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riverrim
Приєднався 8 лют 2007
riverrim videos
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dressing a distaff with tow flax
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Teasing flax tow and dressing the cage style distaff, preparing to spin linen.
Double Flyer Spinning Hemp while wetting the LIne
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Spinning hemp on a Double Flyer Spinning Wheel while wetting the lines.
Handheld Distaff
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Using a handheld distaff to spin flax to linen, the line is wet with flax slurry from a handmade gourd wicking pot. The handmade gourd water/wicking pot shown in this video may be purchased at my riverrim.etsy store: www.etsy.com/listing/127284206/gourd-waterwicking-pot?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=riverrim&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_ref=auto1&ga_search_type=all
spinning from a distaff to hand spindle
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spinning wool from Bulgarian Distaff to spindle
spinning flax to linen from a distaff to a CPW
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spinning flax from a sitting distaff
spinning on two wheels
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hand spinning on two spinning wheels at once! I did this for my 2011 Tour de Fleece challenge day!
earthsings-flax.flv
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The Earth Sings (Zem spieva, dir. Karol Plicka, 1933) received recognition thanks to its idealization and aestheticization of the director's working goal to record customs and traditions. It excludes all urban practices and, to a large degree, adult male farmers, who did not favor folk costumes in the 20th century. Women farmers, too, wore simpler clothes to work than their Sunday and festive f...
Spinning 2 Linen Threads at once
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spinning flax on a double flyer wheel
They use their tail seems like
love the yellow. I am still working on getting my great wheel Lagertha, to behave herself. Hopefully this winter will be the time to make her behave
Its the Porcupine Tree!
I was driving and noticed one in the very top branch of a small tree next to the road... i was a bit surprised but assumed that is where they sleep? The tree was bare so the porcupine stood out quite prominently lol.
This is the video that got it all started for me many years ago, and now I have 4 great wheels! I shared this video again with someone yesterday as do every time I run into anyone trying to learn the dance. animalcrackers55
i have so much tow to spin i have never used a pot of water before but it makes so much sense! thank you! now to try and get or make a distaff like that hmm
Thank you for not playing some annoying muzak in the background, I know I might be odd but the sound of what’s happening is enough.
Who knew??? Just went outside and there was a porcupine climbing our very tall northern pine tree.
You gotta love it! Posted 11 years ago.. first comment 10 years ago... and no reply. Then someone shares something about the spinner 5 years ago.. which is of no value what so ever, except to zelcat924, who asked 1 year before. And the spinner is actually doing it all wrong ... which doesn't bother anyone because no one seems to know how the wheel works anyway ... It is a rare wheel, but there are many out there.. :-) UA-cam is truly amazing!
MFL92028- The comments of 10 years ago that you were referring to were answered privately. The spinner was doing a demonstration at Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool festival, and this video is only a portion of the demo. ...The spinner was demonstrating a drafting method for beginners, known as "park and draft". She gave freely of her time and talents, and sadly has passed away. The video is a nice memory, of a kind and generous spinner.
Thanks for the fine reply. sorry to hear she is no longer with us. When I played the video, there was no sound. Turns out it was my mistake. many UA-cam videos are silent... which can be quite frustrating if you are really looking for good information. And certainly she wasn't doing anything "wrong".. just drafting with explanation .. not really "demonstrating" the pendulum wheel, which was my expectation from You Tube.. so far, I've only found 3 videos. None demonstrate the wheel... :-)
Thanks for the nice reply. Sorry she is no longer with us. When I played the video there was no sound... and i thought it was like many other videos on UA-cam that run silent. Now I know what she was doing... :-) I was looking for a good demonstration of the pendulum wheel .. and found one! ua-cam.com/video/fJMXYOBg2F0/v-deo.html private reply's don't work well on UA-cam ... I love it when someone asks a question, and an answer follows... Thanks again!
@@MFL92028 Yes, that video you referenced is of Patricia Hilts of the Home Tool and Textile Museum in Orwell, PA. Pat has written some very good articles on Patent Spinning Wheels if you are interested in knowing more about them. Another great resource is the publication, "The Spinning Wheel Sleuth". As for the private replies, those were in the early days of UA-cam and things were a lot different! At any rate, thanks for your interest and feedback.
As you can see from my last two posts, I'm still struggling with the UA-cam posting protocols. When I went back to this site, my reply wasn't there... so I did it again (sort of) ... didn't know you had to click on a "reply's" button .. DUH! I'll get it... it's only a matter of time. Thanks for the info and reference.. I'll check it out. I'm presently helping a new museum on spinning get launched. Located at agsem.com/ .. It's not shown on their site yet.. but the new building dedicated to the presentation of a major collection of spinning and weaving is open, and very busy at organizing and displaying hundreds of amazing items from Susie Henzie : agsem.com/support-henzie.php This post on Facebook.. shows the building: facebook.com/394889643886553/photos/spending-the-morning-with-susie-henzie-and-her-amazing-collection/973535912688587/ And something about Susie: larchmontchronicle.com/weaver-will-donate-collection-museum/ At the moment, I'm repairing the pendulum wheel. One of the bearings for the spindle was missing, which isn't difficult to fix. The wheel is very simple ... yet quite confusing to spinners who first see it... Ironically, it's the only "wheel" in the collection that doesn't literally "spin"
where is this?
Pocono/Catskill region of NEPA
Thank you!
So beautiful <3
This was one of the very first spinning videos I ever watched and thought, at the time, "I could never imagine being able to do that". Wow! 10 years later, this is EXACTLY what I am doing! It is amazing to me. It was so good to look back and remember that time.
that's the first time I've seen tow spun. Thanks
This is very cool. Is it wrong that the action of using two hands on a dual flyer wheel reminds me of milking a cow or goat? :D lol
The cutest waddle walk in the animal kingdom.
