Using Hand Cards to Create Rolags from Combed Top, Spinning, Knitting, Sweater Fit Musings
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Demos can be found here
31:15 Carding Rolags from Combed Top
34:53 Spinning English Woollen Longdraw style
Contact Info:
email: soulfulspinning@gmail.com
Instagram and Ravelry as thesoulfulspinner
00:00 Intro
1:32 Finished Objects
6:58 Works in Progress
24:19 Future WIP
31:15 Carding Rolags from Combed Top
34:53 Spinning English Woollen Longdraw style
41:15 Sock Spinalong Update
51:35 Sweater Fit and Book Review
Book: Sweater Design in Plain English by Maggie Righetti
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Patterns:
Celosias: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Sophie Shawl:www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Pathway: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Llama Fiber purchased from
shepherdtextiles.com/fibers
UA-cam Channels mentioned
10 Sophie Scarf Alternatives - An Aussie Knitting Podcast Ep. 4
@mywoolmitten
@FiberTrek
@isabelle.duchatelle
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Lisa, I don't watch your videos based on your finished projects! I doubt that your other viewers do either. I enjoy it when I finish a project, but I have learned to go at whatever pace I need to and to enjoy the process. I just like seeing you talk about your projects, and share a bit of your creative life with us. I really like the Norwegian sweater you are working on. The colors really are beautiful together. If it's just too big to be comfortable on you, maybe you can find a friend that it would fit. It would make a lovely treasured gift. It was good for me to see this episode pop up today. I needed this cheerful spot. Thanks!
I learn so much from watching you spin long draw, I have a collection of time stamps to several of your videos just so I can rewatch those segments and dissect each hand movement! Thank you so much for sharing so much of your expertise!
Reddit knows nothing, we love your podcast ❤ I'm always so excited to see the notice pop up that you have a new episode ❤ I was lucky enough to finally find some nice llama fiber recently, too! Your socks are going to be really pretty!
I agree with the previous commenter. Knitting is more than the finished product. We can have mountains of finished objects but appreciate little. Lisa, I appreciate that you challenge yourself and build our knowledge. Thanks for sharing your spinning and knitting adventures.
Lisa, I'm so honored that you're using my bag! That one is a classic! Congratulations on such a lovely UA-cam channel! Keep up the great work!!
I adore the Icelandic sweater you’re working on Lisa. Also, itS always refreshing to see your handspinning related demos and your Handspun finished work. I’m a spinning and knitting devotee from Australia, currently spinning dark brown corriedale lamb’s wool for the Hopi sweater by Linka Neumann. I feel blessed! Thanks for the inspiration 😊
Thank you, Lisa, for more inspiring projects. 🎉Yx (UK)
I repurpose bags from academic conferences my husband or I attend for my project bags! They're usually big and sturdy so they're perfect for the job :)
How lovely to have a podcast to watch on Saturday night. 🎉
It is such a treat to have a new episode from you. It always brings a peaceful spot to my day and I save them until I can really sit and enjoy, like chocolate cake. I also always learn something. Knitting in plain English is my favorite book for learning to knit and one I’ve recommended over and over. I’m off to see if I can find the Sweater Design in Plain English immediately.
I agree 100% about project bags; I would rather buy yarn and fiber. Gallon ziptop bags are great for smaller projects. I scout out thrift stores for totebags, make up bags, etc. Those reusable shopping bags that companies give away as promo gifts are really good for sweater projects.
I have loads of spare fabric and a sewing machine. I am going to try to sew my own. How hard can it be? Famous last words. 😝
Your podcast is always a lovely way to sit and enjoy some peaceful knitting with a cup of coffee or tea, thank you.
I could watch you card wool all day long.
Thank you! So kind of you to say. 💕
I love your podcast. I learn so much and now have another book to put in the queue. I've been working my way to making a sweater and have noticed that everything is so big - I don't like my clothing that baggy and don't want to spend all this time just to have something I dislike. I'm getting ready to make my first knitted sweater for my mom and want to make sure it fits her well. It will be an adventure. Happy knitting and spinning 💚🧶💚
Hi ! So true … dogs have a soul … we had a little girl dog too that passed away ! Still fond memories of her personality lol
You look so happy in your Sophie. It's beautiful!
