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How to Spin Yarn with a Drop Spindle
Переглядів 4825 років тому
Using a top whorl drop spindle to spin yarn. Shows the Spin and Park method. Great way for a beginner to learn how to spin yarn.
Getting Started with a Drop Spindle
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What is a drop spindle? How do you prepare it for spinning?
Basics of Corespinning - Beginning Corespinning - Making Art Yarn
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Basics of Corespinning showing how to get on the core, adding dyed fibers, adding mohair locks, adding angelina and silk ribbons. The fiber I use is available as a kit on my Etsy store at www.fromfarmtoyarn.etsy.com
Different Fiber Types for Spinning, understanding spinning fibers
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Experienced spinner explains the differences in common spinning fibers from plants and animals.
Using an Ashford Blending Board to make White Walker rolags
Переглядів 6835 років тому
Quick 1-min video shows using the Ashford Blending Board to make rolags using alpaca, silk and a little wool. The resulting rolags (and yarn) is GOT themed.
How to spin unicorn horns onto your art yarn
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Rainbows and unicorns is one of my favorite yarns. This video shows you how to make this yarn using corespinning.
How Handspun Yarn is Made
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How fiber goes from my alpacas to a beautiful skein ready for a knitting, crochet or weaving project. I estimate it’s about 8-10 hours of work to make that yarn. So next time you are surprised at the price of handspun yarn, you can know the work involved.
Attaching Feather in Corespun Art Yarn
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How to attach feathers to your art yarn using the corrspinning method.
Spinning thin wool yarn, hints for beginning spinners
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Hints for beginning spinners on how to spin wool into a thin yarn.
How to Use a Niddy Noddy - Using a Nitty Notty
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How to remove yarn from a spinning wheel bobbin using a niddy-noddy. How to tie a skein on a niddy-noddy.
How to wash handspun yarn - Set twist in handspun yarn
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How to set twist in handspun yarn after removing from niddy-noddy. How to wash handspun yarn made from wool and silk.
Lendrum Spinning Wheel review - anatomy of a spinning wheel
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A look at the parts on the Lendrum spinning wheel from an experienced spinner.
Spin huacaya alpaca, how to spin alpaca, spinning alpaca roving
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A demonstration of spinning huacaya alpaca roving on a Lendrum spinning wheel
Drafting and spinning a rolag from silk and alpaca.
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Drafting and spinning a rolag from silk and alpaca.
Spinning fingering weight silk yarn
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Spinning fingering weight silk yarn

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR
    @ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR 4 місяці тому

    This is a good video. I wish I had seen it when I was a beginner spinner.

  • @LunarNoire
    @LunarNoire 7 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for sharing your process of yarn dyeing. I am going to try this method because I have an old crockpot no longer and use and this will be perfect and it gives me something to do because I'm always doing something crafty lol.

  • @eddavanleemputten9232
    @eddavanleemputten9232 9 місяців тому

    Thank you! I’m a newbie spinner and my comfort zone seems to be really thin yarn. I mean lace weight going to cobweb. Probably because I’m a lace knitter. I started out with a supported spindle several months ago and just bought myself a small e-spinner (nerve damage in the leg, treadling would get very painful very fast). It might take patience to spin thin yarn… but the result you end up can be so rewarding! There is nothing like knitting a beautiful lace pattern with yarn you’ve spun yourself! With a little bit of careful shopping around suddenly you have access to fibres and blends you could only dream of as commercial yarns! I couldn’t afford alpaca blends for my lace projects. Or alpaca/silk blends. Now I can! I’ll gladly invest the hours it takes to spin up enough for a project. I’ve also noticed that the quality of the fibre feels a lot better than anything I can buy. The mohair I’m spinning now geels a lot softer and I tested the tensile strength, which is quite a bit stronger than a skein of frankly expensive commercial mohair lace weight yarn I bought a year ago and still have in my stash. Happy days!

  • @resa367
    @resa367 Рік тому

    Thanks, newbie here, so informative!

  • @Fanta_fantastik
    @Fanta_fantastik Рік тому

    Большое спасибо за видео!😘

  • @gemmaf_
    @gemmaf_ Рік тому

    I have been wondering if it was possible to make a worsted prep from hand cards. They're all I have and I wanted to blend some alpaca with wool for my frankensocks spinning project for the toes. I will give this method a go. Thank you!

