Adding acrylic scraps to my sock yarn blend for colour and strength | handspun socks
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- Опубліковано 21 лют 2023
- Hello friends! The past year we have created... a lot of leftover / scrap fiber. In the final video of 2022 you saw me blend the scraps on my drum carder (link: • Spinning Sock Yarn out... ). Today we're going to add some more color and strength to these scrap sockyarn blend batts by adding some acrylic to it. I card up some ends of acrylic yarn with my handcarders and then add them to the mix.
Then we will spin this colourful chaotic mass into sockyarn, on my vintage double drive wheel Bernadette, a Toika Irene spinningwheel. And when the yarn is all done, I'm knitting it into a pair of socks using the toe-up method, an afterthought heel and just general guessing and gauging.
The main fiber used to create this yarn and chief lanolin supllier is some spotted sheep fleece, blended with some colourful naturally dyed flemish sheep wool and recycled acrylic yarn.
The end result reminds me very much of impressionist paintings. What do you yhink?
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When people think you need nylon in your sock yarn for strength, it remind me of when people say you can't use handspun as warp for weaving. Who needs centuries of textile history when we have ✨ modern methods ✨?
Besides, a sturdy wool like your dutch and flemish sheep will hold up better than merino to begin with.
What I'm saying is -- if people used handspun singles for warp for all of history, wool can handle some foot abrasion too. I just wish more people were taught about this kind of textile history stuff!
I wish I could have said it as eloquent as you did!
Research and thought seem to be practiced by the few and not the multitude these days. My thought is that rote memorization prevents free thought, meditation and study. In America the public school system teaches to the test, not to life. Since the majority of your viewers are American that may be why the vast majority can’t even consider that ancient fiber makers didn’t have plastics in their production process. Their socks had to be strong, then if they needed repair darning was practiced. The kids of America are created with a throw away mentality. Some are seeing the light, but most are programmed to see things one way.
Your description of socks as impressionist painting is spot on and I shall NOT change your mind as I full heartily agree.
Thank you :D
I love how you repurposed old poly yarn!! Such a good idea 💡 gave your socks a nice splash of colour 👌
Thank you 🥰
You add colour to the world just like you add colour to wool!
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I love that you were gracious to your viewers and tried this. I hope you can enjoy your socks! I do understand your hesitancy, though. I recently finished a (spindle) spin of Southdown for socks and spun some mohair on the side to hold together for the heels and toes. Mohair or silk can do wonders to add durability to your socks while keeping everything 100% animal/protein fiber! Your socky socks are cute, though, for sure.
Thanks! I have heard about adding mohair indeed and sounds interesting
Before people added nylon and acrylic to sock yarns, they would often double their wool yarn with a fine cotton or silk thread when knitting the toes and heels to add extra reinforcement without changing the bulk in a massive way. Perhaps this method would make a less dry sock.
makes sense! My grandfather and his sister just have very vivid memories of having pure wool socks (but maybe they didn't know that their mom added a bit of thread?)
@@MijnWolden Adding cotton or silk likely depends on wealth. My mother-in-law is probably the same generation as your grandfather and she still knits pure wool socks and mittens from local wool. She also favours the after thought heel because it can be removed and replaced when it wears thin.
@@jirupthat’s a great point about the afterthought heel
@@jirup I've never seen or heard of this kind of heel (and I've knitted for decades) and i think it's pure genius! This old dog/cat needs to learn this new trick!
I think back when people wore pure wool socks, they just needed a lot more repairing. People don't tend to think about darning socks anymore, but it used to just be a standard part of having socks. Granted, it was also because when you make everything yourself you don't want to just toss something when you get a hole in it like most people do for socks nowadays, but still.
Yes, exactly!
Groene drive band! Geweldig!! Mijn Saksische wiel heeft een hard roze snaar, in combinatie met het donkerbruine wiel vond ik het prachtig,
Roze is leuk ja!
I was going to say (and then you said it yourself!) that these totally look like Noro socks!! They turned out so beautifully
Thank you 🥰 glad I wasn't just imagining that 😁
That was so much fun to watch. It made my scrappy, waste-nothing little heart sing 😅
Thank you 🥰
I still have 1 pair of socks my grandma knitted for me out of 100% wool. She darned the toes and heels to give them extra strength. I treasure those socks and they only come out once in a blue moon because when they’re worn through, I will never be able to properly replace them.
I do knit socks, occasionally. I don’t particularly like acrylic blends, they feel unpleasant between my fingers. So more often than not, I’ll add either a silk thread or a cotton one to give them more durability. Usually only the heel, toes and soles.
