Beginner’s Info: Part 6 This is the wheel version of spinning tutorials. You can find the drop spindle one here. Let’s Go If you learned on a drop spindle you’ll already have the basics of spinning down. All you’ll have to do is learn to operate the foot pedal while moving your hands. However, if [...]
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Yarn: The Creation 2
Posted in Beginner Info, On The Wheel, tagged how to, information, links, spinning, tutorial, using a spinning wheel, videos on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fleece Flurries And A Crazy Knitter
Posted in Dyeing, Fiber, On The Wheel, tagged camp stove, commercial, crock pot, fleece, garden hose cozy, gas grill, indigo, knitting, sock, soysilk on June 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve started the races on wool washing. As of now I have a pretty good start. I’m being extra careful to not let the wool sit and be forgotten for too long, as that seems to make the final fiber coarser. I have a finished batch drying, another in the degrease stage, and a third [...]
Soysilk Sonnet
Posted in Fiber, On The Wheel, Project Progress, tagged indigo, knitting, ribbing, soysilk, splitty fiber, tam, wisps on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Oh, I could write a sonnet about my Easter soysilk. . .” Wait a minute. That doesn’t rhyme. Well too bad for the song because this soysilk is the coolest thing since sliced bread. It’s a bit of a challenge to spin up because it’s clingy like silk, but it falls apart easily. Explain that [...]
Aussie Fur
Posted in Fiber, On The Wheel, Walking Wheel, tagged Aussie fur, bag, cotton, fleece, pouch, singles on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, you read that right. A very good friend (and fellow spinner!) sent me some fur from her dog for my birthday present. That stuff is so soft! It’s unwashed at the moment, which is driving my dog nuts. I can hardly wait to get started with it. I think I’ll spin it first, then [...]
More Colors
Posted in Dyeing, Fiber, On The Wheel, tagged copper lake, Dyeing, Etsy, New Zealand wool, poppies on May 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I did some more dyeing yesterday. Here are the two new colorways, Poppies and Copper Lake. That last practically designed itself. I started mixing colors and there it was!
