Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Dear Spinning Circle,

Welcome to another stream!

Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs Book Study

  • Welcoming 2024 Post here
  • Welcoming 2024 for The Wool Circle & Spinning Staples here
  • Year of Yarn 2024 Syllabus: Part I (Back to Basics) here
  • Year of Yarn 2024 Syllabus: Part II (Stunning Singles) here

Quick Access to Events & Information in the community:

  • Ketchup & Pickles for May 2024 here
  • Queries & Explorations is a chance to come together to discuss projects, ideas & trouble-shooting in our making. For more information, check out the Queries tier on Patreon here.
  • Recent Tutorial on how to use Ravelry & Slack 

In the show today …

Spinning

Longway Homestead Corriedale {Ravelry Project Page here} – Majacraft Rose 27:1, full of neps & accepting the fibre as is, spinning long draw, lots of patience

Dyeing

SweetGeorgia Yarns Spinning Sheep Breeds Kit here – Primitive & Double-Coats, Downs, Fine-to-Medium, Longwools {Ravelry Project Page here} – creating a simple RYB colour wheel as a place to start with creating my own colour system (slowly)

K-Nitting

Jethro by Tanis Lavallee {Ravelry Project Page here} – SweetGeorgia Yarns Sheep Breeds Kit including all different wools spun and plied for SOS Workshop here & learning to crochet here, 3.5mm / E hook

Above, Rachel’s Natural Shades Jethro; below: Norah’s Jethro in Cascade 220, Berroco Vintage and other stashed yarns. Crochet hook: 4.00mm for Norah’s.
Finished Objects

Junction by Andrea Mowry {Ravelry Project Page here} – Biches & Buches Le Petit Lambswool in Dark Blue Black (3 skeins) & Smith +Ewe O. Polwarth (518 yards / 114 grams); 3.25, 3.5, 3.75mm neeedles / US 3, 4, 5

Community Participation

As always, thank you to those who share in the community, uploading photos and thoughts about what you are working on! I appreciate it – it’s my pleasure to be able to share!

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Until then, Happy Making!

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