Socks made out of 100% wool are so much nicer to wear because they wick any moisture away from the skin and keep your feet warmer.
Your batt and socks look wonderful! Maybe one day I’ll have the funds and space for a drum carder. I’m saving up for a blending board and proper hand cards. Until then, I’m making do with hand combs, and the largest pet brushes I could find.
Someone in the comment section on this video actually said that for sock yarn combing is the better way to go.
@@MijnWolden - That makes sense to me. The fibres being more aligned would mean more strength and possibly less pilling.
Hi Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️
I love, love your socks, you've definitely inspired me to try and spin a sock yarn.
Love the idea of adding Acrylic Yarn to the wool. I've seen Acrylic being used before but left as is when added to the Batts.
I have some single ply that I can put in the Batts.
Only realised the ither day that I've been Spinning in the Plying direction ( apart from using my Spindles). 🎡
I love your Fibre Shenanigans they're always so much fun.😃
Happy Spinning and Knitting Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🐕
There's no 'plying direction' per se. There's z twist and s twist, and I spin with z twist and ply with s twist, but the other way around is ok too. I think they say that s plied yarn is better for knitting and z plied yarn for crochet. JillianEve's channel probably has some explanations about this!
not going to lie, but that yarn looks awesome and i bet it will make some very comfy socks! (or fingerless gloves/arm warmers)
Socks are indeed comfy, though I personally still Prefer full wool, as explained at the end of the video 😁
Beautiful, colorful sock yarn makes beautiful socks on happy feet!🥳🎉
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I am so impressed with how well/smoothly the yarn carded out! I wouldn't have thought it would work. The yarn is lovely though!🥰
My drumcarder is full of magic tricks 😎
Ive recently gotten obsessed with the idea of spinning for socks from natural fibers only! currently planning on blending a long fleece (wensleydale most likely) with silk and seeing where that gets me. My ultimate goal is to have enough yarn to knit my way through 52 Weeks of socks from laine books. I would love to make 365 pairs of socks but I just dont have enough drawer space lmao.
365 Pairs or even 52 seems like such a daunting perspective, even coming from the person with at least 50 hats 😅
Hooray fiber fun tiny speckle of history and amazing 😄 socks what more could anyone ask for. And good wishes to all of us who possibly have knitted more socks and hats and shawls than a person can wear. Sending hugs and good wishes from Katy from NZ 😊
Thank you 😁🥰
What a cool yarn! It reminds me of chocolate chip cookies, but then the ones where they put in smarties instead of chocolate. And an interesting experiment to bled the coloured acrylic into the wool. I'm curious to see how the socks will have held up in a year's time, compared to the pair you knit from the batt without acrylic in it!
To make a true comparison I should take them out for a 18 kilometer hike in the mountains :D
@@MijnWolden I don't see any downsides to this plan! But a year of regular wear would work too I think :P
The result was socking! ❤️
Badum tssss
Your socks turned out 🐝 u-ti-ful!
As you know I don't knit, only because I'm not patient enough, but I very much enjoy watching your process and have much respect for the fiber arts and all of it's facets. I think I could watch carding and spinning all day. It's such a relaxing thing to watch. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to next Wednesday's chaos shenanigans. 🫶 🧶
Crochet is indeed Faster sometimes, but I personally Prefer the fabric you get with knitting. All fiber arts are arts! 😁
Enjoyed this video immensely. Thank you!
Thank you 🥰
Last summer I spun upp some 500 gr off double coated wool, blended extra outercoat from icelandic wool to some of it and mohair to some of it, I spun it low twist, very fine for 4 ply cable yarn, I had enough for 3 pair for me and 1 for my better half, I must say these are the best socks I have. I have spun tradional 2 ply yarn for plenty of socks but I dont find them last very well.
I have never tried two ply, as I've been told to at least use three ply. Icelandic wool is something I really want to try one day!
Ik kan niet van gedachten veranderen, want zij zijn Monet-sokken!
Leuk, bedankt! 😁
I loved this video. I became very excited when lLion Brand yarns came out with "Home spun." The yarn is pencil roving with a thread in the middle and a thin thread wrapped around the roving. The 1st time I crochet with it, it was a disaster. Couldn't see the stitches, and my crochet hook kept freying the yarn. When I started spinning, I took it apart, and I made worsted weight yarn. I only use alpaca and acrylic blend for socks. (Allergic to wool). Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm.
