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A Bit Twisted
United States
Приєднався 5 вер 2018
This is my journey into learning how to spin Flax and make linen. It started when I purchased a spinning wheel for my Daughter. I found a few articles about Flax and Linen and thought that was so cool. I decided to buy my own spinning wheel because I would after all need to know how to spin Flax into thread for weaving. Into the garden went some flax. With that I needed to learn to spin. So what better way than to spin some wool. Well, down another rabbit hole. Purchased some raw dirty fleece and learned how to process that into spin ready fiber. All the while playing with the wheel and struggling to get some good yarn. Finally, I broke through the barrier and was able to spin. It just kept getting better and better. I played also with natural dye on a couple small batches of wool. It has become a fun project and I fully intend to master the wheel and loom to make Linen Fabric. It is a seed to finished product project. Find/Contact Me: naturesyarn naturesfiber@gmail.com
Flax Fiber for Storage
Here I am showing how to twist up your flax fiber for longer term storage and to keep it nice and tidy and secure. Enjoy your fiber journey.
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96 Year Old Flax/Hemp Break
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Showing off my 98 Year Old Flax/Hemp Break. This break has no stand but surely requires one. Not sure how to build one that will fit this. It is heavy to use but does a good job for a bast fiber break. I hope to get this mounted to a frame soon. One that will hold the break but allow it be removed and stored out of the way. Im hoping someone who sees this has an answer or a picture of a frame t...
Small Hemp and Flax Spinning Wheel
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This is a small Hemp and Flax Spinning Wheel. The words written on the wheel say: Hanf und flachs gebleicht auf grüner au, das ist der stolz der Bauersfrau. Translated to English: Hemp and flax bleached on green meadow, that is the pride of the farmer's wife. I wanted to show this wheel working. It is small and easily stored in a corner or out in the open in the living room as decoration but al...
Early Ashford Traditional
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Showing that this wheel works along with some talking about things while Im doing that. It is an early model Ashford in that it is not showing an Ashford Logo. This model is a Scotch Tension or Flyer Driven Spinning Wheel with Two Speeds on the Flyer. It only has one bobbin but bobbins are available to purchase from Ashford or from a number of other sources that sell spinning wheels. The Ashfor...
Plying Romney Wool
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Finishing up the Romney Wool I spun. Plying is a fun part of the process of making yarn. I did not go into depth of exactly how to ply but showed my process and the finished yarn. Any ideas on what to video are welcome. I read all the comments.
A Bit of Comb N Spin
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A bit of combing and thin spinning of my Romney Wool. Next will be the plying. I can hold about 400 yards of single thread on the bobbin before I need to remove the bobbin for plying. I split the thread onto two bobbins then ply back onto the single bobbin. It is a wonderful wool to work with and is not the same as many other wools. It is kinda like wool and mohair combined. It is slick yet has...
Long Draw
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Show a quick long draw using short fiber wool and my DD Spinning Wheel. I have been messing around with my Ashford Traditional with a Spindle attachment and learning how to better prepare the fiber for long drawing. Preparing for the spindle is different than for the flyer. If you plan on single handed long draws then you need some really light and fluffy rolags but for the treadle wheel you ca...
Carded Top Roving with Hand Cards
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Here is how to make roving using hand cards if you don’t have combs for making combed top roving. This way you can practice with roving and rolags and the rolags are great for long draw spinning which I recommend every one learn how to do. The rolags need to be light and airy in order to work well. Making a rolag after you diz off the long fibers for your roving will provide a good amount on th...
Card N Spindling
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Showing a quick carding of some wool locks for a nice light and airy rolag for long draw woolen spinning. Im using my Ashford Traditional Wheel with an Ashford Spindle.
Jensen D30 Production Wheel
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I have taken my Walking Wheel spindle and found it fits into the Jenson Wheel Orifice perfectly. Once you have it bottomed out it really does sit straight. You can see a little wobble in this video because that was before I fully inserted it into the opening. It’s pretty cool because the big wheel can be used like a walking wheel but sitting down or you can treadle which I prefer. My goal is to...
Ashford Lesson
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A quick less on tension setting for the Ashford Traditional Scotch Tension Wheel. This wheel has a double whorl flyer. Some of the earlier Traditional Scotch Tension Wheels come with a singe whorl flyer. I have one of each. Anyway, this is a quick lesson on setting tension and why you would should use light tension. Super light tension just enough to get things moving can allow you to spin supe...
Bobbin Driven
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Here is a little vid using my bobbin driven wheel. It is a wheel made in Germany and you can still get them new today for about $300 bucks but shipping would cost a bit. Anyway here is a little video using this wheel. It is bobbin driven or what some call the Irish Tension Wheel. I don't like it as well as the Scotch Tension or DD wheel. The issue is that the wheels tend to pull your fiber even...
Antique Romanian Flax Wheel
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Antique Romanian Flax Wheel. Well used and still quite functional. It is a tall castle style wheel. It should have a thicker drive band. I believe a thicker drive band will allow the wheel to operate much better and allow for a light adjustment. It is an excellent flax wheel. It needs new hooks as some are missing. This is a tall castle wheel and would be suitable for a taller stool but does wo...
EVE Spinning Wheel
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Eden Valley Enterprises Castle Style Spinning Wheel. It is a smallish wheel for ease of travel. It was designed to be easy to take with you and store in places where one may not have much space. The wheel is pretty rare. I know of 4 wheels. My Daughter has one, I have one and another Gal has one that helped me purchase this one and one other floating about. It is a decent wheel. I prefer to use...
DIY Micro Comb
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I made a micro comb for opening up wool locks. If one made two of them you could use them as normal combs. They are strong and cheap to make. Break one and you just make a new one. Quick and easy if you have some wood and small drill and a box of finishing nails. I used 3" hot dipped galvanized finishing nails without sharpening the tips. Tips are sharp enough for the job at hand. So if you don...
Early Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel
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Early Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel