Vlogmas Day 6 Upgrading My EEW Nano 1 with the Nano 2 Kit!
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- Mark is here to help update my EEW Nano 1 with the Nano 2 Upgrade kit. Let's see how it spins and look at some of the differences between the Nano 1 and 2. While I spin a 3 ply yarn with today's fiber, I will also share a story about the toy my mom wouldn't allow me to have as a kid.
Welcome to Vlogmas 2022! For 12 days in December I will open a box of fiber, read a blessing, and share some spinning tips as well as a story while we sit by the fire and spin some yarn. Grab a warm drink, some fiber, and let's get spinning!
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I love watching how Mark makes you laugh when he "guest stars"! And please, ALWAYS include the bloopers, they are gold and bring us joy to see you two goofing together!❤❤
I had no idea there were affordable super portable spinning wheels like the nano!!!! This is incredible. Loved the wheel daddy guest appearance and I love that your mom empowered you through toys. The bloopers might be my fav part of this video lol- too cute.
I don’t need another hobby. I don’t need another hobby. I don’t need another hobby.
I hope whoever gets the nano finds as much joy in it as I find in watching the bloopers
You guys are so cute together!
I still have issues with short fibers though I do keep practicing. Someday I'll get it.
I just got my Nano 2 in the mail yesterday. Have already spun up a braid of hand-dyed fiber from my stash. I love the changes Maurice made to the earlier Nano. I also got the kit to upgrade my first Nano. I appreciate seeing how easy it was to swap out the parts. It looks like something even I can manage on my own. If I do get into trouble, I've got three helpers I can wrangle into being "Wheel Daddies" for a few minutes.
I love watching non-craft husbands be both supportive and sarcastic at the same time
Y'all are so good together. It is apparent you enjoy each other's company. It's downright wholesome
Hi Mark and Evie, it's good to see you both.
Wondered if Mark 🐈⬛🐈⬛would be joining us.
Thanks for showing the upgrade of the Nano. Mark's definitely a Wheel Daddy. 🎡
Thankyou so much for sharing your Vlogmas Podcasts with us.
Your fibre looks so lovely.
Love the Barbie Story.
Happy Vlogmas and Merry Spinning Fibre Friend 🎄🎡🐏🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love and Big Hugs to you All Jen xxxx ❤️❤️🎄🎄🐈⬛🫂🫂🐕
Yay, it's a Mark episode! I love all of the episodes, but the ones with Mark in make me laugh. :) I loved Rainbow Brite. And My Little Pony. I also had a significant unicorn collection! I had many, many Barbies, but I remember when I was in fourth grade deciding that I wanted to have something that was marketed to boys, so I told everyone to buy me GI Joe stuff for Christmas. And I got all GI Joe stuff, and only GI Joe. It was of limited enjoyment for me--I really did like the clothing I could make and world-building that I could do with Barbie--but I really remember the gendered consternation of my family that year... "but that's for boys!"
Mark cracks me up! Hi fiber friends! Welcome to the wheel daddy show!😂
Barbie was one reason I learned to crochet. My grandmother had binders (huge 3 inch full size) jam packed with fancy crochet laced wedding and ball gowns for barbie size dolls. We couldn't afford to buy the collector's versions with the huge fancy dresses, so I learned to read the patterns to make my own.
I love when Mark joins you! He's so much fun, and it's obvious the pair of you are perfect for each other!
Your husband is so cute.... I never had a Barbi when I was little. I was pretty much a Tom boy and liked horses and cowgirl stuff. Annie Oakley was my hero. When I was in my 40's a friend bought me a Barbi because she thought it was terrible I never had one.
Go Wheel-Daddy! Seriously, you two are hilarious and great together.
I love my 6 to the moon and back, but the nano is awfully tiny and cute - however, I think I'd have issues with not having the floor pedal - seems fiddly to have to reach for the power button when my hands are full of fiber. Please don't count this as a comment - it's really just a response.
Welcome to the “wheel guy“! So fun when you are both on together. I would love to try that little wheel for the portability, especially. I am a grandmother of five and I am always sitting waiting somewhere for someone doing something. Thank you for the opportunity! I never miss a video because I learned so very much.
"I would waste it on you" is the ultimate proof of love 🥰 it is a real joy watching you two together. You always make me laugh.
I wish you many more moments together filled with love, laugh and joy!
