Being a part of the A&S Community
A few years ago, I was knitting and spinning for my own entertainment. I wasn’t interested in participating in the A&S community beyond the occasional class. However, there was an experience I had that showed me 1) what not to do and 2) if I was to actively participate (ie teaching, competing) in the A&S community, the type of participant I wanted to be. Here's the story: A few years ago, I attended an event that had a “Spinners’ meetup”. It was early in the event, so I attended without wearing any of my awards. At that point, I had my court baronetcy and my Silver Brooch. I made my way to the meetup and introduced myself to the first person who was there. We both started spinning and chatting. Another person came over who knew the first spinner. I introduced myself and the three of us continued spinning and talking. This third person asked to look at my work. I tend to spin very fine on my dropspindle and am confident on the quali...
