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Bex i am so inspired by you! I'm a beginner (1 year) and spin on a louet travelling wheel. It wants to make chunky yarn but I want to spin Angora blends from my bunnies. If I can learn to spin this I can do anything! I really enjoy your calm instruction, you teach well.
As always, so thorough and helpful! My dream onesday would be to complete a knitting project starting with the fleece all the way to finished object. But right now I'm very much a beginner drop-spindler. Learning so much from your videos, and enjoying them too, thank you! Are you able to tell me where I would need to look to purchase a shetland fleece like yours?
Nice info I’m a beginning spinning this month. I’ve been a Weaver crochet knitter bobbin lace maker for over forty years. Always bought textile. Excited to do it myself. I know what the material should look and feel like but it’s different to make it.
Great video. I've been debating getting a small drum carder for processing fiber as I'm currently just doing it with hand carders and it's pretty physically demanding. All the videos I've watched so far seem to be made by the manufacturers of the carders, or else talk you through it as if you already know what to do. I, for one, really appreciate the time and effort you put in for this. Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much Natalie - I'm glad you found it useful! My reason for buying one was that I think I'm a bit rubbish with hand carders - I always get staples looped back on themselves no matter how careful I am about making sure I completely separate the fibres after each pass... and I'm also really quite impatient!
Thank you, I found this very useful... I may have the opportunity, later in the year, of obtaining some Jacob fleece... so I need all the info I can get.. I’ve just found your vlog and am really happy watching you.
This is a really cool series. I'm going through it from the beginning. I found you in the recommended column at right after watching some other spinning videos. I'm *just* starting to get into this world, after getting into knitting and crochet in a big way this year, starting back in February.
Learned something new: when sending through a subsequent time, break off staple-length sections and put them through. I bet I'll like my results much more... Thanks.
Yep, the first time I put anything through the drum carder for a second pass I think I tried to put about half a batt through in one go and quickly got stuck! Staple-length sections are much easier!
May I ask, what model classic carder are you using? Is it the normal sized one? And does it have the elongated intake? I'm very interested in buying one myself, but there are a lot of options. And thank you for your lovely videos!
Hi, thanks for your comment - glad you enjoy the videos! (Searches for the Classic Carder order email from 2014...!) It's the Ash version with 72tpi long pin cloth. It doesn't have the high sides or longer table.
I've just used my drum carder, after cleaning and oiling, after several years sitting in it's box due to unforseen events in my life. What am I doing wrong when the licker in pulls at the fibres on the bottom of the thin layer and then pulls it all through in one lump? I make sure not to put in too much yarn i.e, I can 'read a newspaper through it' and I don't pull on the fibre.
Hmm… It’s very tricky to diagnose drum carder issues without a visual reference but assuming that the fibre is an appropriate length to be drum carder, the first thing I’d check is that the position of the licker-in and main drum are adjusted correctly. The distance between them varies from one manufacturer to another so I’d check with them to see what their specifications are.
A nepp is a little ball of tangled fibres. I can’t remember all the specific details of this video but I try to remove nepps as soon as I see them when processing fibre as they’re only going to get worse.
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Thanks for a great intro to Shetland wool!
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Thank you for the great content. I am just working on my first fleece to knit project and your podcast was perfect information to help me on the way.
Bex i am so inspired by you! I'm a beginner (1 year) and spin on a louet travelling wheel. It wants to make chunky yarn but I want to spin Angora blends from my bunnies. If I can learn to spin this I can do anything! I really enjoy your calm instruction, you teach well.
This is amazing! Thank you kindly for sharing!
As always, so thorough and helpful! My dream onesday would be to complete a knitting project starting with the fleece all the way to finished object. But right now I'm very much a beginner drop-spindler. Learning so much from your videos, and enjoying them too, thank you!
Are you able to tell me where I would need to look to purchase a shetland fleece like yours?
Just tried woollen spinning for the first time today and loving the result, thank you 😊
Nice info I’m a beginning spinning this month. I’ve been a Weaver crochet knitter bobbin lace maker for over forty years. Always bought textile. Excited to do it myself. I know what the material should look and feel like but it’s different to make it.
Definitely useful ....It was great to follow your process ..Thanks for that
You're very welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Great video. I've been debating getting a small drum carder for processing fiber as I'm currently just doing it with hand carders and it's pretty physically demanding. All the videos I've watched so far seem to be made by the manufacturers of the carders, or else talk you through it as if you already know what to do. I, for one, really appreciate the time and effort you put in for this. Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much Natalie - I'm glad you found it useful! My reason for buying one was that I think I'm a bit rubbish with hand carders - I always get staples looped back on themselves no matter how careful I am about making sure I completely separate the fibres after each pass... and I'm also really quite impatient!
Neat to see long draw on the ms, always wondered how/if people did that!
Yep, it's definitely possible - I've done quite a bit of long draw on it and there will be more coming up in week 5 of the spinalong.
Thank you, I found this very useful... I may have the opportunity, later in the year, of obtaining some Jacob fleece... so I need all the info I can get.. I’ve just found your vlog and am really happy watching you.
This is a really cool series. I'm going through it from the beginning. I found you in the recommended column at right after watching some other spinning videos. I'm *just* starting to get into this world, after getting into knitting and crochet in a big way this year, starting back in February.
Learned something new: when sending through a subsequent time, break off staple-length sections and put them through. I bet I'll like my results much more... Thanks.
Yep, the first time I put anything through the drum carder for a second pass I think I tried to put about half a batt through in one go and quickly got stuck! Staple-length sections are much easier!
Always learn things from your casts, thank you.
Thank you Jenny - I'm glad you find them useful.
Enjoy how you check your samples. Love the colors of the wool you are spinning
Thanks - I'm a big fan of natural sheepy colours!
Where did you find your porcupine quill??? 🙏
Thank you.
It came from Classic Carders as it’s what they recommend to clean their drums. Otherwise I guess you’d have to make friends with a zookeeper! 😉
Do you have a video that explains it in more detail about on spin different types of yarn
Hi, yes, several of my other videos explain it. The True Woollen and True Worsted episodes of 51 Yarns (weeks 5 and 21) spring to mind.
May I ask, what model classic carder are you using? Is it the normal sized one? And does it have the elongated intake? I'm very interested in buying one myself, but there are a lot of options. And thank you for your lovely videos!
Hi, thanks for your comment - glad you enjoy the videos! (Searches for the Classic Carder order email from 2014...!) It's the Ash version with 72tpi long pin cloth. It doesn't have the high sides or longer table.
@@TinyFibreStudio thank you!
I've just used my drum carder, after cleaning and oiling, after several years sitting in it's box due to unforseen events in my life. What am I doing wrong when the licker in pulls at the fibres on the bottom of the thin layer and then pulls it all through in one lump? I make sure not to put in too much yarn i.e, I can 'read a newspaper through it' and I don't pull on the fibre.
Hmm… It’s very tricky to diagnose drum carder issues without a visual reference but assuming that the fibre is an appropriate length to be drum carder, the first thing I’d check is that the position of the licker-in and main drum are adjusted correctly. The distance between them varies from one manufacturer to another so I’d check with them to see what their specifications are.
what is a nep??
A nepp is a little ball of tangled fibres. I can’t remember all the specific details of this video but I try to remove nepps as soon as I see them when processing fibre as they’re only going to get worse.
Thanks
@@TinyFibreStudio oh can you also reply to my comment on " Spinning at a retreat or event" please.