Well......yesterday, my husband and I discussed it and decided on the Sonata. I ordered it before I could change my mind again. My heart said Minstrel, but...
Hi Annie, An excellent choice, the Sonata, since you'll be taking it around to various places. And a great plan for a future one! ;=) I didn't know that...
Hello all. I just joined the group as my Sonata is on its way to me. I had narrowed my search down to the Sonata, Joy, Lady Bug and folding Lendrum, but the...
Welcome Judi, I presently own a Polonaise which is wonderful. I'm about to leave my house to go get a Sonata, I cannot wait!!!!! Peggy Bowling Green, KY ...
Congratulations Annie on the new Sonata coming your way. I'm sure the two of you will make beautiful yarns together. Yes, you will need a Minstrel at some...
I am trying very hard to fill my hay barn. So I am offering 4 additional bobbins with the purchase of a Kromski wheel... with the usual free shipping, and...
Hi everyone, I'm new to this board and don't even have a wheel yet. Heck- I don't even spin yet! All I know is that whenever I see spinners gathered together,...
Hi y'all, How exciting to see all the new folks here!!! You're all so charged up about your new wheels! I have a Sonata and am still learning but it's just so...
Yes, I picked up my new sonata yesterday and spun all evening. I have a Polonaise that I love, but I really love this double treadle. I've ordered a Woolee...
If you are going to start weaving, I recommend buying the largest loom with the greatest number of harnesses that you can afford. I bought a used Baby Wolf 3...
Thanks for your input. I'm sure I will be talking to you when I get to that point. Peggy Bowling Green, KY http://www.knittingandspinningwithewe.blogspot.com ...
Hi Kathie, And welcome to the Kromski group. :=) I saw my first Kromski wheels a few years ago while on a weekend tour of fiber farms and studios in New...
Thanks for the comparing the Polonaise and Minstrel. I think the features of the Minstrel are more along the lines of what I'm looking for (space wise etc.). ...
I spin on my Minstrel or my Sonata both for myself and for my husband who is a weaver and they both do great. You need to put weight on what you spin for a...
This brings up a subject that I have a mental block about.... What IS the difference between woolen and worsted? How is yarn for knitting different than yarn...
Cla"udia, I love anything fiber. I learned to knit, bought some sheep and now raise Shetlands, learning to spin and purchased a 36" Harrisville loom at an...
Start with Deborah Chandler's book "Learning to Weave". Read it, beginning to end if possible, then get start to weave. I found the back to front method of...
I am not an expert on this , so anyone here with the knowledge please join in with your information. I know that when my husband got his 4 harness I talked...
Hi, I got my Sonata and LOVE it!!! So now I want to change the Symphony to scotch tension. I put both drive bands on one whorl and the brake line on the...
Hi Karen-- What she told you was accurate. 1) Warp yarns need to be 2-plies or more to be able to withstand both the tension placed on the threads while...
I must be doing something wrong here! I have just been looking for the scarfe everywhere in the photos. I have been through every album and found no scarfe....
I ran into some problem with some commercially dyed yarn I used in a project I just completed knitting and wondered if there might be someone in this group who...
I am new here and just got my Sonata last week. I had about 15 minutes practice on a friend's Ashford but otherwise am completely new to spinning. As I have...
I just put the first coat of tung oil on my Kromski Minstrel that arrived yesterday. Was in a quandary about what wheel to buy but messages in this group...
I got my sonata, just about a year ago. I too wondered about the drive band, and if I should get another one 'just incase'. Well, I did get one 'just...
... If you take it off the whorls whenever you're not using it, it should last close to forever. If it does stretch, all you have to do is cut it, cut out a...
Thanks for the very pertinent answers. I think I will order another one - just in case - because I am the kind of person who has backups for the backups. I...
I did it. Lol, I just ordered my second Kromski wheel. A Minstrel this time, already have a Mazurka. The shipping/tracking # just came thru, and would you...
Three feet and two sets of hands :) Enjoy the new wheel!! I have a Minstrel and a Sonata. Love 'em both! Cheers Shannon ... -- Warmest Regards, Shannon Bell ...
