When Nina rescued that
spinning wheel from the neighbor’s trash,
I learned about spinning wheel nomenclature:
the Roving—that’s the
I learned about spinning wheel nomenclature:
the Roving—that’s the
wool, carded and ready to be
fed
into the Orifice and onto the Mother of All.
Katrina came over and showed me how to use a drop spindle,
Katrina came over and showed me how to use a drop spindle,
and I spun a twisty snatch from
two yarn lengths—
rose twining 'round briar,
rose twining 'round briar,
blood of the Innocent Lamb—hank
of braid 'round my ankle.
of braid 'round my ankle.