Ahhh !
I want to get a nano. I hear that changing the ply direction can make it better for crochet and I'd like to experiment with that, as well as trying diff techniques for sock yarns :D
So glad they are back in stock
The idea of making barbie clothes from scratch is so sweet ^-^ my mom's sewing machine was always broken and we could rarely afford to buy fabrics and most clothes we outgrew were donated to cousins or thrift shops for vouchers. I made barbie clothes out of rags and socks that lost their matches. I think i had a skipper and i made her a nightgown out of a blue bobby sock with lace, and there was another doll i made a hoopskirt for out of a t-shirt sleeve and pipe cleaners. I also remember i made barbie shoes out of notebook paper and glue but i can't remember how
What fun to watch you and Mark together! Your story of growing up sparked memories for me; I was born in 1950, so remember Barbie's "entrance". I had 2 younger brothers, and loved their sets of blocks, mechano sets, etc. When I was 9, my Xmas wish was a chemistry set; I had visions of myself becoming a mad (female!) scientist. Santa did bring me one, but it also came with a manual, and rules. My Dad loved this chemistry set, and I loved the time I spent with him following those rules. I didn't become a mad scientist, but an elementary teacher, and spent most of my teaching career exploring more effective ways to help my students (and colleagues) understand math, as well as the history of counting systems in other cultures. Yup - a weird adult and teacher!
I’m really enjoying this year’s vlog. The 2 of you crack me up lol.
Thank you for making me laugh again.😂 no playing games here, just hand crafting 😊
I'm sad I started my spinning jurney to late to get an advent calendar from your page, the charcoal looks soo nice
You guys are the cutest! Love your videos Eve. I learned to spin with your videos and I enjoy a lot all the history that you share with us ❤
Love, love, love "Wheel Daddy!" Obviously you do too. Thanks for showing us the Nano 1->2 upgrade kit. Maybe I should play with my still-unused 1.0 a bit before getting the upgrade so that I'll have an appreciation for the improvements.
I think the biggest differences are the motor feeling a bit more powerful, and those guide hooks are game changers!
I love this cute tiny nano. Would love to win it as I live in a small house. Thank you guys, love seeing you together.
My favorite Barbie story is about how I got my Barbie got her second "husband." I didn't have a Ken doll so at first Barbie married 5 Lego men stacked on top of each other. One day my brother sent his GI Joe on a parachuting mission. Unfortunately, Joe's parachute failed to deploy. He lost both of his legs in the accident. Luckily Barbie was there for him. My brother learned a good bit about parachutes and gravity and I got a proportional husband for my Barbie.
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"Welcome to Wheel Daddy Show" 🤣🤣🤣 I love you guys!
Nice to meet Mark. You look like you have fun together!
I’m so intrigued by the Nano.
I asked for and got a Little Red Spinning wheel for Xmas one year. Imagine my disappointment when I found the only thing you could use it for was making cord.
I have been hunting for one of those to try out! They will make miles of I cord right? I love the novelty of it!
I love your and Mark's relationship so much
Such a similar experience! Molly was always the American Girl Doll I wanted too! 💜
Nice video. That skipper was nothing like the one I had. Of course I’m probably around your mom’s age. Thanks to Mark for doing the upgrade on air. I might get the upgrade now.
Happy to help
What a delightful episode!!!!
The Nano 2 would be so lovely to have!!!!!
And with so many bobbins, too!!!!
Thank you for a great Vlogmas video!!!!!🎄🎁
Y’all made me laugh out loud! Thanks for entertaining me on a cozy, rainy Sunday. Cheers!
You two are so amazing love when Mark joins you in the videos. Was great to see how the machine goes together I think I need to get one now
I'm in love with the new wheel daddy show. Haha. That's a neat little machine.
Oh dear, it's anxiety inducing watching Mark take that little wheel apart. I just know there would be "extra" pieces when I got it all put back together 🤣
Yes but this time there are supposed to extras 🤣🤣
I didn't know about the EEW until now, it's such a cute little wheel! Did you name yours? Thanks Mark for upgrading it! When I was a kid I always loved the big animal toy lines, like My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, Webkinz, "The Dog" plushes from McDonald's, and of course Beanie Babies; I think one of the most magical gifts my mom gave me for Christmas one year was the San Diego Comic Con exclusive superhero Littlest Pet Shop cat, which I unboxed while sick with the 24-hr flu (yes, ON Christmas), and it felt so miraculous to hold it in my hands. More recently my boyfriend was able to make a longtime wish come true and get me the Light Pink BBOC Patti the Platypus Beanie Baby, my most favorite beanie ever :~) they both still stick out as some of my favorite gifts ever received.
