Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Tag: singles yarn

  • WnS Ep. 245: Spinning Singles (cont’d) & Supercoils

    WnS Ep. 245: Spinning Singles (cont’d) & Supercoils | In today’s show, we discussed finishing singles yarns, what they look like when I take them off the skeinwinder, supercoils and weaving projects (namely Ms and Os). Community participation with lots of spindles finished us off! #woolnspinning

  • WnS Ep. 243: All the Singles!

    WnS Ep. 243: All the Singles! | Today’s show is all about spinning for and planning to use singles yarns. This is for a long-term project that I’ve been planning, which we will also discuss! Enjoy! #woolnspinning #useyourhandspun

  • Monday Madness: Singles Yarn

    My thought is that throughout the year, I will publish these posts that focus on a single topic with all the links, in place. These posts will be linked in the Index (linked above) and then if you are interested in a certain topic — all the links will be in one place! Handspinning wool…

  • CraftyJAKS: May 2019 // Charollais

    May has been a busy month so I decided to break down the gradient batt that Katrina prepared this month and spin the Charollais fibre end-to-end, with a little pre-drafting for smooth spinning, while working my way across the batt systematically. I have never had the pleasure of spinning Charollais before, although I have spun…

  • warping a rigid heddle on a board.

    Although I sold my 32″ Rigid Heddle to a dear friend, I decided to warp up my small Knitter’s Sample-It loom (11″ weaving width) with the yarn I’d spun for the Crafty Jak’s Fibre Club installment in March. I’d mentioned this project on the podcast recently and I finally had a chance to warp up…

  • Episode 109: Radiate, Singles Yarn in Weaving & Colour Mixing

    Welcome to the show! Happy New Year! For many, we are well into the swing of January and the new season but I hope your holiday break was lovely, restful and full of making. Do you have any plans or goals for the new year? Anything you’d like to accomplish? I know there are a…

  • Episode 77: Indecision & Lotsa Yarn

    Thank you for tuning in this week! We are experiencing terrible air quality due to the wild fires in the Interior of BC – I hope those experiencing the fires first hand are getting the support and help that they need. Thank you to those who support the show through Patreon – you are the…