Thank you for this podcast. I especially found the demonstration of how you use your hand carders helpful. It’s the best explanation ever! Also, I agree that choosing a smaller size for your sweaters will fit better (I’ve been sewing since I was about 6 years old and am now 78)
I totally agree about making the sweater smaller. I often run into the same problem and it is so disappointing. Now I don't go too far without trying it on and then adjusting needle size or sometimes ripping it out. I had to do that with a sweater after I finished 55 rows of colorwork and it was enormous😢. How I didn't recognize it while I was working is ridiculous!!!
I so enjoy your podcasts and you are such an inspiration for spinning . I watch videos over and over too to see techniques being done. Yours are one of the ones I have done that with. Can't wait to see your socks. 😄
love spending time with you and i appreciate you call us your friends.
So very happy to see your notification pop up!! Love catching up with you and Peaches! 🍑❤ 🍑❤ 🍑
Lisa I don’t know what Reddit is but I love your podcasts - learn things every time I watch. Thank you.
Hi Peaches
I love working with llama but I believe mine is dehaired. My usual base mix is Corriedale, Merino, and one type of camelid.
You always have so many nice tools. :) ❤❤❤
I can't get enough! I learn so much from you and I love how you plan your works and to see the finish...its so encouraging. Thank you for having this space❤❤
I made the Sophie Scarf alternative from that video called the Chain Scarf from Knitharina and am obsessed with this pattern. I have plans for several more!
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. They are my go to in times of anxiety and turmoil for a dose of soothing wholesomeness.
Hello Lisa, another wonderful episode, I enjoy everithing you talk about, and the spinning part in particular as I do not spin (yet ?) and no matter what other social media police may have to say ! Enjoy what you are doing, and the grumpy ones will look elsewhere.
From times way back then, I used to unravel my swatches to reuse them in my knits. Now that money is not as tight, I do enjoy making small wearable pieces as swatches (yes, they can be reclaimed if running out of yarn, I usually buy way enough). Little scarfs or bandanas are perfect for that. So either make a sweater to match your gauge-swatch-scarf, or a scarf-pair of mittens-gloves-hat with leftovers to match your sweater, double the chances to enter my little KAL !
The Pathways shawl will be stunning. When knitting a sweater bottom up, I rarely rely on the pattern length and just do mine. I first learnt to knit in pieces, and this is what I have always been doing. If you really think the sweater is too long and not fitting you, "just" place a lifeline, cut and knit a border at your preferred length.
Thanks again for mentioning my small channel ❤
Edit1 : and oh, yes, I use my less loved hand bags or store cotton totes as project bags all the time 😺
Edit2 : typos :(
Thank you, Isabelle! I think it’s important to modify patterns to suit us, not to blindly follow the pattern. There is nothing like experience to teach.
I do love your style, always so “put together” and lovely. Even though I am retired I like to put on a little make up and dress neatly.
Take care and I hope you’re feeling well. 🥰
That’s so awesome you have an Acton Creative bag. Chris Acton has a UA-cam channel about weaving called Acton Creative which I also follow. She talks about getting someone she knows to sew her fabric into stuff because she can’t sew. So neat to see both worlds meet.
That is so great to know! She was lovely when we met her years ago in Chesterton Indiana. I’ll go subscribe for sure!
It's like my birthday every day I wake up to a new video from you!
That’s the nicest compliment. ☺️ Thanks a million!
Hi Lisa! Love the doings in your house including Peaches!