💖💛💜🐑, Helo fiber's friend
What a pair. It's always so nice to see Mark goofing about. Thank you wheel's dady to make us laugh and bring that wonderful red jumper. I'd like to participate at the give away thing please. Thank you for all the videos. Take care.
Oh my gosh! I'm still laughing at Mark with the fiber reveal & in the blooper reel. He is a fantastic "fiber wing man"/wheel Daddy. I DID have Barbies..lots of them and many accessories. I learned to crochet at 7, so I could make clothes for my dolls. Except for the spirograph, I can't recall many, if any STEM toys growing up...and yet, here I am today, a state Public Health Virologist supervising the clinical Serology/Virology testing through a global pandemic. I was not encouraged to pursue the hard sciences, I was encouraged to develop my talents, wherever they presented themselves and my passion was found in the laboratory. Nowadays, I am finding enjoyment and passion in exploring the OTHER side of my brain, through expanding fiber arts. I think it's a wonderful thing that we can exist in BOTH worlds and find ourselves extremely happy in either.
🤣🤣 I so enjoy when Mark joins us 👍 I too experienced the same weirdness in my childhood and so glad I did! My techy toys helped me get where I am today; like fixing my wheel myself, maintenance on our home & vehicles, and sewing machines 🤪😵💫😁 I still struggle with the whole Suzy homemaker bits, but my crew of Boyz don't complain too much.
What a nice story and a hilarious impression 😂❤️
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Those outtakes! HI! 🤣 Welcome to the Wheel Daddy show! I may have a member for Mark's club. My fiancé bought me my first wheel, EEW 6, and is a very handy person. He job is repairing appliances so he is great with mechanical issues.
I'm a Huge fan of @Dreaming Robots‼️ I have the Nano 1.0 and an Electric Eel Wheel 6. I'll be getting an upgrade kit and the new Nano 2.0 also. I love how portable they both are and if you use the suction cups or the recommended battery with the aftermarket case it's very stable. Thank you So much for highlighting this wonderful little machine. We travel a lot, and my little Nano with everything I need to spin fits in a soft makeup case that fits in a back pack...The Eel wheel six is also so portable and perfect for our Camper. I have an Ashford traditional also. Thanks again for sharing all the wonderful tools and techniques for spinning Miss Evie 🥰‼️
Haha…love it when you two get silly!😂😂 That EEW2 looks amazing and seeing Mark do the upgrade was fascinating. I’ve never used an electric wheel but lots of people suggested it when I was in hospital for 3 months recently…maybe for my next surgery🤔🤞🏽
That episode brought back so many memories! My older sister had Barbie and I had Skipper in the 60s - all I really wanted were cars, science kits and Meccano! I remember a big argument when my sister cut off all Skipper's hair though!🤣
We need more guest appearances with Mark!! Also, I loved your story today - I grew up with both Barbies, Bionicles, and GI Joes so had a wide range of creative toys to play with. While the whole body image issue with Barbie makes sense in theory, I never once thought about it while playing with them. All of my toys had such a wide range of body shapes (like stuffed toys) and all that mattered was the story my siblings and I created with them! As for the fiber, short staple bouncy fibers are my FAVORITE!! Give me all the Down breeds! Thank you for including them in your videos and introducing people to these breeds to try!
My mom bought a Barbie for me from the day I was born in 1959 till 1973 when I thought I was too grown for Barbie’s. I wanted a bisque/porcelain doll which I didn’t get till I was grown and bought it for myself.
I wanted an erector set so badly! I did have tinker toys, and Dad and I made all sorts of fun stuff. At that time you could get a motor for the tinker toys and I REALLY wanted that, but never got it. When my son was born and he was old enough, I gave him an erector set. He didn’t like it, he wanted Pong (dating myself) I wouldn’t get him one. First on principle and secondly we didn’t have a TV. At that point I was a single mom, two kids, caring 15 units at college, and working 15 hours-I certainly wasn’t buying a tv.
