Spin-Off

Danish Tie Shawl - handnspun silk and commercial silk

Denise Jackson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:45:59 GMT

I started with wanting to use up some commercial silk. I finished with some of my handspun 2-ply silk. I bought the roving from The Yarn and Fiber Shop in Bozeman, MT.

The pattern is fairly easy - every other row increase 6 stitches. I marked the one side and the increase spaces.

The colors do blend nicely enough. I could have spun mine a bit thicker, but such is life. Now to get it away from my 4 year old. She won’t wear anything I make her, but snags everything I make for myself.

Speaking of snags, I know silk will snag easily. If it becomes a bother, I’ll frog it and recycle it into something else.

THE Fiber Festival of New England UPDATE

beadsheep — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:06:44 GMT

Check out the vendor listing for THE Fiber Festival of New England November 6 and 7, 2010!

http://www.thebige.com/ese/ESEEvents/FiberFestivalVendorList.asp

1976 Amy Dyeing

Amy Clarke Moore — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:44:03 GMT

My first natural dyeing experiments--dyeing with berries in Ann Arbor, Michigan in September of 1976 (I was 7).

Spun, Knit Hoodie

walkaways.susan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:07:33 GMT

3 lbs BFL, worsted loft drop spindled, 3 ply, US 9 needles, pattern from Interweave Knits Fall 2008; Spun and knit Jan-June 2010

Damselfly Ashford spinning wheel

peahen — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:45:43 GMT

I thoroughly enjoyed drawing and painting these damselflies and I'm very proud of the finished result. It's a double-drive Trad (switchable between single and double) and so it's versatile as well as unique. more info at http://handspinner.co.uk/tiffany_painted_spinning_wheels.html

Plying - Spinning for Knitters 3 From Let's Knit2gether lk2g-075

CATletsknit2gether — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:59:56 GMT

Check out http://letsknit2gether.com/2010/06/11/lk2g-075-plying-spinning-for-knitters-part-3/ for complete show notes with links!

In this latest episode of our web video series, we walk you through 3 techniques for plying. We also cover tools for plying and how to make your own if you tools.

You'll see the following plying techniques:

* Standard 2 ply
* Andean plying
* Navajo Plying

What's on the set:

* CAT's new Hansen Mini Spinner
* Ashford Lazy Kate
* Golding Spindle
* Handy Andy Andean Plying tool
* Cascade Fixation Yarn

What am I wearing:

* Garter lace shawl with Horseshoe lace border (my design) made with LionBrand

Homespun in Tudor completed 2003

When you support our sponsor, you support the show:

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At checkout, be sure to leave a message telling them that you’re a fan of Let’s Knit2gether and thank them for their support.

Head detail for EWEnique

Franny Junge — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:01:03 GMT

"EWEnique" - A Sheepish Spinning Wheel

Franny Junge — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:04:57 GMT

Front view of EWEnique.

"EWEnique" - A Sheepish Spinning Wheel

Franny Junge — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:55:47 GMT

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"EWEnique" is a double treadle spinning wheel built in 2009. She is made mostly of maple and birch plywood and covered in part with tanned, sheered fleece. Her tail wags happily when she is spinning fiber. The fiber goes into one ear and comes out as yarn on a bobbin. The flyer ratio is fixed at 7:1. A small window in her rump permits the curious to view her internal system of pulleys, levers, cams, flywheels and bearings. She is owned by Franny Junge (Anchorage, Alaska) and was designed and constructed by David Junge. Franny's daughter, Amy Olmstead, did the painting.

Kalahari Sunset - the making of....

StrandedYarns — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:52:44 GMT

I have recently enjoyed a project, just for the sake of it... Dyeing the wool and warp based on the inspiration picture, then weaving into the textile piece the essence of Africa.

DVD Preview: The Gentle Art of Plying

stefanie berganini — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:52:19 GMT

Plying is not an afterthought. It's your gateway into the vast world of yarn design. Informed and skillful plying can make all the difference between just another yarn and just the yarn you want. In this engaging video, master spinner Judith MacKenzie presents not just the basics — how to hold your hands, where to put your kate — but an extensive adventure into the endless possibilities.

You'll learn:
- How to make your equipment work for you, from yarn storage devices to pulley choices to optimum tensioning
- Different classes of yarn structure and how they affect the textiles you make from them
- How to best organize your hands (the best tools of all!)
- How to avoid errors — and how to correct them when you need to
- How plying errors evolve into fascinating art yarns
- How to use your wheel to customize and enhance commercial yarns
- And several dozen additional intriguing side trips that will spur your creativity and make you a better spinner.
- And you'll have fun learning!

The Wild Rose Traveller spinning wheel

peahen — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:04:49 GMT

I was inspired by our native wild rose, or 'dogrose', and by Tiffany's Dogwood Tiffany lamp. The wild rose is a beautiful flower that appears on our hedges in the summer. I always thought that the American 'dogwood' and our dogrose were one and the same. On Tiffany's Dogwood lamp, the flowers look remarkably like our wild rose. But apparently they're unrelated. My spinning wheel design is based on this lamp, but I've adapted the design slightly so that it more closely resembles our wild rose. More about the Wild Rose Traveller spinning wheel

Mughetti Back

lacefreak — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:48:50 GMT

Back of Shawl

Mughetti dry

lacefreak — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:47:41 GMT

Dry Shawl

Hand spun shawl

JudyT — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:10:24 GMT

This is my Icelandic Shawl from KD's free pattern download. I first saw this shawl several years ago and wanted to be able to spin well enough to be able to make this shawl. The colours are all natural colours from Merino fleece from Dell Mitchell's flock from Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia. They were spun using an Ashford Traditional wheel. I did have to pre-wash the various fleeces prior to sorting the colours in order to get the variation I required.

I am very happy with the final result.

Dyeing Days

StrandedYarns — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:36:34 GMT

During a recent dyeing session at our local group, I dyed the above - a selection of Merino and Blue-Faced Leicester, kettle-dyed with Kemtex acid dyes.

Leicester Longwool fleece

reuils — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:45:14 GMT

element

lacefreak — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:20:34 GMT

Mughetti full blocking

lacefreak — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:54:49 GMT

2 ply hand spun lace weight yarn. Wenselydale from "A Verb For Keeping Warm" in "Vermillion" colorway. US 3 needle, 152 row pattern, 50 inches across

100% Cheviot spun from sliver

katemcd — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:35:28 GMT

Border Leicester/ hand dyed - spun from rolags

katemcd — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:32:34 GMT

Border Leicester/ hand dyed - spun from rolags

katemcd — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:31:04 GMT

Border Leicester/ hand dyed - spun from rolags

katemcd — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:24:58 GMT

Border Leicester/ hand dyed - spun from rolags

katemcd — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:22:13 GMT

Fair Isle Tam and Mitts

Lifewithsheep — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:49:44 GMT

Wool from my Corriedale sheep that I handspun, dyed and knit.