Thank you! I’m a newbie spinner and my comfort zone seems to be really thin yarn. I mean lace weight going to cobweb. Probably because I’m a lace knitter. I started out with a supported spindle several months ago and just bought myself a small e-spinner (nerve damage in the leg, treadling would get very painful very fast). It might take patience to spin thin yarn… but the result you end up can be so rewarding! There is nothing like knitting a beautiful lace pattern with yarn you’ve spun yourself! With a little bit of careful shopping around suddenly you have access to fibres and blends you could only dream of as commercial yarns! I couldn’t afford alpaca blends for my lace projects. Or alpaca/silk blends. Now I can! I’ll gladly invest the hours it takes to spin up enough for a project. I’ve also noticed that the quality of the fibre feels a lot better than anything I can buy. The mohair I’m spinning now geels a lot softer and I tested the tensile strength, which is quite a bit stronger than a skein of frankly expensive commercial mohair lace weight yarn I bought a year ago and still have in my stash. Happy days!
Thank you for the presentation! I am on the way of getting my first wheel and have to make the decision "Ashford traditional, double drive or Lendrum" for Flax spinning what you think?. Thank you and hope to hear from you.
Thank you, this has been really helpful. I love to spin very fine yarn and your hints and tips will help me greatly. Do you have any tips on how to get the yarn really smooth? I've been finding it difficult to get my fibres to not stick out
It would depend on the fiber but I might guide my fingers over the spun yarn even longer.m until those strays smooth. Unfortunately this can cause the yarn to overspin though so I could only do this if I plan to go back and ply.
Thank you!
I’m a newbie spinner and my comfort zone seems to be really thin yarn. I mean lace weight going to cobweb. Probably because I’m a lace knitter. I started out with a supported spindle several months ago and just bought myself a small e-spinner (nerve damage in the leg, treadling would get very painful very fast).
It might take patience to spin thin yarn… but the result you end up can be so rewarding! There is nothing like knitting a beautiful lace pattern with yarn you’ve spun yourself! With a little bit of careful shopping around suddenly you have access to fibres and blends you could only dream of as commercial yarns! I couldn’t afford alpaca blends for my lace projects. Or alpaca/silk blends. Now I can! I’ll gladly invest the hours it takes to spin up enough for a project. I’ve also noticed that the quality of the fibre feels a lot better than anything I can buy. The mohair I’m spinning now geels a lot softer and I tested the tensile strength, which is quite a bit stronger than a skein of frankly expensive commercial mohair lace weight yarn I bought a year ago and still have in my stash. Happy days!
This is a good video. I wish I had seen it when I was a beginner spinner.
Thanks. I’ve just bought a wheel and was finding it frustrating but watching your video has made me think I know what my problem is. 😊
Great. Glad to hear they helped.
Thank you so much for putting these videos out! I'm hoping to start within the next 5 years if I get my own sheep 😁
Thank you for this I like to pre draft most of my fibers to get thin yarn for think and thin I will just spin from the top x
Good video. Thank you.
Helpful! Thanks
Thank you for the presentation! I am on the way of getting my first wheel and have to make the decision "Ashford traditional, double drive or Lendrum" for Flax spinning what you think?. Thank you and hope to hear from you.
Lendrum!!!!
Thank you, this has been really helpful. I love to spin very fine yarn and your hints and tips will help me greatly. Do you have any tips on how to get the yarn really smooth? I've been finding it difficult to get my fibres to not stick out
It would depend on the fiber but I might guide my fingers over the spun yarn even longer.m until those strays smooth. Unfortunately this can cause the yarn to overspin though so I could only do this if I plan to go back and ply.
Its that roving or top? On the video it looks a lot more like combed top than roving.
Love your amazing scarf. Is it made from your own spinning?
Thank you Sheila. It is handmade but not from me.
What style of spinning machine is that you're using?
This is a lendrum wheel. Love it and have a video that reviews it.