You and Mark are so cute together!!!!!! He has the best sense of humor!!! Ok...I had to edit to add some things..lol...even from a really young age as I was looking through the Sears Christmas Catalog....( how darn old am I?????)....I would always circle anything that looked craft related...of course I had to have the potholder weaving thing.....makes me laugh at how I had no idea I had a fiber related obsession that I would never outgrow! That was such a great story! The bloopers were priceless!!! You should include them more often!! They were a great addition to an already great Vlogmas!
Hello Mark, nice seeing you again. My husband could definitely join the wheel Daddy club! He is amazing and so supportive of my craft. Another wonderful video Evie, thank you so very much!
OMG -- dying here! Mark is too cute with you.
It's good to have a Wheel Daddy, although my hubs may say differently...🤷♀😄
I'm so glad I got a second chance with the black wool. This time I pre-drafted and it made all the difference. Have a chain-plyed bulky weight skein that I'm pretty happy with. Also, I have my own Wheel Daddy named Mark! Just love watching you two together.
This was such a fun and funny vlogmas video! I'm glad Mark also had a good Christmas sweater to contribute! 😂
"What is it?"
"Fiber!"
I love seeing Mark on the show! His sense of humor is the same as my sons, who just happened to be walking through as I was watching and stopped and watched this episode with me.
I know it’s called a nano, but… it’s so tiny. And looks like a wonderful tool. My story was wanting a particular doll (she was almost as big as five year old me) and even though I went on about it obsessively - knowing me - I didn’t get it and Christmas was a sad day. So after Christmas I was made to clean my room. Thoroughly. Including under the bed. And guess what I found there? 🎅must have pushed it under the bed by mistake. I still have her. Of course. 😁 My poor parents. We didn’t have a lot of money so it was probably just as well it was after Christmas as the doll would have been on sale. Because back then sales only happened after Christmas, or so I seem to remember.
Love watching this! So fun to meet the "Wheel Daddy." Also fascinated by the Nano E-spinner. Thanks for making such relaxing and educational content!!
I appreciate the technical explanations for spinning short stapples fibres. One very special Christmas I had Barbie clothes ALL hand made. I like itvery much. Élisabeth from Canada.
It’s so much fun when the two of you get together! 😂 I’m behind on watching but it was coincidental that I had just received Maurice’s email for the EEW6 and was contemplating buying it. So if I do, I’ll definitely use your link 😊 Watching you spin on one makes me want my own for sure, I think it would be great when I’m traveling!
Well, I wanted the golden knights of zodiac collection .... My brother got it. I just got barbies every birthday.
Haha, loved Mark 's cameo on your show and him impersonating you! Ah an e spinner! I started learning my first spinning on an Ashford e-spinner, but I enjoyed the spinning on an actual wheel (kiwi, double threadle) so much more, is almost hypnotic and meditative. I was gifted my wheel by a friend of my mother, so now I own an actual working spinning wheel! Oh the possibilities 😁, just picked it up last weekend! But I wouldn't mind having an e spinner with my collection of spinning tools, I have a rather old one I need to figure out and have fixed and now single threadle wheel that looks like a Louet but seems to be hand made by an enthusiastic carpenter (it says 'edammerie' on it but that does not give me an results when googling it) it seems special...
Oh, I had Lego technic as a girl, loved that!!
I loved hearing how you and your mom both designed outfits for your Barbies! The majority of mine were hand-me-downs from the 70s and 80s (my new ones were 90s) and on a couple of them, my grandma had crocheted outfits in lace style crochet thread. That was all well and good except she crocheted them ON the Barbies around their tight waists, so it was impossible to change their outfits and it drove me nuts because I didn't want wedding dress Barbie every single time I played.
Bratz came soon after, and I remember recycling materials to make outfits on them, like one was a white plastic bag that I made into a layered form-fitting asymmetric tube dress that looked so cool. I would also change their makeup and eye colour with Crayola markers because it was washable. I wish I'd taken the time to learn more about sewing and crochet/knit tho because I really liked fashion during peak 00s style.