Hi Lisa, I'm a spinner and knitter from Australia and I really enjoy your podcasts. I learnt to spin in the 70s and still mostly spin fleece in the grease as we did then. It's usually Corriedale, Finn, Gotland, Merino or Polwarth and I have spun Bond Merino too. I have started spinning carded tops lately and I was wondering if you noticed a marked difference in your final yarn once you carded and 'rolaged' the pink tops you demonstrated on. Also, I too have trouble with making garments that end up being too big. I had a similar problem with a stretched neckline on a cardigan so I ran a length of hat elastic around the inside of the rib of the neckline and it did improve the fit without making it a gathered in. Many thanks for your insights and tips - always welcome and enjoyed.
Hi Lisa - good to see you! I always cast on the smallest size for a top-down sweater, then adjust if necessary. Andrea Mowry talks about finding your "magic numbers" - for yoke depth, total front length, chest, etc. and knitting to these numbers - this is really helpful. Lately, after ripping out too many ill-fitting top-down attempts, I'm going bottom-up for a while. Anyway, thanks for your hand card demo - I'm going to try it today with some pesky top I'm trying to spin. PS Love Isabelle!
Thank you so much Ellen ❤
Lovely and peaceful Merci Lisa 💗 love to peaches 🥰
I was so excited to see your new episode today! ❤ I used to process llama fiber over a decade ago. Some is very soft and some could benefit from dehairing. Llamas can be bread for a finer micron count just like sheep can.
Thank you for your episode, Lisa! Echoing others here, the finished product is not part of my criteria for watching knitting podcasts. I like to be informed, to learn and to have some “company” while I knit. I am one (probably the only one as far as I can see) who likes a more fitted sweater. I do not think the current oversized look is particularly flattering to me and if I spend that much money on quality yarn, I want a garment that will stand the test of time. I find myself attracted to sweater patterns that are often 5-10 years old. Of course, there are those who look amazing in the more oversized look, but one of the best things about knitting our own things is that we can choose exactly what we like. 🤗
Yes, exactly! I would like a few classic, well made and well fitting sweaters in my wardrobe rather than a bunch I don’t wear for one reason or another. Should be easy, right? 😆
It’s a process for sure finding what really works for our body and lifestyle.
Thank you. 🥰
I bought a bag in Key West that I use for a project bag. I also have a bag I bought at a peanut festival that has roosters on it and lots of pockets. I think it is a Bingo bag, but I use it for projects. FUN! And holds my stuff.
Hi Lisa, Don't believe what Reddit says! I follow you because you are just the way you are. One of the things I am learning about making sweaters fit, is that a sweater can be oversized, as long as the neck line isn't too big. Also, in the last few projects, I have had to make alterations afterwards, as I, or the designer, started with the ribbing of the neckband. I really think this does not give enough structure, especially if the sweater or cardi will be quite heavy. It is much better to pick up stitches for the neckband afterwards, so that the cast on, or cast off edge can give some structure. Never again will I start with the ribbing, it has lead to disappointment every time.
I have in the past created structure afterwards by crocheting a chain along the neckline to pull things together (which I would do in the case of your beautiful red cardi)! I have also picked up a new neckband from the outside, just below the existing floppy neckband. I could just fold the earlier floppy neckband inwards. The new neckband has much more structure and you can't even see the old neckband, which i did not dare to cut off. For a cardigan with a -too floppy- stand up collar, I have knitted a separate band of ribbing, much shorter than the existing one, which I then sewed on the inside of the existing collar, which looks amazing. It pulled the collar into a much better fit, and the extra layer gives it much better structure too. It is worth trying to make your cardi better! You put so much work into it and you will love it even more when it fits better.
Great tips. Thank you!
I loved your podcast it was so interesting I’m looking forward to the next podcast ❤
Hi, Lisa. Thank you for your video.🎉.❤.
Hi Lisa, that book sounds really interesting. About the sweaters and shapes - my aunt used to knit a lot, mainly from wool (they had sheep), and sometimes when the sweater ended up too "unruly" around the shoulders, she would sew in a little piece of ribbon to hold it in shape.
I use vintage suitcases and tin lunch baskets for project bags. Enjoy your podcast. Thank you.
