Photo courtesy of Wonder Mike</a
Spinners: Robyn Love has an invitation for you to join her in New York City:
Spindle 7 – Guerilla spinning comes to the #7 train! Watch for it – any day, any time!
Spindle 7 is an ongoing performance in which Robyn Love brings her drop spindle on the #7 train during its run in Queens. As she spins wool, she invites other passengers to comment and participate, teaching them how to spin and giving out homemade spindles and fleece along the way. Part counterpoint to the sea of iPods, iPhones and other electronic gadgets on the train, part conversation starter among the diverse communities who use the #7, and 100% fun, Spindle 7 is funded, in part, by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
On Sunday, April 19th from 10:30 am onward, filmmaker Marcia Connolly, will be documenting Spindle 7. Spinners and anyone who wants to learn to spin are welcome to join Robyn on the #7 (the last car). Fill up the train with fiber! Let’s teach people this technology that is almost as old as humankind. Ride between Main Street, Flushing and Times Square and generate some serious yardage.
Tags: New York City, Queens, Spinning
Loove this idea! What a shot against electronic isolation.
Gee, I used to ride the 7 when I lived in Flushing back in the early eighties: got strange looks when I used to knit….
What a great idea. I suppose New Yorkers are used to seeing all types!
I’m waiting for this new fangled trend to become a security issue somehow a la the no knitting needles on flights debacle!
thanks for the info!