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consumableJoyMy actual “learning to spin” journey - I was living in Japan and wanted to take a fiberarts class so I took “spin to weave” class even though I couldn’t understand much Japanese at that point. I already knew how to weave so at least that part was fine, and I learned to spin by just kind of watching and following along. I did successfully complete one full project then. In 2004. <a href="https://ohai.social/@bomkatt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bomkatt</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/@emery" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/@madgeface" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@madgeface</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiberarts</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/weaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weaving</a>… (1/2)

consumableJoyI got this beautiful blending board made with paduak wood as well as some tools to follow up on my class. I also picked up these locks of good, clean fiber because I particularly enjoyed processing the locks on the board (grey lower left in previous post). I haven’t sat down to do it yet but very very soon! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/blendingboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blendingboard</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiberarts</a>

consumableJoyI took a Blending Board class at Estes Park Wool Market. I wasn’t all that careful or perfectionist about what I was learning and compared to some of the other students’, my rolags were way worse. But I brought them home and after unpacking them I am very happy with them. They are much better than I remember and anyway, as Roy Clemes said in the class, “they’ll spin up great.” <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Handspinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/blendingboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blendingboard</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiberArts</a> see alt text for descriptions of rolags

Klaudia (aka jinxx)Das hab ich ja auch lange nicht mehr gemacht. :) Grad auf der Spindel: flaschengrüne Bambus-Faser. So eine wunderschöne Farbe. Hach … <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Spinnen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spinnen</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Handspinnen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Handspinnen</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Handarbeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Handarbeit</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/DesperateHousehackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DesperateHousehackers</a>

FanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶Carding fiber on a drum carder and then using a dizz to turn it into roving is something I've seen (and done).The technique was done by slowly "winding" off the roving strip by strip.This video shows a different technique at ca 9 minutes. Anyone done that? Spinning Wool Into Yarn - Carding a Mixed Batt, Turning it Into Roving, and Spinning it! - YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TbIr4_9se0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TbIr4_9se0</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/spinning" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@spinning</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/spinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinning</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fiberarts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fiberarts</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiberarts</a>

VereeshI have only just realized that most yarn swifts are marketed to knitters and not to spinners, and this difference is important. Yarn is often sold in hanks, which need to be wound into cakes or balls before knitting or crocheting. This is easier than winding it into the hank to begin with, which is what a spinner does. If you're a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> spinner, you can get really picky about your tools! <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#knitting</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinning</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/handcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handcraft</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bitchingandwhining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bitchingandwhining</a>

Field Full of FirefliesI'm currently spinning this beautiful colorway from Inglenook Fibers which is called Lenten Roses. I'm a little more than halfway through the singles.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/spinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FiberArts</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/InglenookFibers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InglenookFibers</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Handspinning</a>

consumableJoyI set up my new Daedalus Starling espinner and have been using it for the last 2 days. It took me a bit to figure out some of the quirks, like how to set up the tensioning, thread the leader, align the bobbin versus the motor and the front piece, and use the guides appropriately. Using it is a joy so far - fast, smooth, and enjoyable. I chose Shaniko for my first spin on her and it’s going well. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FiberArts</a>

consumableJoyMy new Daedalus Starling has arrived! I am not in the right mind space to set it up today but I am super excited. Also, I got the Akerworks lazy kate which was more expensive than I initially wanted to spend on a lazy Kate. I bought a different one last year. I can say that was a mistake, i should have just jumped to this amazingly well designed and compact one from the beginning. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiberarts</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpinningWheel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpinningWheel</a>

consumableJoyJust signed up for classes at the Estes Park Wool Festival next week - 2 nights away from home and two days of spinning-related classes. Blending board class with Clemes & Clemes - super excited as this is a tool I am excited to learn to use and can afford to buy. And two plying classes with Tammy Jordan - plying a balanced yarn and chain plying. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FiberArts</a> I wasn’t going to be able to go to this due to travel for work so hey <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/funemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funemployment</a> for the win!

ElizeneryMy incompatible fibers (Gotland and Clun Forest) yarn is ready for finishing. It was a playful experiment and I don't think its very usable yarn. But I had fun, learned a few things and got some new ideas. Also about 2/3 in to the second sleeve of the soft handspun cardigan. I'm much faster on small circulars than with magic loop. Happy with the new (second hand) shorty tips. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIPWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#knitting</a>

ink and yarnThree months ago I started this spinning project with four colourways of fibre, and now I have twelve skeins of three-ply yarn in a smooth gradient.<a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HandSpunYarn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpunYarn</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/KnittingPirate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KnittingPirate</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/spinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spinning</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/yarn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yarn</a>

BetsyIt's been a while since I've done any solid lace (wordplay intended)! This is the first repeat of the edging for a stole. The stitch I've picked out for the body is much simpler.Yarn is a handspun 17.5 micron merino, hand dyed not by me in a semisolid yellow. It didn't come out super consistent but I'm quite happy with the yarn and how it's knitting up anyway.Book is The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann by Nancy Nehring<a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#knitting</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a>

Sand Hill ThicketHubby and I figured how to load the warp on this little tabletop loom that he 3D printed. Then I gave him some of my hand spun art <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/yarn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yarn</a> and he sat here <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/weaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weaving</a> while I spun some single-ply. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> So cool! I think we have enough yarn, he could make two, and then I could sew it into a little bag? Dunno... maybe they will just be pot holders! 😄<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3DPrinting</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FiberArts</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/wool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wool</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GulfCoast</a>

Sand Hill ThicketI made these. 😊 <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Wool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wool</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Yarn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yarn</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FiberArts</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CatCouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatCouch</a>

dan 💾RGB <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> 🧶

dan 💾Now in Technicolor! <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> ♥️💚💙

VereeshI made some rolags on my blending board, just a bunch of stuff I had small amounts of. There's some merino, mohair, peduncle silk, and some Wool of the Andes. It will be one of a kind, for better or worse. I think I'll call it Pennies. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/handspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handspinning</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/handcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handcraft</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wool</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiberarts</a>

ElizeneryFinished the repair ply... Now it just needs to dry. The setup with the swift worked, but it's just a whole lot of treadling. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a>

Sand Hill ThicketHere is Hawk's <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/fleece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fleece</a>. 😍 This is my favorite fleece! It's EPIC! 🥰 It is like a lion's 🦁 mane.It's a huge fleece, very curly and crimpy, with a long staple, and next-to-skin soft. I just drool everytime I shear Hawk. I think his <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/wool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wool</a> is MARVELOUS. I could keep taking more and more pics of it; I'm literally obsessed. 😄We are done <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/shearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shearing</a>, but I have three more fleeces to skirt. To be continued...<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SheepOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SheepOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FiberArts</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HandSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandSpinning</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fiberarts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fiberarts</a>

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