Introducing...

My new Fricke wheel.

It spins beautifully. It's shiny and new and sings. I love it. Maybe I still have a bit of beginner's blinding love (and I'm sure it will pass after getting really frustrated at it....which I'm sure will happen soon.) But I do love it.

This is the offical first yarn. It's sad, disgusting, unusable, thick, thin and everything inbetween.

But, you know what?

I adore it.

I can not wait to get better at this art. I'm having issues with too much spin on the yarn, and not enough take up, like I spin too fast for the bobbin or something. I dunno. Practice, practice, practice.

I went to bed last night and all I could think about was the hummmmm of the wheel, the way my fingers tingled, imagining the treadling.....heel toe heel toe....

I've been bitten.

Hardcore.

**Special thanks to the guys at Twist of Fate Spinnery. They got me the wheel, put the baby together, taught me to spin, laughed with me at my mistakes and were very, very patient with me. I highly recommend them- the roving they gave me is soft, the customer service was great... thanks Jeremiah and Rick.**