How to Spin Yarn from Alpaca - Finishing the Hand Spun Yarn
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Let's learn how to spin yarn from alpaca! The spinning is complete and it is time for finishing the hand spun yarn. Watch to see how to wet finish an alpaca spinning project and set the yarn. Then we will gather all the information we need to fill out a yarn tag.
I’ll show you how I…
-Remove the yarn from the bobbins
-Wrap onto a niddy-noddy
-Tie a skein
-Wash the yarn
-Thwack the yarn
-Re-skein the yarn
-Count the yardage
-Find the wraps per inch
-Weigh each skein
-Fill out a yarn tag
...and finally call it done!
Click below to find the other videos in this series!
#1 Washing the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
#2 Carding the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
#3 Spinning the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
#4 Plying the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
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This series was super useful for a beginner like me. I'm using a drop spindle and ive got my first ever skein drying as we speak :D
Hello from Sydney Australia! Thanks for taking the time and effort to make all of your tutorials, they are excellent. I am a newbie spinning (I only bought my first spinning wheel a week ago - an Ashford Traditional) and your tutorials have been invaluable. I appreciate how you thoroughly explain each step in the process and do not assume your viewers have prior knowledge. Keep up the great work. Blessings to you and your family! Monica
Thank you so much! I'm very happy to help. Enjoy your Ashford Traditional, it's a great wheel!
Thank you for explaining all the particulars! I really enjoyed this series with alpca wool. I'm a beginniner spinner. I must say what I have spun so far is not pretty but I'm proud of it! ... I love to crochet so I think my first project might be slippers with what I have spun. I subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to more of your videos...now on to binge watch more of your videos! Cheers from Owen Sound, Ontario Canada
Soo much info in these videos. I love watching!
Your work is fantastic. I hope one day I would be able to spin as you do. You teach so clearly and completely. Thank you
Thank you SO VERY MUCH!! This series EXACTLY what I've been looking for!! I'm a COMPLETE NEWBIE! But ive been wanting to learn all this for an uncountable number of years. And my BONUS is.... my sister's had 3 Alpacas for almost 9 years now. They'r shorn ever year. And she's done NOTHING with the fiber!!! So.... I run I have a bit for trial and error! (Going to save all the black till I've got this down!!! Its my FAVE! LOL!!!)
Again....
Thank you so much! Exactly what I needed. And your videos are absolutely amazing. So easy and understanding, with LOTS OF INFO!!!
I have been handspinning wool since 1974 and up until your videos I have NEVER heard of "thwaking" yarn.
Now i understand that my Nanny used me for this...i was just sitting there holding up my hands and she did this. Lol. "Sit quiet, we're playing a game". double lol. I guess you can use (grand-)kids for this purpose as well 8)
It’s fun to binge watch your channel. I always learn something!
I made it through the entire series! My wife and I are thinking about starting an alpaca farm in the next several years. I was wondering how the fiber was transferred into yarn. Great information! Thanks for sharing.
First, I love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing. I’ve watched these alpaca spinning videos several times while working on my alpaca fiber. I just finished knitting my alpaca cardigan, which is very long and weighs probably between 2 to 3 pounds. I need to block it now and am nervous. The alpaca has about 20% or less of merino blend in it. I’m pleased how it turned and don’t want to ruin it now. It’s been a big learning challenge and I managed to survive many mistakes during my process. I’d like to wash it in my washing machine in cold water and spin it. If I wash by hand, it would take forever to dry, because of the weight and awkwardness. I could put the cardigan on my gate board and spray it and weight it down or do it on a counter. Last year I spun my Romney/Tunis wool and knitted a jacket similar to this alpaca and washed it, then blocked it. It came out great, but this feels different and I read alpaca is more delicate. What do you say?
My grandmother always called the niddy-noddy a "reel". I think they named the dance reel after that.
