I've finally completed the refinishing of the new (to me) spinning chair. I bought the solid oak chair for $14.99 Canadian at a second hand store. It was well worn and needed refinishing. I did all the work myself. After I had all the stripping and sanding done my husband offered to do the staining/lacquering for me, but I was having none of it! After putting all that work into getting the old finish OFF, I was going to plow right through and do the whole bit myself. (Pride in accomplishment and all that.) The chair turned out a little darker, but I got as close as I could to the color of the spinning wheel.
The yarn stacked on the chair is the completed spinning and plying of a huge bag of wool roving that was kindly given to me by Marilyn, a member of the Chilliwack Spinners and Weavers Guild. It spun up to a finished weight of 515 grams and has an average of 9 WPI, although my spinning improved as I went and the WPI ranges from 8 to 11.
Now to decide what to do with the finished yarn. I am considering making a vest from it, but don't know if there will be enough. I'll be able to judge a little better when I have knit a couple of gauge swatches and played with the design a bit.
Before I can work with the home spun I have the Cotton Sheep Pullover to complete. That project is going well. I have both sleeves and about 6" of the body (in the round) done. It'll be complete in a few days as we are traveling to Prince George and I get a lot of knitting done while my husband drives.
7 comments:
Your refinishing work is lovely...That will make a ideal spinning chair. I am very jealous of that gorgeous niddy noddy and hat stands.That is one clever husband. :)
very nice job on the chair. stripping and refinishing takes a lot of perseverance. you should be very proud of yourself!
Thank you. It was a lot of hard work. I was very glad that I had only one chair to do and not an entire kitchen suite!
My goodness -- she knits, she spins, she refinishes furniture!
You rock. Very good job on both the refinishing and the huge whack of spinning.
I've tried like three times to leave you a comment. Blogger clearly hates me.
Your chair AND your spinning are wonderful. Congrats!
Oh good, and now it's left both of my comments. Shall I just make five or six comments on each of your posts to make myself look like a complete ass?
Sure, let's do that.
I've had the same thing happen at your blog too Rabbitch. In fact, I often give up and you don't get a comment at all.....or a much shorter one than I originally wrote. I guess we do get our money's worth though hey? Blogger being free and all.
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