really pleased with how the first 2 ply turned out! per some advice I am going to run it through the wheel one more time to overtwist before plying with the second 2 ply of this soon-to-be cabled yarn #yarn #handspun @spinning

I've finished my first ever 4oz batch of #DropSpindle singles and am very pleased with the results.

It's a 100% Romney fibre, hand-dyed by Abstract: https://abstractfiber.com

I plan to 2-ply it with this 4oz of lovely light tan Santa Cruz Island from Shaggy Bear Farms (https://shaggybearfarms.com), once I get it spun.

#Handspun #spinning

spinning up some lovely kettle dyed 80/20 merino silk blend. going to attempt to spin a 4-ply cabled yarn for the first time! #spinning #yarn #handspun #fiberarts

learned the hard way that uhhh there is some math involved with fractal plying as this skein ended up with some loooooong strands of all yellow or all black...overall Im happy with it tho! this is a blend of merino and bamboo #spinning #handspun #yarn

to-be-named skein I spun up at the state fair! really lovely getting to share spinning with the public and hopefully inspire the next generation of spinners #yarn #handspun #FractalPly #NaturalDye

#fallfinishalong Right, #wip planning
There are 3 in timeout:

* A rectangular shawl MKAL, long over. Really like the designer's work but don't wear these & grabbed the oldest stash yarn because indecision. Likely frog & donate yarn to charity shop

* A cardigan in #handspun, reasonable attempt at gradient, bought buttons... realised only one buttonhole at top. Bands knitted as you go. Blocked, fits. How to fasten?

* A completed colourwork yoke knitted tent: sleeves detached, frogged to yoke

A freshly spun single on the cardboard ball winder that my husband said wouldn't work.

(He was right.)

#HandSpun #FibreCraft #knitting #handmade

and here's the finished skein I ended up chain-plying that Norman insisted on modeling 😆 #yarn #handspun #handspinning #BlepsOfMastodon #CatsOfMastodon

pls enjoy pics of the softest most luxurious yarn I've spun to date! 80% angora and 10% merino. extra proud of this bc its the first one I intentionally designed start to finish

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#SpinningFiber #FiberArts #Yarn #Angora #Handspun

I still need to ply, skein, wash, dry and measure the last four bobbins of singles, but I've just now finally finished #handSpinning the 2kg of corriedale sliver that I bought back in January! 🧶

Now to finish the shawl I currently have on the needles so I can move on to #knitting a sweater from the many, many metres of #handspun collected in a big basket.

#FiberArts

been spinning through my stash and delighted with this neon coopworth

did the S-twist today, and Z-twist tomorrow and make another bubble crepe attempt the day after

#yarn #handspun

I made a thing! Remember that #handspun rainbow? DD now has a big, cosy cowl for the winter 🌈❤️
#knitting #spinning

165 grams of #handspun #yarn

Off the bobbins. It's actually really well balanced, much to my surprise. I always forget how much twist you can get away with when plying! 100m ish, DK weight ish. #handspun #handspinning #FiberCrafts #FibreCrafts #eewnano2

I'm adoring how this new roving is spinning up. A little muddy, But I'm actually liking it that way.

#spinning #handspinning #handspun

Does anyone have resources on #handDying yarn/fiber? Beginner tutorials, tips and tricks, things you wish you knew when you started?

I'm working on my first #handSpun #knitting project and I don't like the off-white color of the fiber; but #DyeingYarn seems really overwhelming? I don't know where to start!

Is there a kind #handDyer out there with a minute to spare to point a newbie in the right direction? Please info dump at me 🥺

@fiberarts #FiberArt

I've been spinning some pale pink merino during the #TourDeFleece. I have a pound of it in total, and was hoping to finish half of that during the Tour... and this morning I finished that half-pound of singles.

I've been spinning in the living room while watching the bike-riding; the wheel on which I like to ply is upstairs in my office.

So now do I...

(a) Continue on! ...start spinning the second half of the same pink stuff, putting off plying 'til later
(b) Finish the first half! ...bring the plying wheel into the living room and start plying the pink yarn I've spun already
(c) New fibre! ...divide the wool for the gradient that will coordinate with the pink yarn and work on spinning that in the living room; ply the pink yarn during downtime at work

Very much leaning towards (c).

#spinning #handspun #yarn #KnittingPirate #TourDeFrance

the 3 ply laceweight-ish is DONE! Happy with the yield the color play and am probably not going to spin thin again until I get an e-spinner #FiberArts #Handspun

testing the bounds of a gaugeless mitt knit pattern with a handspun chunky and love just working "until it reaches X amount of inches" compared to meticulously counting stitches/rows. now to dig up a button to fasten the wrap around.... #Knitting #Handspun

pre-drafted the final bits for the second bobbin I am spinning up of a lace weight 3-ply. normally I dont pre-draft but it makes allllll the difference when spinning thin #FiberArts #handspun #spinning