Spinning, Out of Control

Yesterday the guild meeting was great. The auction was so much fun, however I didn't win a single thing. T_T Carolyn that I met my first time there (she taught me drop spindle) said she was thinking about me and gave me a whole bunch of fibers to try and spin with. I took the wheel that I have on loan with me to the meeting. I admit that I hadn't used it since I was loaned it because I needed some help to get it going. Carolyn helped to get the wheel going and to get a bit of yarn spun up. It's cool to think that hundreds of years ago women spun because they had to, now we do it for fun. It makes me feel connected to the past somehow. I am slowly getting my yarn to look more even but it's really thin. I love thick chunky yarns. I guess it will take me more practice. I was told yesterday that it's all up to me what the end product looks like because my hands are the ones controlling the how much yarn is spun at once. Here's a pict of the yarn that I made yesterday on the loaner wheel. Looks pretty good for my first real attempt all by self.