Passing it on...

Nathanial took this picture the other night when Ian asked for a spinning lesson.  Ian has shown an interest in learning the 'old time crafts' that he sees me enjoying.  He's fascinated by the fact that yarn can be made by turning the wheel and holding the fiber a certain way.  His favorite new game after our lesson was to try to get the shaft of the wheel to stop at the "12:30-1:00" position by using only the treadle.  (It's trickier than it sounds)

Ian also is eager to learn to play the violin so Katelyn is working with him on that.  He keeps asking us to measure his arm to see if it's long enough to play her full size violin (Katelyn passed on her 3/4 size a couple of years ago to another young player who needed an instrument).  Since his arm isn't growing 'fast enough' (his words), she's helping him learn to read music and recognize notes that she plays.  He hardly lets a day go by without asking her for a lesson. 
Who knows, we may soon have another violinist in the family!