Thank God you could respin that yarn 😁
I love the colors in the yarn! It really looks like confetti! I only went out one day for carnaval and I ended up getting covid 😔 that'll teach me to be social again...
But even in my ill state I can say that these socks are beautiful!
Oh no! And didn't you just have a stomach flu?
@@MijnWolden yeah, it hasn't been my month, so to speak. At least now with covid (apart from the first day) I have enough energy to knit, and nobody in the vicinity to distract me (I have to stay in isolation in the attic). So not the worst punishment for one day of partying, I only hope there is no lasting damage, because I am out of breath from climbing just one flight of stairs.
I absolutely love those socks!!! I’ll take a pair. US size 9.5 (women’s)! Lmao j/k
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I kinda like the yarn. Like the socks
Check out Susan Crawford on ravelry. She has alot of vintage patterns
She us the shortly stitcher on you tube
I love the color!! Can’t wait to see the socks
Then you better watch until the end of the video 😉
@@MijnWolden I did and I love them!! Currently swatching for my 1st pair of socks ☺️
Not crocheting them but I do want a bunch of hats to match with my outfits... Relatable.
I've seen people say that (on top of using strong three-ply yarn) you can reinforce pure wool socks by essentially pre-darning them in the areas that take the most damage. The extra yarn protects the stitches from taking as much friction and gives more cushioning. And then of course actually darning when something starts looking thin instead of waiting for it to break.
Either way, these are super cute, and if you already have the acrylic yarn, might as well use it, right?
Thank God someone thinks that's relatable 😁
We just finished Mardi Gras in deep South US.
Yes, it's Ash Wednesday today. Got ashes sprinkled on my head today in church ☺️
i enjoyed your sock prep , i would like to spin sock yarn , it there a sheep breed that does really well for sock , ( i am in canada) i was asked to make socks with alpaca
In her second to last podcast Stitches and Starlight talks about good sheep for socks! I spin everything from Flemish sheep of spotted sheep because I have a lot of it.
I’ve switched to wool socks because my feet are always freezing and the cotton ones weren’t cutting it.
Nothing beats the warmth of wool 😁
The socks turned out great! Good job! I also happen to have a leftover ball of yarn from my old days of acrylic, a yarn in very bright colours. I recently teated myself to 200g of Shetland roving in a fantastic grey colour. Do you see where i'm going? 😊
I don't know if socks would be the ideal project for me for this particular yarn, but maybe a woolen shirt to wear underneath other clothes when i'm dressed in layers. I don't have a carder, though, only a blending board. I'm guessing it will be more tedious to card, but what can a spinster do? Cheers!!
Edit: The yarn turned out lots of fun and the knit sample has a tweed character!
I see where you're going and it sounds exciting!
A lot of 100% wool sock yarn has multiple plies, like some have 6 or more. Your socks look great though!
At least three is what I've learned, but no upper limit indeed 😁
To glue Bernadette wheel back together add glue on the loose joints then use the elastic straps that are used to hold luggage down we call them occy straps this will act like a clamp to hold it together if not available wrap tightly around the groove of the wheel this should help bring everything back in to alignment and maybe the clicking will reduce I know you don’t mind the sound,only it means something is rubbing where it should not be and could cause problems in the long run also if you take her apart to do the work check all the joints for the rub area and wood oil should help also,What did you end up naming your other wheel,love the bright colourful socks I know all wool is better,tell that to the people who machine wash their socks 🧦 that is the real reason they put nylon etc into the yarn 🧶 to make them easier to wash 🧼 🎉🎉🎉
What I think causes the clicking is that the hole where the footman connects to the axle has worn through so much that the axle is at times floating freely and at other times just crashing back down on the wood. I could be wrong of course.
Oh, second answer: the Ashford is now called Kristine 😁
@@MijnWolden maybe a bit of wood putty to clothe hole up a little might help,is the wheel or pedal seeming to jump at all.that would show you were right in that assumption
Woodputty is a great idea! I tried rubber bands, which temporarily helped, until they got catapulted across the room
I have made a lot of socks. Some with nylon and some without. I cannot notice any difference in the wear of the socks. The nylon socks don’t last longer than ones without.
There's probably a grain of truth in there, but we shouldn't hold it as the one truth. I'm just going to continue spinning sock yarn the way I feel like.
Sure it’s nuts to walk 18km in some pure merino socks…. But if you take some medium micron wool and then blend in some mohair or a little long wool, I’m sure the socks would be fine.
Right? That's what I think as well.