Let's talk about fiber arts. I'm primarily a spinning teacher but I also weave, knit, crochet, raise sheep and goats, etc etc. I used to teach knitting but spinning yarn and weaving are my passions. I've created this channel to share a bit of that passion with you all. Please subscribe, comment and ask questions. I want to help you all spin and weave better. I want fiber arts to be accessible for us all so let's work on this together.
Good video and information. One more reason to make a longer leader: if you are making very fine yarn, and you know that you will need to cross lace, the leader should be as long as necessary to be able to start in cross-lace, otherwise, starting the spin is likely going to be difficult and frustrating. My daughter was ready to give up on her second hand, Irish tension Louet S10, because the take up was way too strong, even without the brake band. I set out to prove her wrong and show that cross lacing was the key. I was right, but it needed quite a bit of cross-lacing from the start, so a very long leader was the key to smooth sailing.
Hi Amy, thanks for the video. Its very informative. In the video you mentioned ashford doing a green special a while back. Do you have any idea of how long ago that was? Uve got the chance to buy a 32" which is green. The owner doesnt have a clue on age so was wondering if you might have a better idea. Many thanks for your time and all your videos ❤
Great video ! I am trying to find some good supported spinning resources for my partner, as I'm not very good at explaining myself, and this will be really helpful I think. Also, I love your sweater :D
OMG Thank you, I tried spinning for the first time yesterday and I was getting so frustrated that i couldn't draw it, my staple was longer then the space be-twine my hands, and I wouldn't know that without this video.
Hi! Great video. I love my 25” Flip loom. Most of the time I use it on the stand. I’m 73, but the loom is easy for me to move from room to room in the house, or take it outside to warp a particularly long warp, or just weave in the shade under a tree. I’ve woven things from a belt, to blankets- from a very long full width piece, seamed down the middle. Also dozens of cotton hand towels😉.❤ Keep making videos
Hi Amy, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast, explaining the way to use colours to make a Handspun Cardigan/Sweater. The ones you've already made are amazing and beautiful. 🌟✨️🐑 I'm a fairly New Spinner so this is extremely helpful. Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Love and hugs Jen xxxx❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂
I am a new weaver and am a bit confused about which dent to use. When I do the one inch wrap I get 12. So do I look at using a 6 dent? I don’t have one.would a 7.5 work? Thanks
So glad I found your video. Novice spinner and blow hot and cold but your approach has me very interested to jump back in and have fun. Many thanks Amy!
Ok, but the question I can't find an answer to, anywhere on the internet is...say I want to end up with a 2 ply worsted. How thin do I need to spin the singles?
Get a gauge tool (the little wooden "card" that has different width grooves cut into it). As you're starting to spin your single, pull some back off the bobbin, let it twist on itself and lay it in the worsted groove of the gauge tool. Keep adjusting the thickness of your single and letting it twist back on itself until you reach your desired 2-ply thickness.
Hi, excellent video and yeh, i'll definitely try the crate thing when the time comes. little question, a beginner here. How much should you fill your bobbin with single yarn before stopping, so on the spinning wheel, when two-plying, the bobbin there isn't getting overfilled in the end because its gonna be double the yarn. I partially ask because my bobbins don't have too much of a guard on one side, sadly, so I'm afraid it will potentially start sliding off at one point if it gets overfilled. For context, I'm working with yak wool, and since that's short fibers, I twist the singles quite a bit. probably rather too much als too little, aiming for thin yarn.
