This has been a rough weekend … I have been battling technology ALL weekend!!! I hope you don’t mind my ramblings about it at the beginning of the show … if you want to skip the intro, please head straight to 4:30 for spinning chatter. Thank you so much for watching!
For show notes, see below. If I haven’t linked to something, please leave a comment and I will share the links. Also, if you have any questions about spinning techniques, how I do certain things or anything else, PLEASE PLEASE ask in the comments! I would love to address some of your questions about spinning in future episodes.
Handspun Knitting //
- Vanilla Fish Lips Kiss Heel socks in my Sweet Georgia Yarns’ Superwash BFL in Hummingbird are finished and ravelled here
- Shaelyn Shawl by Leila Raabe in my Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Mixed BFL in Frolic is finished and ravelled here
- my very first handspun knitted project EVER!
Reading //
- Nothing is on my bookshelf this month!
Prepping to spin //
- Clun Forest washed fleece from local sheep raiser is an ongoing project
- Chrissy of the Snappy Stitches Videocast
On the Wheel //
- Just the above Clun Forest!
- Sweet Georgia Yarns Superwash Merino + Nylon in Strawberry Season – July 2014 fibre club {Spoiler Alert :: I finished this project this weekend and have posted finished photos. There will be a blog post later in the week!}
Finished //
- Two if By Hand Mixed BFL in Football & Tulips, traditional 2-ply, ravelled here
- Humming Bee Farm Local Wool, traditional 2-ply, ravelled here
- Spunky Eclectic Mixed Merino in Black Pearl, traditional 2-ply, ravelled here
Stash Enhancement & Fibre Festivals
- FibresWest 2015
- West Coast Colour & Carding Polwarth & Silk
- Blackcomb Fibre Farms BFL lamb
- Humming Bee Farm Corriedale
Happy Spinning & See you in April :)
Once again, a very interesting podcast. I too have bought Jacey Boggs Faulkner”s Craftsy Class, and I agree that it is brilliant. Interestingly, I have tried spinning across the top without drafting to preserve the colours, and I struggled just as you have. I guess I need a lot more practice!
Thanks for persevering, Rachel! Your socks are amazing. I have always wanted to knit a Shaelyn shawl, too, and yours is really inspiring. The color is perfect. The parts of your show in general that I appreciate the most are when you discuss fiber prep for spinning. That doesn’t get discussed a lot outside of classes and I am finding that there are so many things I still have to try with my spinning. I watched all the Craftsy wheel spinning classes this winter, but even there they don’t discuss ways to strip down fiber in as much depth as you have. I hope your transition back to work is smooth and I look forward to the next videocast, whenever it appears. Cheers!
Thank you so much Carol — and thank you for writing such a nice comment and taking the time to write! I totally agree with you about the five prep stuff — it was a huge barrier to me when I started spinning. I hope over time I will be able to continue to explain what I do and techniques out there as there are so many!! Thanks again for watching :)