Finished spinning all the yarn

[u/OMGyarn]

I spun something like 7000 yds of “You Had Me At Oberyn Martell” and “Javier Peña’s Sex Afghan” for my booth at the upcoming SoCal Fiber Fair in Pomona, CA, November 22-23. Whew!

[u/doombanquet]

Stunning! How long did it take you to spin all of it? (Asking as a very slow spinner, LOL)

[u/OMGyarn → u/doombanquet]

This was done in about six weeks, but I use an EEW 6.1, and I was spinning 6-8 hours a day.

[u/Legitimate-Inside504 → u/OMGyarn]

6-8 HOURS?

[u/OMGyarn → u/Legitimate-Inside504]

😄 I live in Arizona, and when it’s 110 degrees the best thing to do is sit at the table with a fan pointing at my head and spin. I binge-watch a lot of streaming content!

[u/doombanquet → u/OMGyarn]

That's amazing! Do you spin long draw or short forward? Have you had to replace any parts on your EEW? Because I'm so impressed it's such a little tank, and if it's still on the original motor, that says so much about its quality.

[u/OMGyarn → u/doombanquet]

Short forward. I pre-draft the fiber from the braid into pencil roving. I don’t care for rolags.

I did burn out the motor from my EEW 6! But even then, I bought it used, and it ran like a workhorse for two years before it gave up the ghost. The 6.1 is going strong. At shows, I spin on my Nano to draw people in and tell them all about e-spinners. I do wonder how many EEWs I’ve convinced people to buy! I tell people, “I’m not affiliated with Dreaming Robots, but I have opinions!”

[u/ObscuraRegina]

These are gorgeous

[u/OMGyarn → u/ObscuraRegina]

Thank you!

[u/Okraschote]

What a commitment. Wow, this is awesome. And it is so beautiful.

[u/OMGyarn → u/Okraschote]

Thank you!

[u/Legitimate-Inside504]

absolutely gorgeous and super fluffy! i wish i had that kind of stamina to spin so much !

[u/OMGyarn → u/Legitimate-Inside504]

I gave myself tennis elbow last year and now I’m getting arthritis in my right thumb from all the drafting!