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Finished poncho from homespun, home-dyed wool

feistyfemale — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:47:22 GMT

Dyed wool yarn drying in garage

feistyfemale — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:45:16 GMT

Dyeing wool

feistyfemale — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:42:27 GMT

My first project - wool I have spun, now dyed, and then knit into a poncho.

Luscious Ditty Batts - Blue Skies and Marigolds

Phyllish — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:17:54 GMT

Etsy listing - Spin Knit and Life Fibercrafts

Finished sweater - Lincoln/Targhee

DeniseJ — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:10:42 GMT

Lincoln/Targhee X, from Cory's Lincoln Longwools in Moore, MT. Milled at Going To The Sun Fiber Mill in Kalispell, MT. Spun on S15 Louet wheel to about 13 wpi. 2 ply.

My dad picked a sweater pattern that the Rovers wore when they sang Irish ballads. The cables scared the daylights out of me at first. I matched the commercial yarn as best I could. I had 50 yards left over. Knitted in the round, I used steeks for the first time. This fulfilled 1 birthday and 2 Christmas presents.

Spindle and Romney

Spinningliz — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:19:16 GMT

A Tom Forester spindle and dyed Romney

My first and only spinning wheel

Spinningliz — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:15:44 GMT

Solo, my spinning corgi

Ann Silvernale — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:33:11 GMT

Solo, my pembroke welsh corgi, used to put his head on the treadles while I spun. I often draped the finished yarn over a chair, and one day, while trying to catch a nap under the chair, he got tangled in the yarn. He waited patiently until I came and untangled him.

Aladdin Merino Batts

fibermonster — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:24:32 GMT

light coopworth, Golding spindle, autumn stillife!

rubyplaid — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:54:12 GMT

I love the organic look of light Coopworth. This is my first full spindle full of it--hoping to spin enough to make the Clun Forest hat but plied, it's coming out at 4 WPI!! Need to refine my technique :)

Cottage Garden Socks

StrandedYarns — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:32:09 GMT

A montage of the creation of these socks from hand-painted yarn through to completed project.

Luscious Ditty Batts - Emerald Isle

Phyllish — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:12:39 GMT

This is a sample of drum carded fibers that I sell in my Etsy shop Spin Knit and Life Fibercrafts

I love blending attractive fibers that are very easy to spin.

Respect the Spindle: The Video - Preview

stefanie berganini — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:17:42 GMT

In Respect the Spindle: The Video, veteran spinner and spindle aficionado Abby Franquemont shows spinners old and new how to create volumes of incredible yarn with this amazing yet simple tool.

You’ll learn:
• How spinning works and how to spin on a simple stick
• How to make a functional spindle out of almost anything
• How to spin a lot of excellent yarn in an amazingly short time
• How to manage the yarn supply, to ply efficiently, and to finish appropriately

The result? Spinning will become your take-along, anytime, anywhere craft. You won’t want to leave home without it.

Available at www.interweavestore.com.

Asheville Grove

windrose — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:04:51 GMT

Asheville Grove is named for its hometown. I purchased this fiber at the Grove Arcade in Asheville, NC in a wonderful shop named Homecrafts. This is a blend of Merino fibers with a touch on silver Angelina thrown in for sparkle. The color graduates from light to dark (or dark to light) as you work through the skein. I spun this in a 2ply. One ply is comparable to a light worsted and the other a lace weight. When plied together they form a yarn with a little texture to it and a very subtle thick and thin. Its novel without being over the top.

Asheville Grove

windrose — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:04:26 GMT

Crottle and Granite

StrandedYarns — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:39:46 GMT

Knitted hat - in kettle-dyed sock yarn, with matching scarf - from the same kettle-dye, but weft is handspun, woven in brooks bouquet, from Weaving made easy by Liz Gipson.

pink hand spun yarns, hand dyed

akjbawa — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:02:21 GMT

natural dyed, hand spun yarns

akjbawa — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:46:17 GMT

silk, diffrent sorts of natural undyed silk, handspun

akjbawa — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:42:42 GMT

Tiffany decorated drop spindles

shieladixon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:14:22 GMT

One of my other loves is stained glass and particularly Tiffany Lamps. The idea of decorating my spindles and wheels has been floating around in my head for a while.

Armed with an Ashford Classic spindle, my copy of 'The Lamps of Tiffany' and some patience, this is the result!

Tiffany Clematis painted Ashford Traditional spinning wheel

shieladixon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:10:31 GMT

One of my other loves is stained glass and particularly Tiffany Lamps. Of the three Tiffany designs I have put onto drop spindles, my favourite is the clematis.

I've painted the design onto an Ashford Traditional.

DVD Preview: Drafting - The Long and Short of It by Abby Franquemont

stefanie berganini — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:09 GMT

Whats the difference between woolen and worsted spinning? IS there a difference? How do you decide when to use what method? Why should a spinner care? The questions are legion, the answers sometimes confusing. Here to make common sense out of it all is Abby Franquemont, who has been spinning since she was five years old.

You'll learn:
- The short forward draw (worsted) and what kinds of fibers its best for.
- The backward long draw (woolen) and what kinds of fibers to choose it for.
- Two hybrid drafting methods, including spinning from the fold.
- Important extras such as making good worsted joins and spinning ergonomics.
- And last but not least, what happens when you give two kittens the run of a spinning studio.

The result? Youll be comfortable with a wide range of drafting methods, and you will have developed a sense of when and how to use them with different fiber preparations. Its all part of becoming an accomplished spinner, and making the yarn you want.

Find Drafting: The Long and Short of It and www.interweavestore.com

mohair/angelina 2 ply

juliam — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:31:25 GMT

kid mohair w/ angelina that spun up into a really soft 2 ply. sport weight

1 ply silk, 1 ply Cotswold lambswool

juliam — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:18:23 GMT

This yarn was spun up with leftovers, but Ilove the way it turned out.

BL and silk, 2 ply

juliam — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:11:37 GMT

This yarn turned out super soft, and I think looks like spun gold. I plan to knit this into a ribbed vest, but I haven't decided on the pattern yet.