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Thank you! Well, as it took me quite a while to spin 6 bobbins, most of the singles were rested for several days, but one bobbin would only have been rested over-night. I didn't measure the plied yarn this time but when I've done this previously, I lost about 11% in length through plying. I wrote quite a detailed post about this when I was testing the Yarn Counter for Maurice here - www.craftmehappy.com/2021/06/using-electric-eel-wheel-yarn-counter.html.

@@KathrynCraftmehappy thank you, I should have looked into your blog myself, it is a treasure-trove after all!

@@lovestoswatch2694 Oh bless you, thank you!

I don’t have any videos like that but I recommend taking a look at @JillianEve’s channel. She has a playlist for absolute beginners and informative videos on regular drop spindles and Turkish spindles - (my favourite is the Turkish spindle but I only turned to drop spindles after spinning solely on wheels and e-spinners for 25 years. Many people find it easier to learn on an e-spinner or treadle wheel, but a drop spindle is obviously the cheapest option.) A lot of new spinners are able to find a cheap spinning wheel on Facebook marketplace but I would always recommend seeing it in person. Sadly there are a lot of scammers claiming to sell spinning wheels that they don’t own… there are also a lot of ‘spinning wheel shaped objects’ that were only ever built to be decorative so you need to exercise caution. Buying a second hand Ashford wheel is a good starter wheel as they’re fairly beginner friendly, more affordable, and the parts are pretty easy to get hold of. As for e-spinners. The Dreaming Robots Electric Eel Wheels are the most affordable spinning wheels, treadle or otherwise. The current Nano 2.0 is the smallest and cheapest wheel around but I would recommend waiting a little while for the future Nano 2.1 as it will have a couple of features which will make it a lot more beginner friendly. The Electric Eel Wheel 6.1 is much bigger than the Nano and is much more versatile. It’s very easy to ‘grow out’ of the Nano but only a tiny number of high-speed long draw spinners grow out of the Electric Eel Wheel 6.1 I love the Electric Eel Wheels, but I am very biased!

Oh I’m sorry. This was chain-plied at the wheel to try to keep the colours as clean and fresh as possible.

Thank you so much!

I’ve actually started using it like this and, as you say, it does give me the best of both worlds. There doesn’t seem to be any issues with the difference in weights.

Thank you! This method will result in a more blended yarn. If you’re looking to get more colour variations but also want to find an easier way to spin from rolags it often helps to draft them out by hand first to open up the fibres. This gives you a kind of pencil roving which is quite a bit easier to spin from.

You’re very welcome!

Thank you!☺️

Yes, the instructions say not to, but as long as you wind on neatly and don’t go past the ends of the bobbins it works well. You can read about the threads I used here - www.craftmehappy.com/2023/10/refilling-kumikreator-bobbins-and.html

Thank you for your feedback. I agree, it is a little confusing that I’m demonstrating a different ratio than the one earlier highlighted. That is a fair criticism. This video was more about demonstrating my blending technique and sharing how to read the graph. I have actually shown my work in a separate blog post and you can read more about the process here - www.craftmehappy.com/2022/01/linear-blending-wool-gradient.html It just wasn’t possible to convey my whole technique in a video and have people still want to watch it till the end 😂 The whole point of my linear blending technique is that it makes the maths a whole lot easier, and you can choose to use any number of blends you like and start at whichever point on the graph you like. I’ve learned that a lot of creative people will switch off when you start talking maths and this is a more visual way of breaking down the maths involved in blending a gradient.

@@KathrynCraftmehappy yes i agree about creative types and maths 🤣 and i understand that this is a more visual way of representing the linear blending concept. Good job there BTW; know your audience and all that 👍

Aren’t they beautiful?! I was so pleased with how this yarn turned out 🥰

Thank you so much!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you so much!

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

Oh wonderful, I’m so glad you’re finding it useful!

You should give it a try! Bamboo is not the easiest to start with though, blue faced Leicester is lovely to work with.

Thank you! 😊

Oh thank you, I’m so glad you found it useful!

Thank you!

Isn’t it?! Black and yellow blending into green always surprises me 😀

Brilliant, I’ll have to give that a try!

Ooh, rainbow embroidery would look cool! It is quite mesmerising isn’t it?!

Thank you so much! Yes, absolutely. This video accompanies my blog series on the various ways of spinning commercially available multicoloured blends to avoid the colours blending together into mud. This was quite an extreme experiment. It would be much easier and quicker to just buy 7 different colours and run strips down the blending board.

Thank you!

Kind of. The colours are made up of thousands of fibres and I have twice as many magenta fibres compared to yellow ones. When I blend them enough, you will stop seeing two separate colours and they will optically blend into one colour.

Thank you!

Oh thank you so much. You’re very kind! God bless

Thank you!

Oh thank you so much, that means a lot to me!

So glad it was helpful!

Oh thank you so much! Ha, I'm told that I have more patience than most spinners. I just enjoy playing with colour and can lose myself in the process. Lots of love to you too, Kathryn xXx

Hi Jen I'm so glad you've found it helpful. Your kind words are very much appreciated, thank you. I hope you have a great week. Kathryn xXx

Oh you're very welcome! It was the only way I could get the colours to stop all merging into one muddy blend.

Sadly not, unless your cord is extremely fine. I found that a full bobbin of regular 1mm Chinese knotting cord would make a bracelet that wrapped twice around my wrist. Embroidery thread made a cord that was quite a bit longer but not close to 30 inches.

Thank you​@@KathrynCraftmehappy

Thank you so much!

Ha, sometimes the fibre is just too pretty to use. I can relate! Take care

Oh thank you so much. You’re very welcome! Practice makes progress! I’ve been spinning so long now, it’s become muscle memory. I like to spin for relaxation so I try to keep my movements slow and smooth.

Gosh, bless your heart. Thank you 😊🥰

Oh bless you, making a chain-plied ball is one of my favourite plying methods.

You are so welcome!

Thank you! That’s my favourite part too 😀

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Ha, thank you! It takes a bit of effort but it’s very satisfying.

Yep, and I’ve just discovered that pink and black make lilac!

Ha, I find playing with colour relaxing. I haven’t got the patience for other spinning related activities like hand carding, or scouring fleece, but I find this meditative and very rewarding.

@@KathrynCraftmehappy I enjoy making rolags as well, but I don’t tear roving into strips.

@@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR honestly, tearing roving into strips wouldn’t be my first choice for a big project either, but I’ve included it because not everyone owns a blending board, and it does result in more distinct colour changes.

Thank you so much! Yes, playing with colour is my therapy. It’s my happy place.