I could watch this all night. I'm hoping to get a spinning wheel soon.
I could watch this every day. At the Home Textile Tool Museum we sing this song as part of our annual waulking. Love how quickly you can do your weaving.
wow, that is so cool, how do you ply your singles?
+Tracy Salazar Hi Tracy, The singles are plied by crossing the drive band (to reverse direction). I usually place the spun cops on a lazy kate, and ply from there.
+Cyndy Donahue can you just spin backwards without crossing the drive band, and do you ply on that tiny tip?
+Tracy Salazar Yes, you could just spin backwards, but it is contrary to natural movements. and yes, you ply off the point!
Glad you enjoyed seeing the technique! The hemp in the video is from Romania, it was available in a roving package, and I tore strips off in sections to fasten to the distaff. Wetting the line for flax and hemp was sometimes, but not always, necessary.
Ah! I just left a comment on your other video asking about wetting the thread. LOL! It's good to see the technique. Also, this is the first hemp-spinning video I've come across. I would love to learn more about spinning and using hemp thread.
This is very beautiful. I like the music, and the action is very clear. I've never seen a double spindle machine before. But I don't notice you wetting your fingers at any point, and I thought when spinning linen you had to constantly be dipping your fingers into water to make the thread smooth, don't you? Is there some other technique here for wetting the thread that I'm not seeing? Or is the thread just spun dry and then perhaps processed differently from wet-spun thread?
What a good idea - re- "fluffing" the tow before dressing and spinning it. I notice that some videos show what seems to be an unbroken tradition of spinning the tow right after it is processed to separate the line flax and the tow. It does seem very fluffy at that time, but seems to pack down afterwards in storage. Riverrim is a genius, IMHO. Looking forward the the spinning bit. ;-)
Genius? Na... it is all smoke and mirrors ! And yes...teasing it up helps, esp when this batch of flax tow arrived in a package sent from Canada. Homegrown flax from a virtual friend. Spun up rather nicely! Will post the spin video soon.
Hi Gertrude! This flax tow was home grown by a virtual friend from Canada. I've agreed to spin it up for her, so I will most likely add another video of that process. She had requested some video demonstration of working with her tow.
It looks so rough. Does it spin up softer? I need to get back to spinning. Love your videos!
Thanks for the information about not requiring a half hitch. I've been supported spinning with a Russian lace style spindle and hand carded fibers. What weight of spindle do you suppose will tolerate this sort of unsupported spinning?
I'll say it again this video is beautiful I could sit and watch it all day. I would love to get a great wheel.
Thanks for sharing this video. I saw one nested in a tree by my house yesterday, but couldn't identify what it was because it was so high up. I never saw a porcupine climb a tree before although I've lived in the country all my life. I thought that it must be a raccoon but I couldn't see any markings because it was all bunched up sleeping. I watched it through my window with binoculars various times for about 3 hours when it finally started climbing down. I still couldn't identify it. I thought it looked like a beaver or a groundhog but I didn't think either could climb trees and even if they could, why would they? At one point I even thought it might be a baby bear but there was no mama bear around. Now that I saw this video, it looks almost exactly like the creature that climbed down the tree at my house. Now I'm sure that it was a porcupine. Thanks again for clearing up the mystery- better than just seeing a photo for sure.
this is a beautiful video Thank You!
this is ammmaaaaazing to watch! I always enjoy your spinning videos. my first video of spinning was your "great wheel" video--it made me want to spin so bad I got a Lendrum a couple of years ago and haven't stopped since! one day maybe I will be blessed with a Great Wheel. oh--and I LOVE GRADA now THANK YOU for that TOO!!! :-)
Would you please tell me what type of spindle you are using in this video?
This has made me smile.:)
Thanks for posting this video. Just was given a great wheel and am learning to spin on it. I appreciate the visual help and the music is quite a nice choice for the video!
Thanks! No paper on the spindle...you might be seeing the design that I burned into it? I am glad that you found the video inspiring! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Beautiful! Do a see a bit of paper wrapped around the spindle, just below the point? Does this serve a mechanical purpose, or is to protect the spindle or your hands during the spinning? Thank you for posting this video! It is inspiring.
Beautiful and effortless.
I just love watching you spin. Thanks for posting!
Spinning Wallachian Sheeps wool, from a Bulgarian distaff to Bulgarian style of spindle. I'm flicking the spindle, in the same way I would if I were spinning with a supported spindle. There is no need to make a half hitch to hold the yarn to the shaft while spinning.
You can look at the previous row. Where the last row went under, the next row must go over.
What would actually be more impressive is if you didn't try to use a filter to make it "cool" and create a video that we could actually SEE!
Thanks, the music is Richard Stoltzman, "Maid with the Flaxen Hair"
That's awesome. Also, what is that beautiful music?
This is my mother, her name is Susan Stapleford.
Thank you, Vladka! The distaff came from your part of the world!!
Hallo Cyndy! It is great to see you next to your wheel. To see how your hands are able to easily spin. I like it.
I saw one climb a tree in my backyard woods yesterday!! Exactly like this. Thanks for sharing!!!
I can't locate that song anywhere, do you have an album name? Would be good for spinning too
who is the spinner?
beautiful!!!!!!
I wish you weren't playing music over it. I wanted to hear the sounds that the machine makes :(
The weaving is a simple plain weave or over, under...so the weaver has to make note of the pattern while weaving...just the same as if you were weaving with the loom in the traditional position.