wonder if I know any woodworkers I could con, er, talk into making something for me?
I consulted some other videos for how to dress a distaff, and then went in search of some ready-made distaffs. (I know, and I won't buy one until I've learned whether or not I really want to spin flax, beyond the basic trial.) Now, if I weren't already watching my budget after signing up for Donna Druchunas' Arctic Lace Luxury Yarn Club (Hey, it's birthday and Christmas presents to myself for a few years), I might try to use this flax spinning experience to buy another Kromski wheel, this time with one that has an optional distaff attachment. But I love my Sonata and really can't justify another wheel (sigh), so it comes down to free-standing distaffs, and there are some nice ones. For now, however, I'm scrounging around in the garage and store room for an old broom whose handle I can saw off.
Wish me luck.
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