Dear Spinning Circle,
This fall is moving along as breakneck speeds! We have been at my mom’s place for almost a month now and things are moving along with the house quickly. There hasn’t been a lot of time for making but I’ll share with you what I have been making, as well as, some community particiaption because it’s really fun to share what YOU have been making.
Vlogmas started yesterday and episode 1 has been released! Please turn on Notifications so that you will see them as they come up throughout the month.
A lot has been released already this month, please check the Slack Channel #general for updates & links, as well as Ketchup & Pickles (housekeeping) here.
Remember that the On-boarding call this month will be Saturday, December 27 @ 10am Pacific. Check Patreon the day before for links.
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Live: Tuesday, December 2 @ 11am PST
Direct YouTube Link here
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YouTube Playlists for Episodes 325 – 335 here
YouTube Playlists for Episodes 314 – 324 here
YouTube Playlists for Episodes 303 – 313 here
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Textured Yarn Spinning – Corespun, Supercoils & Boucle
Rebecca is continuing to explore all the textued yarn spinning in The Wool Circle – she covered an amazing Supercoil Beaded yarn this past week, along with an incredible boucle that she washed, prepped & spun from fleece.
There are copious resources in the community of previous teaching content on this yarn. Check it all out below! And, watch the most recent Wool Circle here.
Resources:
- Introduction to Textured Yarns & Corespinning | The Wool Circle, here
- Supercoils | The Wool Circle, here
- Corespinning How-To | The Wool Circle, here
- Corespinning Nuances: Plying & Supercoils | The Wool Circle, here
- Corespun & Coils | 51 Yarns SAL, here
- Corespun & Coils PDF | 51 Yarns SAL, here
- Corespun 2-ply | How I Spin, here
- Supercoils | How I Spin, here
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FIBRE PREPARATION
SweetGeorgia Yarns Corriedale in ‘Patchwork Quilt’, ‘Snow Angel’ & ‘Stormchaser’ – inspired by long-time community member, Glenda, to combine these colourways in a massive combo spin (similar to a previous combo here) {Ravelry Project Page here}
SPINNING
Bramble Ridge Polwarth in ‘Seaside Sheep’ – Majacraft Suzie Pro, 27:1; broke into 3 piles & pre-drafted for air & loft; eventual 3-ply {Ravelry Project Page here}
KNITTING
Regency Wools Ladies & Mans Cardigan – No. 13 – Combo Targhee & Silk spin – 3.75mm (US 5) & 3.00mm (US 2.5) {Ravelry Handspun Page here & Project Page here}
WEAVING
SweetGeorgia Yarns Bitmap Towels: Brassard 8/2 Cotton – summer & winter structure; white, gold, dark purple, mauve pale; 16EPI x various PPI for different weaving motifs {Ravelry Project Page here}
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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!
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Thank you so much for joining me today!
Until then, Happy Making!