Aww, I love your story about how you got Skipper! I distinctly remember asking for two specific things for Christmas and it was several years of asking before I got either. One was the Barbie game for the original Nintendo (which I still have and it works) and the other was Kirsten who was my favorite from the American Girl dolls. I loved her for many years and get to experience the joy again watching my daughter enjoy playing with her too 💕
My grandma bought a Singer treadle sewing machine for my 9th birthday. My mom taught me how to sew Barbie doll clothes on it. I went crazy making so many outfits for my huge Barbie collection. I even sewed little bikinis, panties, and bras. My Aunt and I played with our Barbie dolls from sunup to sundown all summer long!
It’s alpaca!! I did research on it and it matches both the color and fiber length!🤩🥳🎊🎉 and yes, I did look it up… I rlly did!😅😓
Thanks for sharing…..and including the bloopers 😂😂. I am learning how to spin with a drop spindle (thanks to your videos) and wondering if the EEW would be beginner friendly. You make it look so easy!
What a perfect couple! It so nice to see a couple who have fun together.
My favorite Christmas gift was a fully jointed doll (ankles, knees, wrists and waist) who looked similar to a Barbie but was a bit bigger. I loved her, I sure my mom searched forever to find her 😂.
I have a Story about my childhood! So.....My dad was an Engineer. My Mother had Madame Alexander Dolls, and they stayed in the BOX! I was not allowed to have Barbies either. All my friends had them. I had Nuts and Bolts and built my first bookshelf at 7 yrs old in the Garage. Fortunately my Mother Counteracted all the Engineering and Science with Ballet, Gymnastics, Violin, and Sewing, Knitting, and Crocheting! I had a Very Active Mind, that they needed to keep busy! I never had a Free Moment! haha I am happy now that I didnt have Barbies, my favorite toy growing up ended up to be the Simon, and the Rubik's cube. Good thing I had the Balance of using my hands for Creative Projects! I now own a Yarn Shop!!! Whoooo Hooooooooo!!!!!! hehe
Ha! My mother disliked Barbie, also! I finally got one for my 10th birthday from a friend and she did let me keep it. In fact, her mother sewed us Barbie clothes and those fabrics showed up in our marriage quilts, which was cool. There were four daughters in my family, so we also had a rather balanced life - receiving toolboxes and erector sets for gifts, as well. Thank you for sharing your personal story!
It was so fun watching you and Mark together! I may have been the opposite of you as a kid. I was given dolls and Barbies, but I wasn’t interested in any of them. I genuinely tried to be, but like most autistics, I preferred animals to dolls. My twin sister LOVED her dolls, and I felt so out of place not sharing the feeling. Now, as a mom, I try to follow my kid’s lead on what toys they gravitate to.
I too have a non-spinning yet supportive husband. It's wonderful how we can appreciate our spouse's differences. I have an EEW 6. If I had a Nano, then my girls could spin with me. That would be so much fun.
Loved The Wheel Daddy Podcast. He is such good value and it’s so lovely to watch you two together. I would sign up my husband for a Wheel Daddy Training Programme.
I grew up in the 50s and 60s so was given a Barbie when they came out, but never played with her because I was a tomboy 😆. I finally started playing with her when I learned to knit I started making her clothes! Mark is soooooo funny. Ya'll are cute!
I’ve been thinking of getting myself an EEW! My apartment is too small for an actual wheel, so my dream of a Canadian Production Wheel will have to wait a few years. The EEW might help me out in the meantime, and it’s adorable! Love vlogmas and all your videos!
Love watching your Vlogmas. I really don’t know much about the nano’s. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't have the true "Christmas story" moment where I wanted something so badly... I remember instead of the Christmas eve gift I could get up early and have any present that was unwrapped (normally a doll or some PJ's) I will always cherish those memories with family. Thank you for providing such a wonderful forum where we can share our stories and be inspired
I will say this about my folks, nothing we had was specific to boy or girls. We girls grew up playing with Barbies, babies, and Tonkas…… and so did the boys. The girls turned into independent, confident women, that have no fears about doing things that are designated as “masculine” activities, and the boys are wonderful fathers.
I was the same as you, I had some trains and trucks, blocks, Mechano and tools and also ran and built scenery for my Dad's model railway. One toy that was frowned upon that my friends had was Girl's World which was a doll head that you could style and put make up onto, now I can really appreciate why I didn't have those. I did have a couple of Sindy dolls, but many of the clothes were made by either Mum, or a friend of my Mum's, there were even knitting patterns available in the UK. I still have my toy Panda, Patsy that I have had since I was two, but many of my other toys were given to a neighbour's kids after I left home.
