Thank you for another great video! I love the fact that you make this so accessible to people who don't have a lot of processing equipment. I usually work with medium fibers, and this makes me really want to give longwools a solid try.
I have heard so many rave reviews of Gotland I really need to try it! Thank you for this info. I will get a dog comb! I don't have fiber combs so that will work great. I spun a white Romney that I added silk to today and will need to prepare more. It was an exceptionally soft Romney and really lovely. Love seeing your pup.
Hi Becca, I hope you, Andrew and Millie are all OK xx x❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast. Your timing of this video podcast is perfect 👌 I love the look of all your floofy Gotland.🐑🐑🐑 Your Handspun Yarn and your Knitted Swatch look amazing and beautiful. 🎉🎉🎉 I have 200gms of BFL, I wasn't sure how I was going to use them as they're in their natural colour. But I think I might spin them as they are. I also have 500gms of a skirted but unwashed fleece, its a rare sheep breed ( can't quite remember the name of). It does look a nice one though. Art Yarn is called Art Yarn. I love making Art Batts on my Blending Board, they do spin differently from a yarn that you'd want to use for eg, in a pair of socks 🧦. I have a few Art Yarns in my stash that I have enjoyed Spinning, not sure yet what I'm going to do with them. But they're a fun spin. I love tagging along on your walks, your scenery is breathtaking. I think Wales has some of the most beautiful places in the UK. Hope you have a Wonderful Weekend and Week 🌞🔆✨️🌟 Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love to you and Andrew and Big Hugs and Cuddles for Millie ..Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕🫂🫂
I love Wensleydale Locks! I just want to handle their softness and they are so lovely to spin. So silky. I have some somewhere amongst my hoards of fibre. It will probably turn up while I am looking for something else! I use a dog comb a lot on locks. I'm not keen on flick carders, all that stabbing the locks make my hands ache. I only use hand cards when I need rolags for long draw, but that is not a good way to prepare long wool for spinning anyway, as you said. It just shows that we don't need all these expensive gadgets to prepare our fleece. Thanks for pointing that out as some new spinners may feel these things are essential when watching videos. 🙂 I have no garden but you have set me thinking! One of my sons and his wife have bought a house with a huge garden which is a jungle at present, I wonder if they will let me commandeer a part of it for growing plants for dyeing. Hmm..
I have my fingers 🤞 crossed that you can find some growing space. I totally agree about not needing all the things. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😀🐏🧶
Fab video thanks Becca, I'm dipping my toes into longwools with the tour de fleece pack from Crafty Cat Knitty Bits, It contained amongst other things some lovely gotland which I will be looking out for again. How do you feel about Romney? I have a Romney x shetland fleece and am still considering how to prep it so this video is very timely. Best wishes Jenny
Romney is a lovely breed and particularly good for weaving rugs . I have a Romney Shetland cross in my stash which I'm saving for an episode on coloured wools . I think it's a wonderful cross you get the best of both worlds. I hope you have fun spinning it . Oh and Gotland is a bit addictive 😁🐏🧶
Thank you for another great video! I love the fact that you make this so accessible to people who don't have a lot of processing equipment. I usually work with medium fibers, and this makes me really want to give longwools a solid try.
You are so welcome! 🐏🧶 I am sure you will love working with long wool 🐏
I have heard so many rave reviews of Gotland I really need to try it! Thank you for this info. I will get a dog comb! I don't have fiber combs so that will work great. I spun a white Romney that I added silk to today and will need to prepare more. It was an exceptionally soft Romney and really lovely. Love seeing your pup.
Yes Romney is lovely and perfect for blending with silk.
Romney is lovely and perfect for blending with silk. Enjoy. 🧶🐏
Hi Becca, I hope you, Andrew and Millie are all OK xx x❣️❣️❣️
Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast.
Your timing of this video podcast is perfect 👌
I love the look of all your floofy Gotland.🐑🐑🐑
Your Handspun Yarn and your Knitted Swatch look amazing and beautiful. 🎉🎉🎉
I have 200gms of BFL, I wasn't sure how I was going to use them as they're in their natural colour. But I think I might spin them as they are.
I also have 500gms of a skirted but unwashed fleece, its a rare sheep breed ( can't quite remember the name of). It does look a nice one though.
Art Yarn is called Art Yarn.
I love making Art Batts on my Blending Board, they do spin differently from a yarn that you'd want to use for eg, in a pair of socks 🧦.
I have a few Art Yarns in my stash that I have enjoyed Spinning, not sure yet what I'm going to do with them.
But they're a fun spin.
I love tagging along on your walks, your scenery is breathtaking.
I think Wales has some of the most beautiful places in the UK.
Hope you have a Wonderful Weekend and Week 🌞🔆✨️🌟
Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love to you and Andrew and Big Hugs and Cuddles for Millie ..Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕🫂🫂
We are all well . Have fun with the BFL .
I use a dog/cat slikker brush as a flicker, but I like the idea of using a dog comb, thank you for the idea!!!
You are so welcome!
Great video! I don't know much about that area of Wales, but I'm hoping to visit in the next couple of years.
Thank you. I'm sure you would enjoy the country and coast line of West Wales.
Thanks for the info re the locks. I shall try all of that thanks! I’m not into art yarns, but I will follow the spinning suggestions.
You are so welcome!
I love Wensleydale Locks! I just want to handle their softness and they are so lovely to spin. So silky. I have some somewhere amongst my hoards of fibre. It will probably turn up while I am looking for something else! I use a dog comb a lot on locks. I'm not keen on flick carders, all that stabbing the locks make my hands ache. I only use hand cards when I need rolags for long draw, but that is not a good way to prepare long wool for spinning anyway, as you said. It just shows that we don't need all these expensive gadgets to prepare our fleece. Thanks for pointing that out as some new spinners may feel these things are essential when watching videos. 🙂
I have no garden but you have set me thinking! One of my sons and his wife have bought a house with a huge garden which is a jungle at present, I wonder if they will let me commandeer a part of it for growing plants for dyeing. Hmm..
I have my fingers 🤞 crossed that you can find some growing space. I totally agree about not needing all the things. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😀🐏🧶
Fab video thanks Becca, I'm dipping my toes into longwools with the tour de fleece pack from Crafty Cat Knitty Bits, It contained amongst other things some lovely gotland which I will be looking out for again. How do you feel about Romney? I have a Romney x shetland fleece and am still considering how to prep it so this video is very timely. Best wishes Jenny
Romney is a lovely breed and particularly good for weaving rugs . I have a Romney Shetland cross in my stash which I'm saving for an episode on coloured wools . I think it's a wonderful cross you get the best of both worlds. I hope you have fun spinning it . Oh and Gotland is a bit addictive 😁🐏🧶
Thanks for this lovely useful video. I love Bec Briar’s fibres and she’s such a lovely person too. Do you live near Fishguard? That looks so lovely x
Yes Bec's fiber is always a joy to spin . We do indeed live a few miles Fishguard. We love living in Pembrokeshire.
At some stage in the future, could you please demonstrate blending with a hackle and a diz.
Oh for sure. 🐏🧶🌸
I had no idea that Yarrow is good for dying! What color can you get from it? I have quite a bit available.😊
I am working on a video at the moment dying with Yarrow. The colour will depend on the mordants you use but it's a range of greens.
@@bybeccalewis I will look forward to seeing the video. Thank you!
Seeing the seaweed there made me wonder. Have out ever heard of a seaweed that is good for dying?
Yes some seaweeds do produce a dye Dulse is often said to be the best one I had a very pale colour change when I tried it .