Just a quick post and next post I will return to my adventures in South Dakota.
Recently I returned from a trip to Southern Oregon to meet up with longtime Oregon based friends and during the trip my friend MJ surprised me with yarn she had spun!
I know, some of your spin yarn yourself and this might not sounds like a big deal but it was.
MJ told me the story behind the two skeins of spun wool she handed me and here her story paraphrased/summarized:
“Over a year ago I decided that I wanted to do something really special for you as my crafting friend. I wasn’t going to start quilting, and I can knit but I wasn’t going to knit you something. I know you are always working on knitting projects and I wanted to actually spin you some yarn as a gift. So a year ago I found a yarn spinning class with a woman who has a sheep farm and a yarn spinning business. She ended up becoming a friend and I’ve taken many lessons from her and rent a spinning wheel. I even got to know the sheep that the wool fibers came from and how wool from sheep is prepared to be spun into yarn. There will be more yarn from me in your future, be patient, I am slow but getting better with time.“
I asked my friend MJ if she was gifting others her spun yarn and she said “No, this is just for you”.
Wow, I feel unbelievably special – someone learned a new hobby just to gift me an amazing surprise!
Here is the photo I sent her when I got home of me loving on my new yarn.
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