Yay a vlogmas episode with Mark again. His catmas sweater is so cool! I enjoyed your Barbie story and how your mother made sure that first you learn that a girl can do anything in life. So wonderful! I remember when I got my first Barbie as a kid. I grew up in the very eastern part of Germany behind the wall and there was not much luxury. So having a Barbie was way out of my reach. My grandma had relatives in Austria and was permitted to travel outside the country to visit her family. When she came back my sister and I knew there would be fancy chocolates and all the sweets we normally would not be able to get our hands on. But not only brought she candy back home she gifted each of us our very first Barbie doll. It was a Tennis Barbie. I can still recall the feeling that I had when I saw the signature pink box… oh my. After that she knit us Barbie clothes of course. 😅
Mark was a delight, and so was his sweater! The falsetto, omg, love it! I had the same Christmas Eve tradition. One year I opened a gift from my favorite grandmother, only to be sadly disappointed that she had wrapped up a pack a brand new, very heavy batteries. So, like your Skipper clothes, completely useless at that moment, and very disappointing. I begged to be allowed to open another, but no, rules were rules. The next day I opened a miniature electronic pinball machine, which was great fun until I ran out of batteries. I think mom was a little annoyed at the noisy gift, and it took a long time to get replacement batteries again. Hugs!
I loved when you have Mark in your videos. He is so supportive of you craft, and a very funny guy. God bless your marriage. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️.
Never had Barbie but I LOVED My Little Pony, and I would stay home from school just so I could watch it, lol
I still have a handful of the old school MLP from the 80s, back when they still vaguely resembled equines.. funny thing is for most other things I was also opposite of girly. But very into horses. I liked trying to make clothing for my Barbies, and my grandad's sister used to make and sell handmade Barbie clothes and I actually still have all those cause there was never anyone else in the family I felt right passing them on to. Thankfully I also got a kiddie tool kit (back when they had real tools, just small, not a set of plastic crap you can only play with, I still have the chisel from that set) so I could make stuff of my own when my dad was in his workshop... When I was a young adult, the default "girl" Xmas gift was bath stuff. After a few years of this, I had accumulated more bath stuff than I would reasonably use in a decade, nevermind a year... My cousin and I got together and made a Family Announcement that we both had ENOUGH bath stuff, and to please find something else next year.... so the next year my grandfather got me a socket set, and all the women in the family received these awesome screwdrivers with interchangeable bits, a light and extendy-magnet tip for when you drop stuff and can't reach it. I still have that socket set, and that screwdriver's light still works 30 years later, 20 years after my grandfather passed away. Around that time, my aunts and uncles all got together and got my grandfather a train set, since every time any of THEM had gotten one as a kid, he'd played with it most! Closest I ever saw Grandpa to tears, the best gag gifts aren't gags at all.
Loved this video. Before an upgrade kit was available.. I purchased the larger motor from Dreaming Robots, had a friend 3d print my fibre hooks from thingiverse free files, I added a foot on and off switch I found at the dollar store at Xmas time designed to work on Xmas trees. Worked great. I am so glad there is an upgrade kit available.
Thanks for showing the available changes.
Such a generous gift 🎁. I have enjoyed watching your videos 📹 and can't wait to start spinning, I will be taking my first lesson in January. I have a hand made wheel that was given to me by a friend in return for helping her move. It is very similar to the Ashford traditional.
Hi! MARK! Love the sweater! I have not even watched you do the upgrade yet, but I am so jazzed about this opportunity to watch because mine just arrived on Friday and I have been trying to get myself to sneak up on it, and Just Do It! (as the old Nike saying goes.) Your demo should do it, and Jillian's demo of spinning on it! Squeak!
Hi Barbara! You can do it, you got this (not Nike 😋).
@@markschwartz5614 Oh, for sure!
I thought I was the only one having difficulty spinning the black fiber. I was going to give up on it until I heard there were others having a bit of trouble with it too. I will try again seeing that there is more of it in my Vlogmas box.
I did get a Barbie, for my 9th birthday.
Then I got a Midge for Christmas when I was 11.
My mom was a seamstress and she taught me to sew so I could make my dolls clothes. By the time I was 16 I was making my sister's Barbie doll clothes and as birthday gifts for her friends.
