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Category Archives: Spinning
Home made comb
I really like working with blended fibre for spinning, but I don’t have a comb or the budget to buy myself one. So after looking up a little bit over the internet, I decided to make myself one, using long … Continue reading
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Tagged comb, fibre, fibre blending, fibre preparation, roving, spinning
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My new spinning wheel
Although spinning with my Louët wheel was a vast improvement compared with spindle spinning, I wasn’t entirely happy with the fineness of the singles I could spin with it. I’ve been thinking of buying a more sophisticated spinning wheel for … Continue reading
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Tagged Majacraft Rose, Schacht Matchless, spinnig wheel, spinning
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Trying out my Louët spinning wheel
It didn’t take long to start spinning on my new-old Louët spinning wheel, just a few touch-ups and, of course, getting some spinning fibre that I wouldn’t mind practising with. I got some merino combed top at the annual Ravelry … Continue reading
My new-old spinning wheel
My mother is the best, and not just because she’s my mother – she has the best eye for findings such as this one. She was walking in a town not far from home and just saw this old Louët … Continue reading
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Tagged Louët, second hand shop, spinning, spinning wheel
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Maroon hanspun lace yarn
As I mentioned previously, I’ve taken a pretty bad case of spinning fever. After finishing my first handspun, I quickly got some more merino top in different shades which I planned on blending together to create a slightly variegated yarn. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-ply, handspun, laceweight, merino, spindle, spinning, variegated yarn, yarn
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My first handspun
I tried very hard to resist, but I wasn’t strong enough and finally succumbed and took up hand spinning using a drop spindle. I got my spindle, which was made by my dear friend debolsillo, at All You Knit is … Continue reading