  • @SherrisPlace
    @SherrisPlace 2 роки тому

    Can the plying flyer & bobbin be used for making lace weight yarn? If so, could you make a video on how it’s done? And a video showing how the Lendrum quill is used also…. And how to make a ball of yarn from a full quill!? 🙏 Thank you

  • @barbm734
    @barbm734 2 роки тому

    Just got a Lendrum yesterday. Very dainty wheel compared to my Louet S10. Would like to learn more about the connecting units & maintenance. It was a bit frustrating to not have the camera actually show the parts you were describing in some instances but an informative video for sure. Thanks.

  • @adamakaru2683
    @adamakaru2683 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the presentation! I am on the way of getting my first wheel and have to make the decision "Ashford traditional, double drive or Lendrum" for Flax spinning what you think?. Thank you and hope to hear from you.

  • @robertlombardo8437
    @robertlombardo8437 2 роки тому

    I'm trying to do agave yarn, also known as cactus fiber. I live in the California desert so it grows everywhere. Everywhere! My understanding is it's not all that different to process and spin than flax is. But I haven't been able to find anyone online who has a detailed video on how to work it.

  • @okaminess
    @okaminess 2 роки тому

    Thanks!!

  • @silverfox4055
    @silverfox4055 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for putting these videos out! I'm hoping to start within the next 5 years if I get my own sheep 😁

  • @laurahackett7045
    @laurahackett7045 2 роки тому

    We have a fiber bunny and their hair is my absolute favorite. She's an English/french mix and she's very large so we get quite a bit of fiber from her. I have to trim her hair when she starts to molt because she doesn't tolerate being brushed/plucked and I can easily fill a grocery bag with her fiber after each hair cut.

  • @phoebebaker1575
    @phoebebaker1575 2 роки тому

    You have a really nice voice, and you explain the anatomy of the wheel well. It was frustrating, However, when half the things you were describing weren’t in the video frame.

  • @michellebrewer3985
    @michellebrewer3985 3 роки тому

    Helpful! Thanks

  • @tools4ewebycarolhowe496
    @tools4ewebycarolhowe496 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @grayautumnday
    @grayautumnday 3 роки тому

    Its that roving or top? On the video it looks a lot more like combed top than roving.

  • @janicehoffmann5950
    @janicehoffmann5950 3 роки тому

    You are a great teacher

  • @Jessesmom12
    @Jessesmom12 3 роки тому

    Good video. Thank you.

  • @avela2324
    @avela2324 3 роки тому

    This has been really helpful! Thank you!

  • @suzetermaat9602
    @suzetermaat9602 3 роки тому

    wunderfull

  • @angel-oh6of
    @angel-oh6of 3 роки тому

    merci beaucoup

  • @abittwisted
    @abittwisted 3 роки тому

    Bamboo is a chemically created rayon fiber from the bamboo. Bamboo in its natural state has no fine fibers like this. Its chemical intensive and not good for the environment. I don't recommend any rayon or non natural fibers. I'd like to try Yack and Buffalo. Mostly I do wool and flax.

  • @user-rt4yi3cd8i
    @user-rt4yi3cd8i 3 роки тому

    ممكن ترجمه عربي

  • @sheilaroderick9123
    @sheilaroderick9123 3 роки тому

    Love your amazing scarf. Is it made from your own spinning?

  • @storyandstone
    @storyandstone 3 роки тому

    Thanks. I’ve just bought a wheel and was finding it frustrating but watching your video has made me think I know what my problem is. 😊

  • @kayleeturner3631
    @kayleeturner3631 3 роки тому

    Do you have any videos on how much yarn will make a skein and the weights of raw fiber vs the weight of the finished skein?

  • @BookAndLace
    @BookAndLace 4 роки тому

    Thank you! I am looking at this wheel and I love seeing all the parts.

  • @Scronkc
    @Scronkc 4 роки тому

    I live in CO wondering where the yak farm is? Would love to check it out. Missed my chance at the reptile farm when I went to dunes :(

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 3 роки тому

      My yak is from a farm up by Fairplay, Colorado. They tend to come to the yearly Llama Days festival in Fairplay at the end of July.

  • @MimiLovesYarn
    @MimiLovesYarn 4 роки тому

    Hi Amber! I'm a new subscriber, found you by searching "how to spin your own yarn". I've been enjoying your videos! Thanks for explaining things so wonderfully, I will be sharing on my channel💜😁 ~Mimi

  • @zazzabie1242
    @zazzabie1242 4 роки тому

    Bison fiber! Talk about poking the bull. I’m wondering what some of the more exotic stuff is like.