Those sound absolutely charming. I have a few cigar boxes that are perfect for small drop spinning projects.it’s fun to get creative like that I think. 🤗
Hi, Lisa. I recently came upon your podcast and enjoyed it so much that I have subscribed and watched many of your prior podcasts. I am so pleased whenever I get an alert that you have released a new podcast. I’m originally from the Midwest (actually the Great Plains) and went to college with students from Chicagoland - love to hear the accent again.
I started spinning in 1979 and have loved going down this fiber rabbit hole! I have a suggestion about the crocking situation with the red cashmere you are using for the Sophie Scarf. Certain dyes, most notably reds, teals, and blacks, tend to crock or rub off on your hands when working with them. The dye molecules haven’t chemically bonded with the fiber molecules, possibly because too much dye was used. I usually wash yarns like this using Synthrapol, a liquid detergent which suspends dye molecules in water. The molecules do not reattach to the yarn and the excess dye washes out. It doesn’t take much Synthrapol but you might need to wash and rinse twice. Synthrapol can be found at quilt shops and dye suppliers, i.e. ProChem or Dharma Trading.
Thank you for the suggestion. I think I have a small bottle. I’ll try it. Sounds like a good thing to have on hand.
It’s great to hear from an experienced spinner. Take care. 💕
very much enjoyed your podcast. lots of info, and personal experience. I have been spinning and blending wool, alpaca and mohair to try to make yarn for socks that hopefully last longer with no holes. Life is an experiment... From Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Great podcast, as usual. I bought one project bag and have made one. They are very easy to make. Otherwise I use whatever I have in my house. My granddaughter is a musician and sells totes as merchandise so I have a few of those. Kind of special for my knits. At least I am spending money supporting her😊 I am just starting to learn how to process fleece and always find your podcast very helpful. It is a big learning curve but I just retired Si have a lot more time for it now. Cheers.
Congratulations on your retirement! Isn’t it great to have more time to do the things we enjoy? Those tote bags from your granddaughter are worthwhile for sure. Take care Gayle. 💕
I often buy small washkit string bags and use those as project bags. But I do have a few “proper” knitting bags (also drawstring versions). I also use organza string bags that I got when I bought some yarn - perfect for seeing what’s in them!
I'm impressed with that lovely sweater you knitted. I'm nowhere near knitting at your level. So.just happy my sweater has neck and 2 arms! BUT...I got there. So I rationalize that for me, a sweater is to keep you warm when it's in the minus side of freezing. Fashion is OK but warm is best. My sweater covers my hips. The sleeves are a little long, too. They cover my fingers when walking across the parking lot. Every mitten/glove I've ever knitted was a mess. I am not too proud to wear any, though. Snow, icy blasts or rain...I am warm!
You are so right. I’ve been wearing that red cardi so much when it’s cold. It’s so cosy and I’m pretty proud of myself for actually completing a handspun sweater that’s wearable. 😊
@@SoulfulSpinningYup! I'm thinking that I will NEVER get the thickness, spin, twist or ply right. Then knitting? Good luck there! BUT it's so comforting to be at the wheel; delightful to watch your own hand spun wool become a warm hug....maybe not so pretty.....but hugs have intrinsic moments that are repeated every time it's donned.
Hi Lisa, I really enjoy your chat. Like you I haven’t bought any knitting project bags - I use cosmetic bags for my socks and a wool festival tote for larger projects. I recently knit a circular based cardigan which like yours is slipping off my shoulders and heard in a podcast that cardigans are a better construction if knit in bits and then sewn together. Don’t know. I was going to go for a smaller size. 🌸😊❤️
Hi Lisa... I think there should be 1 rule in knitting.. bamboo should only be used for knitting shawls.. its has too much drape and not enough structure imo.
I love watching you spin, it's very hypnotic. I also loved listening to you talk about ease. I'm currently knitting the Purpurea light which I think has 20 cm of ease, so whilst watching you and knitting on this I had a little chuckle to myself.