Oh my goodness; I've learned so much! Two Ply! Thwacking! So *that's* how you get beautiful medium weight alpaca! I kept thinking, with some wool I did, that two ply would be nicer; but, I gave it too many twists and it was very active. I was so unhappy... because, I didn't know exactly why it was doing that; again, as I mentioned before... I didn't quite know what I was doing with my scotch tensioner. But, watched those videos, got that! You didn't say "Z" twist; but, I got that! At least when I did the 2 ply I did know to use the "Z" twist. :-) A 2nd wash; then thwacking it. I can't wait! I caught a glimpse of the finished skeins in the beginning.. I think maybe even in an earlier video. I remember because I thought how beautiful it looked; and I didn't quite realize it was the Alpaca. So, it was the same color; and I kept waiting to see how you were going to make it look so nice! (An observation about spinning the 1ply fingerlings, I noticed when you were *not* spinning and let the yarn get close to the orifice it would twist over itself. I kept thinking, this is too tight; but, then I think, if I'm understanding correctly, what I saw was some of the twist that would drift into the draft. This makes sense as I watched closer when you were going fast. So, it's possible and even probable that while spinning, one can get the count up to a bit less than double what you want to spin in twists per inch; then you let that pent up energy flow back into the drafted yarn; this is the action that lets you have a finer control over the number of twists per inch. As you spin faster, you can draft back further, which you did. If you're new, and spinning slower, you can do it like an inch worm style, like when clouding. I'm sure that after a while, one can get a good idea by looking at the yarn when it has about 10 twists per inch. And, as usual, I'm getting TLDR (sigh, I get that a lot!) So, time to stop talking, and get doing. But, :-( I'm still waiting on parts for the spinner! :-/
Yes! Awesome observations!!! You are right on about the twist control! 😁
Just watched all of these - fantastic, thank you! I had a spinning lesson yesterday and your videos on choosing a wheel have been super helpful too! X
What a terrific series! Thank you
You are so joyful, I love watching your videos! Thanks for all the helpful information!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for your very helpful and educational videos. I am an alpaca fiber grower and am trying to learn the art of creating yarn. Especially since having a disastrous experience with a spinner in the 50/50 group.
I love your enthusiasm and style!
I'm so happy I could provide a good resource for you! I love spinning with alpaca, but it is a very different feel than wool. 💜🦙 (That's probably a llama emoji, but let's pretend it's an alpaca.)
JillianEve I always use that emoji and consider it to be an alpaca!🦙😉
I know this video is a bit old but thank you for this series. We just sheared for the first time and these videos gave me confidence to continue on!
How wonderful! You can do it! 😊
Thank you for your easy instruction. I learned quite a bit for being a newbie!
I'm glad it was helpful! 😊🧶🦙
This is very helpful :) I just 2 plied my drop spindle spun alpaca using kate my ashford traditional wheel. I am looking forward to finishing it so I can make my scarf :)
Beautiful yarn! Great job Jillian!
Thank you!
Thank you for all the great Informationen . I got my first Alpaka fiber and your Serie ist realy helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Happy spinning!
Thank you very informative 😊
You’re welcome 😊 Happy spinning!
Hi, I know this video is old. On your first video, I believe you had roughly 3 pounds of fiber, but on this video when you weighed it the end, it was roughly 1.5 lbs/825 yards. Was this just the half that you sent back to her? Or did the 3 pounds end up only making this much? I have 10 alpacas, and I am going to shave/process them, just trying to figure out roughly how much one blanket produced. Thanks, LOVE your videos!
thank you very much
That’s nice amount of wool
Thank you for such a clear and wonderful series of how to process Alpaca from start to finish. I have not started spinning alpaca yet, still learning to master spinning wool. Could you als whack sheep wool after you wash it?
Yes! I have another video about "thwacking" and it shows the difference between yarn that is thwacked and yarn that isn't. I'm glad the video was helpful! ua-cam.com/video/afotk5vOfMc/v-deo.html
Have you ever spun Great Pyrenees? Yes honest question .
This was so inspiring that I think I will want to give it go myself someday :). Do you think you can show how to make the yarn into a ball like is sold in stores and how to dye it someday?
I have another video about finishing up a skein of yarn! Maybe it will be useful? ua-cam.com/video/3h8BmK2L6U8/v-deo.html
@@JillianEve Thank you. That was great. Just need to get a spinning wheel now 😅
My question is where to keep all the equipment bits and bobs when not in use.
