Clearing out my bobbins while answering all your spinning, knitting and fiber arts questions!
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Hello friends! As teased on the community tab: here is a cosy sit and spin video where I answer your question. A super informal Q&A! You send me all your spinning, knitting and otherwise fiber arts related (or completely unrelated) question and I'll try and answer them while I clear out my bobbins for a new spinning project.
So, we'll talk about my favorite projects, dream fleeces, the weirdest thing I'd knit, knit lingerie and some of my other hobbies and many more interesting topics. Like cake.
Oh, if you want to make Knubbelkesvlaai for yourself, here's Nigella's recipe: www.nigella.co...
And for those that want to check out the other UA-camrs I mention in this video:
@TheHistoryHikers
@cabinboyknits1816
@JillianEve
@stitchesandstarlight
@KristineVike
@afoxgloveshandiwork
@AndreaAlexander
Feel free to add more questions in the comments, as I said, I'm probably saving them up for the coming Tour de Fleece series!
If you enjoy spinning, yarn, knitting, fiber arts or any other traditional craft then this channel is right up your alley. Maybe you could hit that subscribe button?
#crafting #spinning #spinningwheel #spinningyarn
"chaos and shenanigans" ha, ha! You are a total delight.
Chaos and shenanigans is what I have to offer and I shall not participate in false advertising 😂
I love this channel.
I love the level of sustainability and authenticity you portray. THANK YOU!
Thank you 🥰
I have the same with processing my own yarn instead of bying acrylic yarns, that is why I started spinning . Also it is an old craft (oude ambacht) same as bobbin lace (kantklossen) 🙂. I am spinning since Feb this year and I really love it. Also prepping yarn from beginning to end. enjoy your day 🙂🐑🧶
It's a shame that not much more people discover spinning, because everyone that does loves it 😁
Once again a fascinating video and chat. I have to say I am right with you in your political views. Pretty much where I stand too. I love the way you turn everything into a story. You have a real talent there. Thank you.
Thank you ❤️
Yes! The right wing does not have exclusive ownership over the past! Nice to see another lefty person in the fibre world 😊 I've already watched and enjoyed some of your videos but now I'm subscribed. So that's at least one un-sub compensated for.
Thank you 😁 let's bamboozle some more conservatives!
Re: political views. I have the same issue. I have a lot of kids, I like traditional crafts and skills. People assume I'm a right wing prepper and then get angry when they find out I'm not.
Really appreciated doing the Q and A! Thanks for sharing so much about yourself and your skills and interests!
Thank you for breaking stereotypes and bamboozling the right wing 😁
also wanted to say I LOVE Kristine Vike. Her videos ARE beautiful and I love her voiceover and her thoughtful content.
@ParkrosePermaculture Old comment, but i also love Kristine! I love when my niche interests bring me to interesting people like those two.
Aaaaah oh my gosh, I am SO honored by the shout-out! Thank you for your extremely kind words This video was such a joy (as are you!). I was wondering - would you ever consider sharing more about your fine art hobby? Your work is absolutely gorgeous, and I'd love to learn more about what you do 🤩
I have some footage about me painting, but sometimes I fear the algorithm will not like me sharing that 🤔
I liked this format! And if you run out of questions: it's nice just hearing you talk about wool, knitting, fiber arts, dyeing. I love listening to people talking about their passions and hobbies!
Thank you ☺️
I enjoyed your answers and seeing your fiber shenanigans. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing so much about yourself!
My chaotic self is immensely enjoying bingeing through your videos and several things you shared really resonate with me.
One of those things is how people seem to automatically associate doing stuff yourself with conservative and some times downright insular, isolationist world views and values. My passport and my country of birth don’t match. Just after hitting my mid-teens I’d already lived on three continents and was fluent in four languages. Seeing how other people (have to) live and what messing about with our resources do to not only living conditions elsewhere but affects us all long term, kind of broadens one’s world view and convictions. Having been ‘the odd one out’, the ’stranger’, the one with the ’weird’ culture for a significant part of my formative years did too. Having had to some times do without something considered ‘basic’ in the Western world, like having to ration water use for months on end, kind of adds a whole new perspective.