I cant wait to see how your next project ends up with 0 ease ! ❤
Keep meaning to mention this. I took a class many years ago how to knit a sweater top down. The teacher (whose name I forget) had I work through all the steps. When we git to the section below the sleeves, she suggested we make a pretend seam of some style. Mine is a purl stitch with a tiny cable and another purl stitch. I put that under each sleeve. You could do a couple of purls, purl, knit, purl. You get tge idea. She said that sweaters fit better with a seam so this is what she suggested we do a fake seam to help with the fit. Maybe try that some time.
I love your colour choices for your Let Lopi sweater. That teal is so beautiful with the brown.
Thank you! I like the colors a lot and I am happy to report the sweater is drying.
Re: knit ease - They really do teach us in clothing patterning that knits need negative to neutral ease! Any extra will give an oversize fit.
Lately I've been trying to figure out my prefered measurements for knitting socks, and it seems i need to account for 2-2.5 inches of negative ease around so they don't slip down my ankles :D
Yes. My handspun socks tend to be too big, too!
I'm just popping in during the podcast, when you started talking about your Felix (with your beautiful handspun!). You could change the wide neckband by crocheting a tight chain where you picked up for the neckband, a round of crochet, in a matching sockyarn will keep it in the width you want too. And you could cinch in the whole sweater by wetting it, letting it dry not completely and putting it in the dryer. Check it every five minutes so it does not felt too much. I lost a lot of weight due to my chronic illness and it wirked for my sweaters. Knitting smaller in the future sounds as good advice. 54:15
PS I really enjoy your podcast and i love the spinning show and tell, it teaches me a lot
Such great suggestions. I’ll try both and a good defiling is in order too. I do love the cardigan and it was a lot of time invested. Thank you so much. Take good care of yourself. 🥰
Lisa, I have been learning a lot from your videos 📹. I still have to work on long draw yet. I just dust off my spinning wheel to show 3rd grade field trip this past week. The kids came to my cousins ranch to learn about farming and beef cattle and also dairy. Especially what we get from the sheep. Next year, they might add about bees 🐝 and honey 🍯. I'll share your videos 📹 for those who what to know more about spinning.
It’s so good to hear from you. I hope the kids had a blast. Thank you for your encouragement 💕
@SoulfulSpinning They did have fun with it. They got a chance to make a friendship bracelet by spinning their own.
Hi Lisa , It's a really interesting podcast again. I made the felix cardigan with handspun yarn, and mine has stretched , I was so disappointed but will definitely make a smaller size next time . Thanks again for taking the time to make a great podcast. Jacky xx
So happy to see a new podcast from you Lisa! I am working on some hand carders to make a some lovely little nests of fiber to use on my first spinning wheel! It will be delivered tomorrow and I am so exited. Your videos are my favorite to watch/listen to while prepping fiber or spinning ❤
Ps, I'm blending up some cashmere, angora and corriadale wool and it is like forbidden cotton candy ☁️🍭
So exciting! Let us know how you like your wheel. I wish you many happy hours spinning. 🤗
Sunday morning with a cuppa and Lisa…. Bliss and a bit of a laugh🥰
As far as knitting bags, I do both. My Twist & Turn shawl is in a merc bag from a chain store, but have some in special bags
I made a summer top that didn’t fit too well on my shoulders. I have to keep adding width to get them to cover close enough to my neck line. Then even crazier, I wear it backwards! I will have to try it on again, I lost quite a few pounds, due to following a Mediterranean meal plan. Figuring out sizing seems to be rocket science to me. I’m going to try to gather my shoulder bands. The teal looks great ! Your sweater should get a lot of wear on cool evenings and season changes. Nice to watch you using your spinning stash. The pink looked so pretty all spun up. I love the naturals you work with too. I did get a few project bags from Loch Ness years back. They are best for my knitting and sewing tools. My yarn gets caught up in the zipper, so your purse idea is perfect for actual projects. Always great to see you!
That is a pretty sweater.
