Comments on: Friday: Estate sale spinning wheel edition

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:59:47 +0000

Great find. I bought my Wee Peggy the first of June, also only I had to pay about 4 times what you paid. She is my first wheel. I took a spinning class over a year ago and the yarn I produced was (to be nice) more like rope. I had not considered buying a wheel until I saw a Wee Peggy, I guess it was love at first sight. I searched and searched and finally found my Wee Peggy. She had been living in southern California on a goat farm. But no more, she now has a spot in my living room. The first bobbin I filled was thinner than any I had spun during the spinning class.
Needless to say I love my Wee Peggy. If you would ever decide to part with yours please let me know. Also if you ever find any additional bobbins keep me in mind.
Happy spinning

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:24:26 +0000

@uni.mo – I paid under $100 for this wheel. Many wheels (new) range around $300 to $400. I bought my other wheel used and saved about 60% over the new price, so it is worth hunting yard sales, Craigslist, estate sales, and telling everyone you know to keep an eye out. It works very well — I think it will be less “multi-purpose” than my Schacht wheel, which makes the Schacht both more useful and more challenging at times.

By: uni.mo

uni.mo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:39:53 +0000

I’ve never done any spinning, but I’m curious to try it. That wheel is beautiful to look at. Does it work well (compared to other wheels you have used)? Can you tell us how much you paid for it? And how much would a comparable one cost new?

As far as cheap crafts, I don’t do much crafting, but I do knit dishcloths and scarves. I only buy yarn when it’s on sale, or there is a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s, or at garage/estate sales.

btw, I’ve only been reading your blog for a few weeks, but I want to say how much I like it.

By: Angelique

Angelique — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:40:10 +0000

Susanna, that is gorgeous. I’m glad Mlle Cheap and you can sit and spin together — I wish I had done crafting with my mother when I was young. I found plans for a wheel on eBay but am wondering if the time/frustration I’ll surely experience in building my own is worth saving a couple hundred dollars.

As far as cheap hobbies, I love how “cheap” photography has become as a hobby — the initial outlay can be hefty, but with digital photography, it’s no longer a crap-shoot — where you have to develop a roll of film and pray that something fabulous is on it. In contrast as I improve with knitting, it’s becoming more and more expensive a hobby. Sigh.

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:25:12 +0000

@Anne, now, now, you already have two wheels!

The “freebie” mention is a good one … if you want tools for a hobby, spread the word that you’re looking. You never know whose grandma might have just what you need languishing in her attic.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:06:07 +0000

Sweet finds!

Once you have the inital investment, which can be cheap or expensive if you go with new or used materials, a lot of hobbies can be cheap. My sewing machine was my mom’s handmedown so it was free, most of the notions I still had from middle school home ec class. I frequently swap fabric with other sewers so that’s free and TRY only to shop at fabric store when there’s a sale. I also have a fairly large fabric stash so I have done “free” projects. Of course, it can also get expensive when I go to the fabric store and go nuts buying fabric when there’s a sale. oops.

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:54:57 +0000

Any hobby can be cheap if you use free materials! Of course the scavenging becomes a hobby in itself. For me, weaving/basketry is the cheapest because I can pretty much go out in my yard and get all the weft materials I like, and my frame loom and its accessories cost me all of $8 to make.

By: aemcdraw

aemcdraw — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:37:23 +0000

I am soooo jealous! Awesome find! I love the finish color too.