At the beginning of the pandemic everyone was panicking because toilet paper was sold out everywhere. People were wondering why I wasn’t in a tizzy about it. Well, I’d had to do without before. No big deal.
I’m not a conservative. At all. I’m not a screaming-off-the-ramparts communist/socialist either. I call myself a common sense human who happens to be mindful of the planet she lives on, the people around her and generally the living creatures she knows exist around her, both near and far, visible and invisible.
It’s not because I happen to enjoy smoking my own bacon, fermenting my own wines and meads, painting, and spinning my own yarn that I have conservative views. And if I did, why hate on someone for having different opinions simply because at the end of the day, that person probably wants what we all want: food to eat, a roof over their head, a job that pays enough to pay the bills, and the feeling of living in a space that is safe?
Why limit myself to only like-minded people if talking to others tickles my brain, challenges me (and them) and can bring us to solutions that neither would otherwise think of?
It seems we lean very much towards similar views. Whilst that makes me go “Yay!” I wouldn’t unsubscribe to your channel if you did lean conservative. I only would if you started to try and force me over to ‘your’ side or started hating on ‘the other’ side.
That being said, I do at times immensely enjoy bamboozling those who assume. Call me petty. Call me childish. I’m perfectly imperfect and happy to be so. 😊
I noticed you were bingeing indeed 😁
I love to watch you while I knit! I get so excited to spin- but after Xmas… to much to knit and gift to others- u are so fun!
thank you :)
I thoroughly enjoyed your Q and A, and I hope you will do it again. harpingJanet.
Thank you!
Yes! The Q&A!
😁
I so get the "I just knew" on the fiber arts. I'll loved them since I was little. One of my earliest memories is sitting in my living room with two straws pretending to knitt. Another time I was in church and was mesmerized by a lady crocheting, I watched her for a solid half hour. Only I didn't even know what crocheting was then. I thought it was knitting. I begged my grandma to teach me, and I knitted many a horrible scarf, that I stuck on a pencil because I didn't know how to finish them. 🙃 I remember planning out how to knitt gloves during recess in school. And, like you, I went to a museum where they had a loom. Except they were actually USING the loom to weave to show visitors. They were warping it up. I wanted to weave on it SO BAD. I was so sad when my parents forced me to move on. So yeah, sometimes our little souls just KNOW. I was practically born wanting to create.
(I must also thank you for introducing me to Kristine Vike. I agree with you, she is so underated.)
Fiber arts are just magical like that. Luckily my grandmom was very obliging in teaching me a lot of them 😁
Know that feeling I always wanted to spin from the first time I saw someone doing it .i also had the pleasure of shearing sheep and did own one at once stage,I started knitting at a young age but started sewing at about the same time,fibre crafts are it for me,I also try to paint but really only watercolour now and small pieces not large,natural dyes are also a passion just not getting the colour I want,still like dying with chemical dyes,nice large hank of yarn you spun while talking,love your fibre shenanigans
Thank you ☺️ I loved reading your fiber art lovestory as well
I love your sweater!
I enjoy this video. Thanks for chatting with us ❤
Thank you for listening to my rambling 😁
Hi Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️
This was a very interesting video podcast.
I hadn't seen that this was going to be a Q&A one, but you answered the questions that I would have asked.
Your finished Yarn looks amazing, just like you are.
Love the Art Work too.
Happy Spinning and Knitting Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰
Hope you have a Great Week and a Wonderful Weekend. 🌈
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🐕
I'm glad you still had the answers on the questions you would have asked! Thank you, Jen. Have a great week 😁
@@MijnWolden Hi Jente, Thankyou so much for the Heart ♥
Sending Heart ♥ back to you ❤️
Yeah, I'm also glad that I still got the answers.
Hope you have a Great Week too.🎡🐑🥰
Love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️🫂🫂🐕
Woohoo a shout-out! For more Jente shenanigans you can check this channel out! ❤
Yep, if you want more nerding get over to this channel!
