Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Dear Spinning Circle,

Welcome to another stream!

Live Stream: Tuesday, July 2 @ 10am Pacific / 12noon Central / 1pm Eastern / 6pm BST

Direct YouTube Link here

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Link to SPAKALs 2024 Information here

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Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs Book Study 2024/2025

  • 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 June 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 

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In the show today …

Fibre Preparation & Spinning

Rideau-Arcott/Charolais Cross – re-washed & started picking to lock pop

CraftyJaks Targhee & Smith+Ewe Organic Polwarth+Silk & Sari Silk – 2/3 to 1/3 targhee to Polwarth

  • Included 2% sari silk for texture and interest
  • Carded 3-4 times for blending – need to re-blend the nests one more time of recent blend
RIPing

Moon Tee Set by Ozetta (Hailey Smedley) – Kainuu Harmaas ~ 1100 yards, 3.00mm / US 2.5 {Ravelry Project Page here}

Home Camisole by Caidree – Disdero Ranch Mohair Fingering (natural) & Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk (Ecru), 3.75mm // US 5 {Ravelry Project Page here}

K-Nitting

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

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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