{"id":453,"date":"2017-09-07T22:23:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T22:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/?p=453"},"modified":"2017-09-07T22:24:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T22:24:46","slug":"why-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/archives\/453","title":{"rendered":"Why spin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i>by Karen Scott Haggas &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-454\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Louet-S90-226x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Louet-S90-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Louet-S90.png 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louet S90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">By day, I am a property manager for an office building in Rochester.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And at most other times, I love seeing fiber flow through my fingers and onto the spinning wheel knowing that this fiber will become yarn and finally an article I have created with my hands.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-431 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Golding-Glory-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Golding-Glory-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Golding-Glory.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golding Glory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Spinning is therapy \u2013 The whole process is soothing, bringing me calmness and a desire to learn and do more.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am a member of the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild where likeminded enthusiasts gather to share ideas and the love of creating.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Fiber folk are good folk, and spinning in company is great for ideas and friendship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">I am also a member of the committee of the Guild that sponsors the <\/span>Finger Lakes Fiber Festival, the very best of the local world of spinning and fiber.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is a place to recharge the creative battery, to see the new colors and fibers as well as tools and patterns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Two spinning wheels live at my house.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My Louet S90 is my traveling workhorse going with me to Guild meetings and spin-ins.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And my Golding Glory, my newest acquisition, is a joy to spin on during the quiet times at home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Karen Scott Haggas &#8211;\u00a0 By day, I am a property manager for an office building in Rochester.\u00a0 And at most other times, I love seeing fiber flow through my fingers and onto the spinning wheel knowing that this fiber will become yarn and finally an article I have created with my hands.\u00a0 \u00a0 Spinning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owllightnews.com\/archives\/453\"> read more <span 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