I started with eco printing and then moved onto natural dying before buying a spinning wheel. I was looking for a cheap way to get wool to dye. It's funny though that I don't really dye my handspun anymore. I loved to watch Cabin Boy Knits, Billynou and Last Minute Laura.
Oh yes Last Minute Laura! That seems like an eternity ago that I have watched her videos oops
this was great, and it was good to get to know some other things about you. definitely do this again! I totally agree with your political views, and anyone who unsubs because of something personal to you, can go. they're not worth it. I love your art! I do more landscape and fantasy personally. can't wait for tour de fleece.
People that leave because of my views are not my People 😉 and thank you for the kind words for my art 😁
Enabling conservatives is one of my big fears when looking for stuff on traditional crafts lol I'm so glad for people like you and kristine and a few others.
I also knew as a kid that I wanted to weave and I yearned for years lol but once I found out there were tools I could spin with that was the end for me XD
(Also I have not seen the contents personally but another youtuber has enlightened me about the existence of a book called Naughty Needles that is apparently full of.... interesting patterns)
Was that Jo by any chance?
Naughty needles sounds interesting! And yes, I feel like conservatives are hogging this space too much. I have got messages about how the appreciate that I too ''believe that women should dress and act modestly''. I don't know where I said anything like that...
@@MijnWolden LOL. Where they got that from your chaos energy I really want to know.
@@jirup yep
I think it was after my victorian sweater endeavour 🤔
Now I have another question: how much yarn does one of your tubs of fleece make?
Loads. During tour the fleece I had one such fleece, if which I had to throw away almost half, and got 1,5 kilometers if yarn out of that (one cycling sweater and a partial cardigan). There are approx 3 fleeces per box... So that's a lot 😅
All my questions have been answered!
I'm glad 😉
Loved the video, love your channel! Hello from Brazil.
Thank you ☺️
I’m not a right winger either!!❤
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Thank you for answering the question about your political ideology. Your answer was really nice to hear, but also not unexpected, it was the vibe I was getting from you already! I'm sorry if it costs you subscribers 🙈
If they leave, they're not my kind of people I guess 😉
I just wanted to say, I haven't been spinning very actively the last few weeks and this video made me realise how much I miss it, and how much I love wool! I really prefer working with combed wool, and I don't have combs yet to comb the raw wool I have, so I've been just sort of avoiding spinning all together because combs are so dang expensive... So note to self: stop avoiding and find second hand combs or make them or do something, and also go wash more wool to spin!
My Combs are 3D printed, they're not as fancy as the Valkyrie ones, but they do the job and cost like a quarter of the prize. I got mine from Instrumentum Textilae on Etsy, they're located in Germany I believe. If that's more in your budget, it might be worth it to check out
@@MijnWolden I actually came across a pair of second hand ones that are 3d printed, but I originally didn't buy them because I wanted wooden ones that would look at least passable in historical reenactment-situations. But I'm going to see if they're still available because not-ideal combs is still better than no combs at all! If I ever save up enough for wooden ones, or make them myself, I can always sell the plastic ones on to another poor spinner out there :)
@@MijnWolden Thank you for that information. I'm on the hunt for combs and as I'm on a very tight budget, this may be the answer. What a great idea, 3D printing!
You're welcome!
Wow, that is a CHONKY skein. Love it. I suppose my question is a bit more involved -- do you have a stash of handspun yarn (I assume you do), and if so, would you give us a little tour of it sometime?
I feel like my Stash is a bit underwhelming as I like to knit with all of it. The Stash is literally the wicker basket behind me 😂
@@MijnWolden Maybe projects you'd like to spin for in the future? Unless you just live in the moment and don't have a long list of things you might like to make someday. 🤣
Thanks for the Q&A im ummm kinda nosey so i always enjoy videos like this!
And as far as knitted lingerie goes; while I appreciate efforts some of the pattern writers go to to make them size inclusive I do think they just dont know what its like for us "well endowed" folks lol. Makes me kinda jealous some of the patterns are so cute. That said I do have some vintage pattern books with lingerie sections that are all camisoles and combinations that are so pretty and i hope to one day knit. (if i dont get distracted by 10 other projects lol.)
