Mastodawn

For #WIPWednesday I have:
* I made good progress on the very orange Galice summer top. One side finished and the other up to the neck opening. I'll have more than enough yarn. So I can start thinking of another small orange project.
* Steady going on the waffle sweater. About 50.000 stitches done and not yet halfway in.
* First bobbin of the next batch of the 4-ply sweater spin done. My box of floof is empty, but spring weather is coming for outdoors combing.
#knitting #HandSpinning

consumableJoy 19h ago

I forgot to post pics and hashtags, oops. #Fiberarts #TextileArts #handSpinning https://wandering.shop/@consumablejoy/116327232428219458

Elizenery🔻3d ago

First batch of self combed Border Leicester fleece turned into 4 ply yarn. Yet to be dyed. It's about a DK weight. In my eulogy after I die I expect "She was a spinner of thin yarns."
#HandSpinning

Dar 4d ago

Just in time for the thick summer glove season.

I only have to sew in the ends and tighten up loose stitches and wash and block them!

Not at all what I set out to make at the beginning. I'm ok with that.

#knitting #handspinning

consumableJoy 5d ago

I recently finished this gorgeous (if I do say so myself) spin of a Polwarth/Silk blend from Fossil Fibers Cephalopoda series. I think it’s destined to be a shawl or a hat, probably combined with another yarn because this is only 174 yds. #handSpinning #textilearts #FiberArts this is the one I was referring to in my earlier comment thread with @madgeface

I’m also super pleased that my attempts
as spinner thicker yarn were successful. I’m doing thin again now.

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consumableJoy 5d ago

The original braid of Chambered Nautilus and one of the singles being spun. I’ve finished one bobbin and I’m in the middle of the second with a third one to come. #HandSpinning

consumableJoy 5d ago

I starting spinning a merino/tencel blend braid - it’s part of a Cephelopoda subscription from Fossil Fibers called Chambered Nautilus. I’m aiming for a nice 3 ply yarn. I was thinking the tencel would make it nice and strong for a woven bag, but then I realized it would also make great socks. I can’t post pics in a post with a poll so see first comment.

What should i make with this yarn when it’s ready?

#HandSpinning #knitting #textilearts #FiberArts

Bag

37%

Socks

59.3%

Something else (please comment)

3.7%

Poll ended at Mar 28 at 5:59pm.

Laura Perry Mar 24

I've been busy with some fiber arts while waiting for the weather to finish warming up for gardening season. I'm finally most of the way through this Gulf Coast Native fleece (a whole fleece - that's a lot of wool!) that I dyed with butternut hulls and coffee. It feels like it's taking forever, since I only have time to work on it every now and then. I'm looking forward to starting on the knitting-a-sweater phase of the project.

#FiberArts #HandSpinning #wool #HandCrafts

consumableJoy Mar 22

Me: I definitely don’t need any more spinning fiber. Look how much beautiful stuff I have that I haven’t spun yet
Also me: oooh look at this one. I need a Patreon membership to get it? Ok, Patreon it is. And I definitely need 8 oz so 2 braids. And ooh since I’m purchasing I might as well get the other two braids I was also coveting
#HandSpinning #fiberarts #textilearts

Vereesh Mar 21

When the chaos gets too hard to cope with, Evie offers a respite. I feel my whole body relax, and my mind quiets and accepts the gentle flow of history, craft, and wool.

#spinning #fiberarts #crafts #handspinning #wool
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Spinning Yarn from one of Britain's OLDEST Sheep Breeds! 🐑🧶

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