Spinning

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Vicki Browne
Knitty: Summer 2007

Spinning for Larger Projects

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Jillian’s Spinning: Finishing Yarn - knittyBlog

Finishing Yarn

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Ottawa Valley Fiber Arts: Dehairing Alpaca Fiber
Alpaca Fleece . . . . Now What? : 10 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables

Preparing & Spinning Non Wool Fibres

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(268) Roving vs combed top. Know your fiber. - YouTube
testing Polwarth fiber before handspinning

steaming Fibre, pre-drafting, pre spinning.

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Sock Fiber Roundup: Fibers + Patterns!
spinning sock yarn

Spinning For Socks

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tutorial how to get alpaca from fluff to yarn - YouTube

Yak Quivuit Possum & Short Fibres.

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Flax Spinning

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Ply Magazine on Instagram: "I'm carding Peduncle silk from @treenwaysilks on my brand new carder from @bamfiberworks and you definitely wanna see both. I decided not to comb but rather to card my silk with my wool for the Sashiko project. I'm still planning on spinning it worsted to really get the most shine out of the peduncle (I foresee a glowing greenish/bronze yarn). I know it's not "true" worsted but if it's the yarn I want, I definitely don't care about that. I'm making it as worsted as possible using a drumcarder, aligning my fiber straight towards the carder, carding it several times, and then taking it off all aligned with a diz. The biggest difference between what I'm doing and combing the fibers is that the fiber are different lengths and I'm not taking out any short bits (as ha
Tutorial for spinning silk caps. Separating Cap Layers

Silk and Stuff.

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Spinning Wheels

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How To Spin Cable Ply Yarn - YouTube
4b-cabled-yarn

Cable and Crepe yarns

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My Ashford e-spinner

Electric

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Two tips to get you spinning cotton

Cotton

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Demo: Combination Drafting - YouTube

Combo Spinning

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(2) The secret of spinning a fine yarn - YouTube
Ann's Kuchulu-spun singles stored on quills

Laceweight

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How to Spin – PLY Magazine
The first fiber you spun was roving or combed top. Youve got memories of mistakes and triumphs. Its the foundation of your craft. Because its the basis of most of your projects, especially the practical ones, it can feel repetitive and monotonous in your hands. Youve lost the spark you used to feel about roving. However you can easily get out of that roving rut and regain your enthusiasm. ROVING will empower you to shift your perspective and discover how easy it is to manipulate roving and c...

Spinning Books Etc.

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Have you started trying to spin yarn on a drop spindle and just need some pointers? This blog post and video will get you going in the right direction fast!

Spindle

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Don't work with woolen fibers without this free processing wool tutorial by your side! Learn how to wash wool, then card and comb it for DIY roving.
Carding or Combing Wool; goodbye slubs – Whimsical Ewe
Carding or Combing Wool; goodbye slubs – Whimsical Ewe

Handcarding

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Spinspiration: Washing your Raw Fleece for Spinning
HOW TO WASH ALPACA FLEECE PART FOUR - YouTube
HOW TO WASH ALPACA FLEECE PART TWO - YouTube

Washing

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Carding & Spinning an Art Yarn ✨ Under the Stars✨ Fiber Art - Relaxing Classical Music - YouTube
Spiral Plying Yarn for Perfect Results Every Time - YouTube

Making Art Yarns

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A Yarn Maker's Journey: Almost Tutorial: Unplying Plied Yarn
Plying for Knitting by Jill Moreno on Knitty

Tips and Tricks

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The Great Fleece Makeover
Craft me Happy!: Blending a Long Gradient on my Hackle - Taking Advantage of Varying Fibre Lengths for an Interesting Colour-Shift Effect

Hackle and Combs

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The Palindrome Experiment – PLY Magazine
Unsere einzigartigen Garnkuchen werden persönlich von Hand gefertigt, um Ihnen den professionellen Look des perfekten Farbverlaufs ohne Ärger zu bieten. Das Garn besteht zu 50% aus Baumwolle und zu 50% aus Acryl, um einen weichen Griff zu gewährleisten. Diese Garne sind ungezwirnt. Versand weltweit kostenlos. Wir empfehlen Ihnen wärmstens, unser Garn bei Ihrem nächsten Strick- oder Häkelprojekt auszuprobieren.
“Tropical” from @worldofwoolteam spun from the fold and then chain plied. . . . #handspinnersofinstagram #questionableblends #handspunyarn #spinnersofinstagram #spinningfromthefold #longdraw #midnightoil @midnightoilband

Manipulating Colour

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Craft me Happy!: The Blending Board Paradox : Spinning into Focus with John Arbon’s ‘Slack ma Girdle’ - Techniques 6, 7 and 8
Preparing Blaze by @worldofwoolteam on my @ashford_wheels_looms blending board. This time I tore tiny strips off and separated the colours out into a kind of gradient. I then dizzed it off but instead of chain plying it at the wheel, I made a plying ball instead to give me more marling. . . . #handspunyarn #handspinning #questionableblends #questionableblendsblanket #spinningmontage #electriceelwheel6 #madewithlove

Blending Board

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I took a bunch of skeins of mine and cut then up to card into art batts on my drum carder. These batts will be used to spin with and create yarn. #spinningwheel #artyarn #yarnlove #yarn #yarncraft #diytutorial #diy

Drum Carder

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Chain Plying Tips, Tricks, Why and When, Slow Motion - Let's Make Yarn - YouTube
Creative Ply Techniques | Kromski Spinning & Weaving
DIY Navajo Plying Yarn on a Spinning Wheel

Navaho plying

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