Camisoles and combinations are probably manageable yes. And there will be people in the Well endowed group that Will probably slay in those patterns, but I don't have the confidence for it 😁
I enjoyed this conversational format!
I also collect vintage dishes - esp. ones that my grandmothers had. Can you tell me the name of the pattern you showed us? Is it a Belgian maker? Thank you for your time, interest and commitment to your unique content on your channel!
It's Arcopal Lotus and I believe it's French 😁
@@MijnWolden thanks!
Fun video. I want to try double knitting but brioche does not appeal to me, seems too complicated!
For me Double knitting looks the most daunting of the two 😅
I have a question: your niddy noddy is made of sticks. I would love to know how you assembled it and get the fiber off of it once it is done. Hope to see a video of it in the future. 🤗
It's very rudimentary just tied together! But I'll show more in the future, thank you for your question 😁
Here for all of the bamboozling of all of the conservatives. You're rad as heck, Jente.
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What a great video! And I appreciate how you have shared/incorporated your values into your video. I AM SO MIND BLOW AND HONORED FOR THE SHOUT OUT! There must be something in the air as I give you a shout out in my video I’m currently uploading. 😊 Also how you talked about your content planning is goals. I was wondering if you also did art! It’s so phenomenal. It’s inspiring me to find a life drawing class to join (I’m also a fellow artist 😉🧑🎨)
Ooooooooh now I'm excited for your video!
😂 ik heb net je kanaal ontdekt sinds gisteren en heb mij al reuze geamuseerd, ja groen verven..... ik verf zelf Met bakgerief , dus kleurstof waar je een cake mee kunt kleuren. Die vind ge bij aveve in België.....
Ja ik vind het ook enorm fijn van echt volledig het schaap te hebben hé en van scrats naar draad te gaan.
Mijn man vind dat iets minder als ik weer een vacht of vachten bij de buren heb gevonden....maar hey ik was ze redelijk direct.
En ben ook fan van mijn kaardmolen.
Echt wol kammen dat doe ik ni.
En ik word ook kalm van echt ruwe wol.
Hmmm die you tube kanalen? Ik ken enkel Julian eve, met haar heb ik vorig jaar leren spinnen op een gevonden wieltje op marktplaats.met maar 1 spindle.
En daar spin Ik nog steeds op....en op spintollen.
Benieuwd naar de groene wol en met wat je het gaat verven....
Ja, kleuren met voedingskleurstof heb ik al vaker gezien. Maar ik doe het toch het liefste met plantjes eigenlijk :)
Actually the question about your political views actually MADE me subscribe to your Channel 💚
Nice :D
I like this video. Another question: I'm a beginner spinner and I'm very curious about what Tour the Fleece is. Can you explain? Also are you interested in spinning together with others? It is possible we live not far away from each other, I'm near the Belgian border.
Tour de Fleece is a mostly online event where spinners spin every day the cyclists cycle during the tour de France. I have a playlist about that. Oh and there is a spinninggroup, called the Haspengouw Spinrockers, that spin together in Hoeselt (Limburg, BE). I try to make the meetings but haven't been able to because of work and other hobbies
Thank you for the answers. I also like the UA-cam tips. I think you'll like youtube.com/@EngineeringKnits
@@MijnWolden - Darn it. Just my luck… I live on the border between East and West-Flanders. Not exactly close, LOL.
Ik ben een beetje jaloers op de wollen dozen, maar ik wil meer video's met vragen en praten over hobby's en wat je van de wereld vindt. Tot volengde keer dan.
Back in the 1970's (in Australia), the item your tante knitted was called a 'Pecker Warmer'. They were a popular novelty gift.
My aunt only was 30 years off trend then 😂
@@MijnWolden I think they might be a perennial favourite.
All my long life I was a lefty until 2016 election here in the USA. I now lean more conservative. The right here is now more anti-war than the left and also speak for the the working people. Things really flip-flopped here.
Yeah, European left/right and American left/right are two completely different worlds!