Hi Jillian, I have a merino, silk blend that I spun. Can I wash in hot water and wack it too? I don’t have a washer available, but I can hand wash. It has been sitting as a skein for over year.
Yes, you can absolutely wash it and it might even perk it back up after sitting. 😊
Evie, can you put hand sun wool onto an umbrella swift then from the swift to a yarn winder? I've done that and the wool yarn is then overspun and to twisted to use. What am I doing wrong?😢
Is it still wet when you smack it on the chair? How do you leave it to dry? Thanks
It is still damp. 😊
Thank you so much for the work you put into teaching us how to spin and process fiber. I am just starting my journey of spinning and this has been so helpful and creating excitement for my journey. I noticed the first video in this series you weighted the raw fiber at a total of 3.7 pounds and finished yarn at 1.5 pounds. Is this just the customers portion (half the yarn from the original 3.7 pounds) it seems like alot of weight was lost during processing. or am I miss understanding something?
Yes, that was a split between what I kept and what I returned for the contract. ❤
I just finished watching and had the same question. To lose nearly half the weight after washing and processing, especially when you said that you shouldn't lose as much alpaca weight b/c of the lack of lanolin. I feel much better now that I see your answer!!! (Did I mention that I bought my first alpaca fleece yesterday and it weighs about 4.2 lbs :-)
How much alpaca did you start out with to end up with that much yarn?
I always seems to end up with not enough to do anything with! Ugh!
I honestly can't remember exactly because this project was a while ago now. Maybe each skein was about 6oz? 🤔
I didn’t think “ that “ you could was “ wool “ in “ hot “ “ I “ thought “ that it can “ shrink “
Yes, it can shrink (or felt) which is why I don't agitate or scrub it. If it just sits in the hot water, it will be fine. However if it sloshes around in the water, especially with added soap, it will felt and shrink. It is a very careful process!
I was wondering the same, good to know 😀
How long does it take from the day you get the raw fibres to the finished ball of yarn? Was hoping to get into this as a hobby as an absolute newbie but I am very intimidated lol
It takes time especially as you are new and learning. Thinner yarn takes longer than thicker yarn and some spinning wheels spin faster than others. A lot of it depends. If you want to try it out without a huge investment to start with you can always try a spindle and see if you enjoy it. 🧶🐑✨
Is it easier to spin sheeps wool or alpaca?? Please and TIA💕
Can you take the spun yarn directly onto a Ball Winder?
Hi Zoe! Yes, but putting it onto a niddy noddy allows you to soak and finish the yarn and count the yards. If you don't want to finish and count it, then a ball winder is great!
JillianEve thank you!
JillianEve Do you finish it only to fluff it up, or are there more benefits?
When tying off into sections on the iddy noddy, DO NOT TIE IT TICHTLY you will put crimps in your yarn, keep it loosely.....!
Wpi.. Why do you need to know wraps per inch? As you can tell I'm a noobie lol
The WPI helps me know what my yarn might be good for if I want to put it into a project. For example, lace yarns tend to be 30 or more wraps per inch while worsted yarns tend to be between 9-12 wraps per inch. The Yarn Craft Council has a helpful chart on their website if you would like to see more: www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/how-measure-wraps-inch-wpi Happy spinning! 💜🧶🌷
What did you make with all that yarn?
I sent all this back to the alpaca's owner, so I didn't get to use it in a project. I'd love to weave a blanket with it though. 🧶🦙❤
Very well done and informative "But." This series of video really doesn't have much to do with "Alpaca." Yes Alpaca is used but the instruction is really just about processing raw fiber all the way to finished yarn. That is great :) Given it's title it is misleading as to the extent it discusses Alpaca. Alpaca is a fiber with some unique characteristics that really are not covered in this series. This viewer was specifically looking for that information (as the title indicates) and while appreciating the overview of "blanket to yarn" process, was disappointed. A better title would be something like "How to Spin Yarn from a raw fleece." The title used has characteristics of "click bait." That said, for the beginner or more advanced spinner, this series is an excellent overview. Also keep in mind that there are many views on how this process should be done and one should compare ie the type of washing machine to use and if one should use one at all. But thanks Jillian for the series and your perspective on the methods to use.
Excellent series, but please, do music, even drowns out your voice.
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