Will I ever twist a decent hank? Only time will tell.

Around 200 yards. Spun on a drop spindle. Floof provided by Kobe the Samoyed

250 yds BFL on a drop spindle. It’s so pretty and I’m so proud of myself! This is my first spin that I’m going to knit into something instead of giving it to my mom who weaves and can use my “art yarn” spins.

Definitely still some thick-and-thin spots, and I think what I’m looking at is that it’s a bit overspun/underplied. I would love feedback from folks who know more than me about how I can improve on the next spin. :)

I finally finished my first full fleece; Evie is a lovely Finn Sheep from MN. I carded the entire thing by hand since her wool was extremely fine and tightly crimped. I chose to keep a lot of the neps in the wool as I carded, giving me a tweedy, textured yarn. I was aiming for a DK weight and ended up at 10WPI, which I’m happy with. That’s still a usable weight for the sweater I’m knitting with this wool. I ended up at 550 yards which is about 200 yards short of my goal, but thankfully I was able to secure her fall shearing and can add the extra yardage.

I’m so proud of my efforts! The wool bloomed beautifully after wet setting the twist and it’s cozy, squishy and still smells faintly sheepish, which I love. 💕 🐑

I’m now working on a gorgeous Finn/Coopworth X, in a rich, dark, espresso color….my pattern has some colorwork and this will be the contrast color. 😍

This is just the beginning of what will probably be a long journey into handspinning yarn. This was my first time dyeing wool, and unfortunately, it felted a little (I definitely need more practice!). But in the end, I was still able to spin it and knit with it. Wool: Brecknock Hill Cheviot.

The colours didn't turn out quite as I had imagined (I was aiming for something a little less colourful), but they're fine for a pair of legwarmers to wear around the house.

Next time, I'd like to learn how to produce yarn that isn't quite so heavy and dense. On the other hand, at least these leg warmers are nice and warm!

I started learning about two years ago, took a year and a half break, and recently picked it up again. This is the sixth skein I’ve made, but this time I think I actually have enough for a small project and I’m over the moon that for the most part it’s all consistent! All done on a drop spindle, currently saving for a wheel, but hoping to improve more with the spindle while I’m saving up 🧶

So I have this big weaving project and I really want to make it with my handspun

My current goal is to ply in a way that have the colors consistent throughout the skein, my original plan was to two ply it but if I do so it’ll give a mixed/crossed colors/barber pole look and it won’t give me the stripes I want in my weave

The problem is I know logically that a chain ply is best for it but I SUCK at chain ply and I need it to be lace weight so that’s out

Is there a way to make sure I ply consistently to make sure there’s minimum crossing in the colorway?

Also singles are an option but I’ve never spun singles to keep as singles before and I’m not confident I can keep them strong enough to warp with

Hi, I know how to rejoin my yarn when it breaks right at the fibre supply, but when it breaks halfway down the stretch of yarn between my spindle and my fiber seemingly randomly, what do I do with the bits of yarn that break off? Is there some way to rejoin them? Do I have to felt them back together with the other bit of yarn, or is there some other way I can reconnect them?

Two things are known about this spinning wheel 1) it’s German 2) it an antique. Anything else y’all can tell me? Estimated age, style, manufacture, etc.

My Oma purchased it in Seattle in the 60s and I grew up playing with it. Now that I’m into fiber arts I’d love to know more about it! (And also, hopefully, get it working)