It’s very good of y’all to show how to do the swap out for the Nano …. Barbie was introduced the year I was born but I don’t remember playing with them. I gave a few to my daughters but they only undressed them and cut the hair. My mother gave them each 2 Holiday Barbies and they are in a closet in their original boxes. I wonder if anyone collects mint Barbies from the early 90s?
Always enjoy mark cameos. And agree with always keeping in the bloopers! You two make me smile.
I'm going to have to look up what's different between the nano 1 and 2.
I honestly thought you had Drew Carey as a guest for a moment. Love Wheel Daddy's sweater.
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You two are adorable!
Thanks for sharing your Barbie story, I had quite a collection myself and my Mum also still has her Barbie that has detachable wigs!
Thanks for all you share and teach. I am loving being a fibre friend.
Hi Jillian, this was another enjoyable episode. It was hilarious seeing the two of you interacting! When I was younger I would put an equal amount of “boys toys” and “girls toys” on my wish list, but would inevitably only get girl things. I was close to a boy cousin that had awesome toys that I liked playing with (when he would let me) and I’d imagine what it might be like to have a remote controled anything or race track of my own. When I was a bit older I decided to only put boy things on my list, and I finally got a k’nex set. It was one of my most favorite gifts and I made everything in the booklet. Then, I got creative and started making things for my Barbie dolls (which I also really enjoyed) 😄
I absolutely love when mark comes on with you. Watching you two have a great time together has me laughing along with you!!!
What a wonderful giveaway!! And thank you for the extra tips.
You guys are so cute together . Oh my goodness I was your mother and you are so my daughter she was born in 1981! I had the first Barbie and the first possible Barbie….. her husband was my brothers GI Joe😂
I think my husband should join the Wheel Daddy Club. He helps me with my wheels too!
Approved, he is now a member 🛠
I love watching your videos I have learned so much from them. I now have so many friends watching you as well now, we all love you. Oh and Wheel Daddy is wonderful as well...LOL
Hooray for having a vlogmas day with Mark, I agree with all of the people who are saying that you guys are really good working together on these things. I don't agree, however, that math is hard. It's not, but I actually never wanted a Barbie or any other dolls and I liked my science-y Christmas gifts.
OMG i laughed so hard I hand to pause and compose myself cuz I did not want to miss anything lol 😂. Wheel daddy is much like my wheel daddy! Lol always making me laugh. Also the out takes we’re funny too! I would love a chance to win the nano 2! ❤ so fun!
I had a Christmas present that I really wanted. It was an easy bake oven. I got up Christmas morning and there was an easy bake kitchen that had a little blender on it. I was happy to have it, but also disappointed that I didn't get the oven. Talk about ingratitude 🤪 Well, as I unwrapped the rest of my Christmas presents, there was an easy bake oven from my mom and dad! Years later I found out that one of my brothers had been snooping and saw the oven, so my parents had to make a present swap for what Santa was going to bring!
Anyhow, I did love my easy bake oven, but it was one of those presents that quickly went unused. I do love to bake though! And I do bake frequently!
It’s awesome how supportive Mark is to your crafting. Also good story, how things have changed.
My mom would sew barbie clothes for me as the store bought ones cost too much. Hers were better made anyways. My friend's mom would knit her barbie clothes and we were always trading outfits. I remember playing with my brothers chemistry kits and erector/meccano kits having a great time until he got made at me for using his toys. I've been wanting to find some "gear" kits as I've been wanting to make my own yarn winder. If you remember the company names of the gear kits you had as a kid, I would appreciate if you would pass along the info. It was also nice to see how quick and easy it is to assemble the Nano.
I was wondering what the difference between the nano 1 and 2 were.
As for toys, I also grew up int the 80s and I only ever wanted the science toys or breyer horses. I think someone gave me a barbie once and I was disappointed and never played with it. My sister probably used it. I had the globe/gear things and they were my very favorite toys for a while. I always wanted chemistry sets but my parents wouldn't let me have them because I was clumsy and careless, but i grew up to work in a silicon manufacturing lab, where i got to use the really dangerous chemicals anyways.
I loved the video!
I did not have my own Barbie until I was 19! I did Play with my onder sister’s Skipper with Brown haar sometimes
This year, your vlogmas is my favorite! Sitting down to knit and watch/listen reminds me of being little and snuggling up with my mom while she read stories to me. Thank you Evie!