Thanks Lisa, for another great informative video. I am knitting on my handspun socks for Cary’s KAL. I just tried on my first sock which is unfinished. It stiff, but it is so comfortable. I am also knitting on a handspun sweater which I have ripped out and starting again too many times! Oh well❤️ Hi Peaches
Lisa, I also knit a Felix cardigan that was too big for me. I’m on a journey to make a sweater that fits, too!
Dear Lisa, your red Felix is so nice! I think if you crochet a chain of stitches inside your neckline, and at the same time make it a bit smaller, the hole fit of the sweater will change to the better ❤ I often do this on my sweaters to give them something to hang from
/ hugs Cia
I am going to try that. Your garment knitting is so inspiring and you look so great in your knit sweaters. So your advice is appreciated. Take care, Cia. 🥰
Beautiful demonstration of woolen spinning. All the better with Peaches' supervision ❤😊
Instead of having to graph the underarms. Pick up the stitches and knit on. You can always use up tails to close any holes.
Interesting chat on sizing. We all think we have to cover ourselves up to extreme. Go girl go. If you get the shoulder right you will be able to design the rest to “fit”. Great podcast. Loved the long draw. I aspire 🧶🇨🇦
You’re my inspiration, Ruth!
Thank you Lisa for another inspiring episode. I love the colors of you Lopi sweater!
I’ve been knitting for a little over 20 years, and in that time I’ve purchased 4 knitting bags. I’ve also seen a few myself, but I’m not adverse to reusing gallon sized zip lock bags, either😉
I rarely knit sweaters with the recommended ease, these days; I’ve learned over the years that too much ease ends up looking sloppy on me.
Good luck with your sock spinning! I was able to finish my socks for Cary’s spin along, but I plan on knitting a lot more hand spun socks.
Thanks again for your podcast!
Hi Lisa! Lovely episode…I found the same thing with my first Felix pullover….I swam in it! Just finished it last month….got gage, followed the directions and sizing, but had to knit the sleeves 5” shorter than the directions specified, and the neckline is very wide, as you found. I’d like to make another, but hind sight will enable me to make it maybe two sizes smaller!
Thank you
So nice to spend my Sunday evening with you, Lisa! I love those babydoll southdown rolags! They’re so fluffy and beautiful. I’m actually finishing up the colorwork (also at the ball of the foot) on my handspun socks for Cary‘s spin-along. I concentrated on knitting so loosely and went up a needle size and still it’s definitely tighter in that area. I’m going to pull it out when I block them. I’m sure they’ll be fine! My yarn is very rustic but it’s one of my first real wheel spins so it’s kind of fun and I’m using it! Are you gonna leave your coopworth cardi as it is or do you think you might try to slightly felt it? It is so beautiful. I’m sorry that it’s getting too drapey for you.
I don’t know if you have the same connection to Pachebel’s Canon in the States but in the UK it was used in the Woolmark ad campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s; so, for me, I hear that piece and immediately think of pure new wool (I think that must have been the tagline in the ads!). Lovely piece of music whatever associations you may have with it and suited to playing with fibre in such a soothing manner.
I did not know that! I love the connection. Thank you.
Hi again ! I’ve also made the Felix cardigan and it is too big at the neckline like yours and I find I don’t wear much … I found a perfect cardigan you should try is the April cardigan by petite knit and it is true to size! Just like a bought one !
Llama is my most favorite fiber. I've had a few skeins that weren't dehaired and it was very prickly but have also had super soft skeins with zero prickle and lustrous. I bet it feels amazing with the bond. I've enjoyed this so much and want to spin for socks now. I want to avoid nylon and have alpaca allergy. Do you think the llama would be a good replacement for the nylon if paired with Shetland or maybe another wool?
Yes, I believe the llama will be a strengthening fiber for socks similar to alpaca. I learned that from Cary at My Wool Mitten!
@@SoulfulSpinning I'm going to follow her! Thank you so much!
Chris Acton has a UA-cam channel Acton Creative, where she talks about weaving. Also she goes live every Thursday morning. It's a fun group.
