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I'm a real beginner and articles I've read about how to set yarns etc are completey mind boggling but your vid is so informative and useful, its all become clear...now just need to do it!! Huge thank you

Your first yarn looks much nicer than mine! Haha. It’s so super cute! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, this helped me a lot!!

Superb instruction, thank you

Awesome tutorial 👌

I just spun my first (very small) skein! Thank you so much for this video!!!

This is a great video for beginners! I started spinning just 8-9 months ago. Everything you said is what I wish I knew starting out and had to glean from different videos… only bundled in one and very clearly explained and shown. These past few months have been a wonderful adventure and the birth of a new passion. After a long day of work all I want is to return to my spinning wheel (an e-spinner actually; due to health issues I can’t treadle) and over the days, to see my bobbins fill up so I have enough yarn for a project. Do you have a video on how you plan your spin-to-knit projects? What works for me is to have a bit of an idea of what I want. Usually it’s 2 or 3 projects on my want-to-make or need-to-make lists. I’ll roughly know how much fibre I’ll need for those projects and if I don’t, I calculate based on grist and WPI. Being a lace knitter with a lace weight default spin means I usually don’t need more than 1 or 2 braids’ worth of fibre. I’ll spin up a bobbin, ply it, check my grist and WPI along the way and calculate my yardage once I finished my yarn. That’s when I make my final decision on my knitting project. Depending on how I feel, I either spin up what I need for my project, of I’ll spin-as-I knit. I keep a small sample and a gauge swatch in order to be able to stay consistent throughout my project. Spinning your own yarn and knitting something out of it is the best feeling ever. It gets even better when you process your own fibre. “What a lovely shawl! Where did you buy if?” “I didn’t buy it, I made it myself.” “Oh, where did you buy that gorgeous yarn then?” “I didn’t buy it. I made it myself.” “There are shops where you can buy the wool to spin from? “There are. But I didn’t buy prepared fibre from a shop. I processed it myself. This comes from a sheep/goat/alpaca named (insert name) and I collected it after shearing. Then I got to play… and this is the end result.” Even after the first “I didn’t buy it, I made it myself”, it’s fun. But adding “I made/did it myself” steps just makes it better and better. And when you gift something like that with the story attached, the gift is all the more appreciated. You don’t just gift a sweater, shawl, hat or gloves. You gift a story, time and love. At least, that’s what it is for me.

Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge and experience with shetland sheep. I live in Hawaii and am hoping to buy some one day because they are so small and may be low impact on our ecosystem. Thank you for all the things to look forward to 🙏🏽💗🐑

Thanks for another great video! I'm trying to find which breed I want and love the idea of something smaller and easier to handle physically. Thanks for the great info!

Thank you so much for your video! I've been learning how to spin but I couldn't find a video on how to prep the yarn for use. This was extremely helpful. You're a great teacher!

Thank you. Just found your channel new subscriber now 😍. Have a great day!

thank you for this video!! i just filled up my bobbin and was like wait what do i do now?? you have answered all my questions!

I see you haven’t put anything up recently so I do hope all is well with you and yours. I have recently become the owner of a Lendrum castle wheel and wondered if you can make any suggestions for easier spinning. The big drive wheel is wobbling slightly, not running true and catches on the right hand bar that joins to the foot peddles. The pressure I use on the foot peddles to get the wheel to spin also seems very hard. I am noticeably pushing my feet down. Is this a feature of this wheel? Thankyou in advance.

Ty so much!

Fabulous information! Very new to hand spinning (using a spindle); this information was key for seeing how I can use tools I already have (Amish swift) to finish my yarn 😉!

Thank you so much for all information.😁

My favorite type of swift- only $23 on Amazon too! I just find them less cumbersome than wood ones.

Excellent video, all the info I was looking for.

harika fikirler

Extremely helpful, thank you! I find it funny with the arguments after the wash- I took a beginner's spinning class and the instructor didn't tell us about thwapping (that I recall) and DID use a weight 😂 also no rotation of yarn during the drying process. I can just imagine the arguments about which technique to use have caused!

I just discovered you, & I really like your teaching style and all your great tips. I hope that you will continue to do videos for a long time.

A deskchair like the one you're sitting on works perfectly to wind up the yarn since it turns aroud.

All of the above, please :-))

Great video

Ty. Such a big help!!

This is SOOO helpful! Thank you! I was so confused on the steps after drop spinning! <3

I have learned a lot. Your videos are wonderful. It seems you have not made any in the last two years. I hope all is well and I would love to hear from you now even to just let us know how you are.

I started out with a supported spindle, a glass ashtray for a spinning bowl, and some fibre (combed top). The spun fibre got rolled onto empty toilet paper rolls (the cardboard middles). Worked fine. Then I got a few Turkish spindles but mostly used them to wrap the yarn I’d spun on my supported spindle onto in order to create centre pull balls for plying. A few months later I got myself the EEW Nano2 because I absolutely love to spin lace weight yarn and have back issues. Since I bought my first alpaca fleece I’ve added combs to my ‘toys’ and my birthday yielded me a niddy noddy and a ball winder. I don’t really feel the ‘need’ for more equipment but if someone asks me what I’d like for a present I would probably ask for more bobbins, hand cards or a blending board. But fibre is and will always be at the top of my list. 😊

I love that your sheep like you. There is no hiding kindness towards animals. ❤

Great tutorial

Great information thank you…!

what an informative video, you answered all my questions ! thank you for taking the time to record this

There are variations in store-bought machine made yarn also. What's great about handmade yarn is you can get exactly what you want

I noticed that in this video you say that drafting from hand carders results in a woolen, less consistent yarn, but the tutorial I watched appeared to result in all of the fibers going in just one direction because the person was drafting from one side to the other directly off the carder. What method do you use? I'm new to spinning on a wheel (just got my first one and it's so fun! 😄), so what I described is the only method I'm familiar with so far.

Thank you. This was super helpful. I didn't know how to tie my skein before twisting it. Hope you are still podcasting!

❤❤This is so helpfull i just got a LOT, of alpaca wool, and have no idea whats its like to spinn,, havent even seen the color yet😊,, do you comb it or do you kart the wool, and can i spinn it without washing it first, like i do with sheep, s wool.. Thanks so much, love your videos, ps, im from Denmark 😊❤ ben spinning for about 2 years, and just started weaving as well

You’re an excellent teacher! I hope you start making videos again!

Super interesting explanations! Thank you!😊

I’m a very new spinner, and your video has really helped me understand the process better! Great presentation!

I noticed you didn't rinse the soap out of the yarn. Why is that. Shouldn't that be removed?

Enjoyed this! I’ve been given some Alpaca fibre and as a newish spinner I needed some tips. I think you covered all I needed to know. Thanks!

Thank you for making these videos! I appreciate how you “get to the point” and teach so clearly! Your editing skills are great! THANKYOU!

Nostepinne video??

You're awesome! Beginner spinner here and your lessons are Excellent! Thank you!!

How do you know if a soap has enzymes? I've tried 10 different searches on google and nothing will tell me, is there a tell to look for?

I have never heard of felted soap! Wow! 🎉

You're such a lovely person!. You have filled in so many gaps left unsaid from the many videos I have watched. Thank you so much! ❤😊 ~Gina

So much useful information for a beginner. Your explanations are very easy to understand. Thank you.

This video is just what I needed. Just spun my first yarn. Made it into a 2-ply. Now I want to knit it. So....into the water. Thank you for breaking down the steps.

Very informative video, thank you!!

I was told by a friend who helped me with spinning, she said if you want store bought like yarn go buy store bought yarn , because handspring yarn isn't like store bought, yours is unique.