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 4 роки тому

      I’ve been told they don’t collect the bison fiber until the bison is dead. It’s only on the bison being killed for meat. The yak fiber (and of course my alpaca fiber) is sheared from the animal during a haircut. So the animal gets to live another day - with a new hairdo.

    • @zazzabie1242
      @zazzabie1242 4 роки тому

      I’m mostly remembering from Mike Rowe. He did an episode on yak and bison fiber collection, they put the bison in a big cattle chute and when he picked its hair it got pretty mad. And at one point he got a yak calf and was running away on an atv from a very angry mama yak.

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 4 роки тому

      Yikes! I’ll have to look that one up. Sounds entertaining. I’m glad all my alpacas do is sometimes try to spit at me. 😂

    • @zazzabie1242
      @zazzabie1242 4 роки тому

      I was trying to find Angora rabbits at our local livestock swap, no Angoras but my daughter walked away with a Lionhead. I like little bunny Foofoo though, sweet little bunny.

  • @CPThyme
    @CPThyme 4 роки тому

    What style of spinning machine is that you're using?

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 4 роки тому

      This is a lendrum wheel. Love it and have a video that reviews it.

  • @sadiesspincraft6319
    @sadiesspincraft6319 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this I like to pre draft most of my fibers to get thin yarn for think and thin I will just spin from the top x

  • @janeeni
    @janeeni 4 роки тому

    Great vid, thanks ❤️ May I ask have you ever attempted spinning Cottonwood Fibre (the fluff from female Cottonwood tree)? And is it hard to accomplish? 🙏 🌻

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 4 роки тому

      J Quin Essence Thanks. I’ve only done cotton a few times. Likely from cotton plants (I doubt from trees). Not my favorite although if I over spin and keep it short I can get through it in a pinch. Fluff from a cottonwood tree sounds fun to try.

  • @lindachacewater5452
    @lindachacewater5452 5 років тому

    Thank you, this has been really helpful. I love to spin very fine yarn and your hints and tips will help me greatly. Do you have any tips on how to get the yarn really smooth? I've been finding it difficult to get my fibres to not stick out

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 5 років тому

      It would depend on the fiber but I might guide my fingers over the spun yarn even longer.m until those strays smooth. Unfortunately this can cause the yarn to overspin though so I could only do this if I plan to go back and ply.

  • @reneedavis5601
    @reneedavis5601 5 років тому

    Very informative. tfs :)

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 5 років тому

      Renee's Crochet Designs Thanks. I hope it was helpful.

  • @Tony-pk6ql
    @Tony-pk6ql 5 років тому

    Thank you, a good informative video. (Buying one for my wife for Christmas- SHHHH it's a secret)

  • @robinschaufler444
    @robinschaufler444 5 років тому

    Thanks for the demonstration, especially showing how far apart you hold your hands, and the rate at which you draft! How much twist do you add? I keep hearing that alpaca has a very narrow range of tolerance for twist: too little, it breaks; too much, it gets wiry and all that soft drapey virtue is lost.

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 5 років тому

      Hi Robin, Sorry I am just now seeing this comment. I would agree that alpaca has a lower tolerance to the twist than wool, but find it to still be fairly easy to spin. I haven't really had an issue with the roving breaking while spinning (even as a beginner) or that it gets wiry. But I think one key is to use a processed roving (much easier than trying to spin the raw fiber) and to consider blending with some wool (even just a little) to help keep it together and give some extra stability. Starting with a good alpaca roving is probably key.

  • @myvideoslist2228
    @myvideoslist2228 6 років тому

    Thank you for the video. Do you know approximately how many ounces in grams Will Go On both types of bobbins?

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 6 років тому

      my videos list It’s about 2 ounces (so 56 grams) per bobbin. So if I fill two bobbins and ply them together I get a nice 4 oz (about 110 grams) skein of yarn. With the jumbo, I can fit about twice that amount (so about 100 grams).

    • @myvideoslist2228
      @myvideoslist2228 6 років тому

      From Farm To Yarn thank you. I'm looking forward to mine getting here. It's coming today!

    • @myvideoslist2228
      @myvideoslist2228 6 років тому

      From Farm To Yarn For traveling do I need to take the MOA off, before it's folded down?

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 6 років тому

      my videos list No, you do not need to take the mother of all off first. Just fold down to carry. Also, I have some friends who leave theirs in upright and secure with a seat belt in their car if you don’t have enough trunk space.

    • @fromfarmtoyarn8173
      @fromfarmtoyarn8173 6 років тому

      my videos list Exciting! If you have other questions just let me know. Happy spinning.