When you get a few minutes, check out this podcast…..Inka’s Knitting Podcast, she is adorable and a very talented knitter. Love your podcast, keep being you.
I will! Thank you. 💕
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I'm eager to see how your zero ease sweater experiment goes. I've never liked tight fitting clothes but I can see how too big isn't flattering either.
Me too Shauna. It will be a great experiment. Hope your well. 💕
Hi, I watched your video on carding and making rolags. You also were talking about your knitting needles you purchased. I looked in your content, but couldn’t find the maker. I would like to know who the maker is and how to purchase them. thank you very much
Missing you! I don’t see any new videos, newest is this one two months ago. Praying you and your family are well!🙏🌸
Thank you. I’m working on it. Life changes happening. 🥰
Hi Lisa, thank you so much for your fiber prep inspiration. Hope you are doing well. I recently purchased my first fleeces. I learned to spin this January. I have a used single treadle lendrum which I bought from a lovely lady near me about two years ago. I tried learning a few times over the past two years with no success. Then I decided to give it some dedicated time every day and within three days I was spinning. I had a merino and silk combed top about a lb. I spun it all in about three weeks. I love it. So I bought these two Gotland fleeces from a farm near me. So now how would you recommend I wash them? I would appreciate some advice.
I have washed the fleece. The shepherdess provided instructions. I washed it like I was our mohair fleece from our farm. I am slowly combing the locks. It is a slow process and I’m not sure I am doing it correctly. We will see.
Hi Lisa, loved your latest episode, all of them are so informative! I’ve shied away from using hand cards to make rolags but after watching you, I’m going to give them a try. During the part about spinning long draw, (which I’ve also shied away from) I note you are spinning on your Majacraft Little Gem with a flyer with an orifice instead of one with a delta flyer. I have a Little Gem too. May I ask what type of flyer you are using and if you prefer using it instead of a delta flyer for spinning longdraw? Finally, I totally agree about knitting with your own handspun yarn, there’s nothing so satisfying. Currently I knitting the Marlow Sweater by the Knit Purl Girl.
Hi there, I am using the lace flyer and a ceramic orifice. I have spun longdraw with the delta flyer, but prefer this type. I do like that you can rotate the flyer to make longdraw a bit more comfortable. I highly recommend Whispering Pines Shetlands for Majacraft accessories. Jen is great!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Lisa! My Little Gem came from Jen at Whispering Pines, also my combs and drum carder. Last year I bought 2 of her fleeces which have been cleaned and washed, and are awaiting prepping for spinning. I’ll look into the lace flyer and ceramic orifice with Jen! @@SoulfulSpinning
lisa, i keep diving in further... now i'm looking at drum carders. what kind do you have? pros/cons? any suggestions from you or other viewers welcome!
Hi Lisa, I continue to love your podcast. Don’t listen to Reddit! Apologies if I missed this information, but do you know the fibre content of the braid you carded into rolags? Thanks so much for all you share ❤ Terry, Knutsford BC 🇨🇦
Yes! It’s a Babydoll Southdown/alpaca blend from Fleeceful Farm on Etsy! So soft and lovely colors.
Thank you. 🥰
I use baskets, African if I can get them ( fiber festivals)
Me too! My Whole Foods market has them sometimes, too!
What type of wheel were you using this time?
I am using the Majacraft Little Gem with the Lace flyer. It’s a sweet little wheel 🥰
I use whatever I have... No project bags here
Your sweater you are knitting is very pretty. If it ends up being too long, just wear it with leggings and a belt. It will still look good on you.
Yes, and it’ll keep my bum warm. 😆 Thank you. 💕
It is such a treat to have a new episode from you. It always brings a peaceful spot to my day and I save them until I can really sit and enjoy, like chocolate cake. I also always learn something. Knitting in plain English is my favorite book for learning to knit and one I’ve recommended over and over. I’m off to see if I can find the Sweater Design in Plain English immediately.
I love Maggie Righetti’s style. You know she’s just the kind of person you’d like right away. I looked her up and she’s 92, God Bless her. 💕