{"id":30317,"date":"2013-01-10T00:08:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T08:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=30317"},"modified":"2013-01-10T00:08:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T08:08:12","slug":"pucker-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/30317","title":{"rendered":"Pucker Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tThe adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our<\/span> Sisterhood Merit Badge program<\/a>, now with 4,690 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far\u20146,500 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ<\/span><\/p>\n

Wondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

For this week\u2019s Beginner Level Stitching and Crafting\/Spinning Merit Badge<\/a>, I was excited to try my hand at spinning! Well, actually, my legs. After all, spinning had been all the rage at my local gym for a few years now, right alongside Water Aerobics and Jazzercise, and …<\/p>\n

Oh, THAT kind of spinning.<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

(I knew that.)<\/p>\n

Okay, off with the sweat band and leg warmers. On with the flannel pajamas and slippers I like to sport while crafting. Now we\u2019re ready!<\/p>\n

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Step one:<\/p>\n

Learn what spinning is. Cancel the gym class.<\/p>\n

Step two:<\/p>\n

Collect wool fibers and carders. What are carders, you may ask? (Go ahead, ask! I know the answer! Pick me \u2013 oo, oo, pick me!)<\/p>\n

They look like flat paddle dog brushes. You know, the kind with lots of tiny bristles for getting snarls and mats out of Poochy\u2019s ears? Those kinds. You\u2019ll need two.<\/p>\n

Step three:<\/p>\n

Pop the DVD (or VHS, if you\u2019re old skool like me) of Disney\u2019s Sleeping Beauty<\/em> into your machine. Why? Because it\u2019s the only movie I can think of that sorta\/kinda\/maybe shows some spinning. Okay, okay, if you find a better one, let me know! Anyway, I\u2019ve always loved Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather \u2026 especially during the cake-making scene. I have soooooo been there, girls!<\/p>\n

Alright, now that you\u2019re settled, take your first carder and lay it flat in your lap. Position your fibers on top, then scrape the second carder through. Do this several times, but be gentle. What you\u2019re trying to do is separate those pesky fibers into something airy and light. Like a poodle. Or a cloud. Or a cloud shaped like a poodle.<\/p>\n

Step four:<\/p>\n

When your poodle cloud is ready, gently roll it along the carder towards the handle. This is called a rolag. Add that to your arsenal of new and nifty words! Gently roll your rolag between your palms (you know, like you\u2019re making a snake with play dough).<\/p>\n

Step five:<\/p>\n

Pause Sleeping Beauty<\/em> while you watch a YouTube video on how to spin with your fingers or a simple spindle. I\u2019ve done the finger weaving before and nearly tied myself up in knots, so I went with the spindle option. Seriously, I broke three nails, cut off my own circulation, and was trussed up tighter than a Christmas turkey! I still have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder over that day. Twitch, twitch.<\/p>\n

Step six:<\/p>\n

Resume your movie and have fun spinning! (Don\u2019t prick your finger. Unless, of course, your Prince Charming is nearby and puckered up).<\/p>\n

Step seven:<\/p>\n

Bask in the warm glow of your own craftiness.<\/p>\n

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The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 4,690 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far\u20146,500 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! MJ Wondering … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gladsome_sisters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}