Comments on: Handspun Yarn http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/2009/10/14/handspun-yarn/ Just another 1stAngel Arts Network weblog Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: inkandbrush http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/2009/10/14/handspun-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-95 inkandbrush Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:34:07 +0000 http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/?p=55#comment-95 Thank you Beth!!!! Thank you Beth!!!!

]]> By: Administration http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/2009/10/14/handspun-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Administration Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:26 +0000 http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/?p=55#comment-94 Fantastic! I shared your Etsy shop on FB :o) Fantastic! I shared your Etsy shop on FB :o )

]]> By: inkandbrush http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/2009/10/14/handspun-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-93 inkandbrush Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:30 +0000 http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/?p=55#comment-93 LOL .. you are probably wish you hadn't asked... ;O) First you pick through the fleece to remove all tags, remove skirting and VM, then you wash the fleece and let it dry, card the fleece to get the fibers lined up (combing) and make it into roving, then you are ready to spin it into yarn. ;O) To save time on this part I sometimes send my fleece to my Favorite Woolen Mill to have it processed into Roving. Yes, it can come apart during the first spinning, which is the beauty of this craft. Its very forgiving. I draft the roved fleece through my fingers to get the right amount of twist, this twist is what keeps the fibers from coming apart. I prefer the Worsted method as I feel it gives a smoother finish to the yarn. Each single ply is then stored on a bobbin. When I have two bobbins of single ply yarn, I will put the bobbins on a Lazy Kate and then ply the two single yarns into which makes the yarn very strong 2 ply yarn. Then I move the 2 ply yarn to the skein winder, take it off that, handwash, set while drying and then the yarn is ready for use. It takes a lot of weeks to make enough yarn for a sweater but I love doing it! VBG LOL .. you are probably wish you hadn’t asked… ;O)

First you pick through the fleece to remove all tags, remove skirting and VM, then you wash the fleece and let it dry, card the fleece to get the fibers lined up (combing) and make it into roving, then you are ready to spin it into yarn. ;O)
To save time on this part I sometimes send my fleece to my Favorite Woolen Mill to have it processed into Roving.

Yes, it can come apart during the first spinning, which is the beauty of this craft. Its very forgiving.
I draft the roved fleece through my fingers to get the right amount of twist, this twist is what keeps the fibers from coming apart. I prefer the Worsted method as I feel it gives a smoother finish to the yarn. Each single ply is then stored on a bobbin. When I have two bobbins of single ply yarn, I will put the bobbins on a Lazy Kate and then ply the two single yarns into which makes the yarn very strong 2 ply yarn.
Then I move the 2 ply yarn to the skein winder, take it off that, handwash, set while drying and then the yarn is ready for use.

It takes a lot of weeks to make enough yarn for a sweater but I love doing it!

VBG

]]> By: Syd Baker http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/2009/10/14/handspun-yarn/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Syd Baker Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/inkandbrushcreations/?p=55#comment-92 Wow is this cool, video too, do you comb the fleece so that it remains a constant feed into the wheel? I wonder that it doesn't come apart at some point. Wow is this cool, video too, do you comb the fleece so that it remains a constant feed into the wheel? I wonder that it doesn’t come apart at some point.

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