Corespinning Yarn: A New Technique - Tutorial - Expertly Dyed
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Learn how to choose the right core yarn for corespinning, how to hold your hands, and learn my own technique for getting the fiber secured to the core yarn without the yarn feeling hard or cord-like. Produce beautiful, artistic, airy corespun yarn every time!
Tools needed:
carded batt (preferable, but you can use hand-teased dyed top)--use a batt which is mostly wool for your first few hanks of corespun yarn
core yarn: acrylic or wool, just no silk or cotton--must be a plied yarn
spinning wheel: for this demonstration, I used a wheel--you can also do this with a spindle
To put into words how to do my corespinning technique:
1. Hold the core yarn taught straight out from the orfice
2. Hold the fiber 90 degrees from the core yarn
3. Start treadling, and as the spin goes into the core yarn, it will grab the wispy ends of the fiber
4. When this happens, pull back on the fiber gently and only slightly, then allow the fiber to wrap onto the core yarn (this will ensure that the fiber has gripped the core yarn and will not move once the fiber is wrapped around the yarn)
5. Keep doing this process for the full length of the yarn
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That hard cord sounds like it wuold be good for tying stakes in the garden!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge :) appreciate it :)
Hi! Great video- I have a question for you. :] I love this technique and find it much easier than drafting as you go with core spinning, but my fibre is slipping and sliding on the core yarn before it gets pulled onto the bobbin. If I give it more spin and more chance to 'attach', the core gets super twisty and I lose control (as well as losing any air in the fibre!).
The core I'm using in a woolly machine cone and I'm fibre is a woolly mix. Any suggestions?
LOVE your videos. :]
Hi, Jennifer. Thanks for making this video, I enjoy watching other people's techniques, it's always a learning curve :) I had no idea one could use acrylic yarn for core spinning, I thought the wool wouldn't adhere to the core, so that's good to know. I do have a question, however: Jacey Boggs recommends over twisting your commercial core in the opposite direction that you're going to spin, so it evens out when you're core spinning in the other direction - do you do that? I'd think that if one core spun a balanced yarn, adding some twist to it, one would end up with an over-twisted yarn...
I've only tried Jacey Bogg's technique, so I'm wondering what you do! Thanks :)
Yes, I've tried doing it the way Jacey does it. I like doing that technique when I want a smoother corespun yarn, but for a fluffy, airy version (like I'm trying to do in this video), overtwisting the core yarn first isn't necessary. I never have issues with the yarn being unbalanced when I'm done washing and setting the yarn.
Mohair works really well for tailspinning locks. I use a similar type of method for attaching the wool locks to the yarn as I do above. I don't overtwist the core yarn before making that kind of yarn either, and the yarn still comes out being balanced. It's good to know about several techniques so you can mix and match as needed!
***** How interesting! I asked because I've so far always come up with overspun yarn that I need to "un-spin" before I wash, and even after that I might end up with it overspun... Now I need to find out what I'm doing wrong! Thanks for replying :)
Leonor Felt Buddies Absolutely! You might also try looking for a loosely plied core yarn so you can skip the overtwisting of the core yarn. I'm curious to see how yours turns out.
***** If I manage to make/find a loosely plied core yarn, I will absolutely do it and show you!
Great! I'd love to see it. :)
Do do anything with the yarn after you spin it?
What would you make with a core spun yarn? Also wondering if you will ply that yarn.
You can make lots of things with a core spun yarn! I've made earrings and necklaces, but you could also make cowls, shawls, stoles, scarves, hats, and mittens. I didn't end up plying this yarn, but you could definitely ply it and get a lovely thick, mega bulky yarn. Three long wraps around your neck and a pretty ribbon or brooch to tie them together, and you have a soft beautiful necklace. :)
(I use a clothespin to hold yarn when I have to stop to use my hands for something else.) ;)
Carol Ochs That's a great idea! My Babe had velcro to hold the fibers/yarn when you needed to walk away, but for a yarn like this, I would be hesitant to use that. Thanks for the tip!
i just need to know what fiber is your core?
Laura Courtemanche For this yarn, I just used a worsted weight acrylic yarn. I prefer to use mohair yarns as core yarns these days, but I didn't have anything else when I was playing around with corespinning.
how do you make it much much thicker?
There are two ways you can make it thicker. You can start with a thicker core yarn, or you can draft the fiber less before it goes onto the core yarn. The more economical way to create a thicker core yarn is to use a thicker core yarn.
Wow, lots of little spelling mistakes (sorry!).
I'm confused..... what exactly is the point? It seems like a waste of perfectly good wool/fiber.
If you have luxury wool, like cashmere, this is a great way to add some bulk to the yarn inexpensively. Also, corespun yarn can really show off the shine of your fiber (even sheep's wool), something you might not be able to see with a traditionally spun yarn. It's also a pretty safe way to get started with fluffy art yarns, since the core yarn will add strength to the finished skein.
It has a lot of great uses in patterns, as an accent, for example. I hope that clears up any confusion! :)
Thanks! That actually makes a lot of sense.
Great, I'm glad I could clarify that for you. :)
ps. that is not a new technique.
For video tutorials on youtube, I haven't seen this specific technique before. I have a few books on spinning core yarn, and none of them talk about this technique either. It seemed new and easy to use to make soft coil yarn, so I decided to share. My technique differs from that in published books where you allow the twist to pull the fiber onto the core yarn, whereas I move my fiber hand towards the core yarn as the twist pulls the fiber towards the core yarn. By assisting the twist in this manner, I can avoid making a stiff, corespun yarn. The result of this is a soft-spun corespun yarn which is stable and flexible.