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@@lindacalver773 this was spun on the ashford country spinner. They also have a bulky electric spinner, but i personally prefer foot power for bulky yarns. There are others on the market, but ashford is probably most available world wide, and quite reliable.

Thanks! I'm hoping to do more soon...

ooo that's a really good question! I'm actually not sure. The reason I'm not, is because when I spin yarn for my shop, I always have left over portions of fleeces that are not going into knitwear type yarns, and I always save those for the peg loom. I have to confess I never weigh or measure any of it. But I can tell you that a big rug like the one in my video took more than 2kilos of wool. It was heavy when I finished. It also depends what size project you are making. I just made one last week for a child (and I gave it away without weighing), and it was most likely around 1.5 kilo total weight because I used 2 giant balls of yarn, that were approx 700grams each. I'm sorry not to be more specific. It's a very good question and I'll certainly weigh my next one! I would say, if you are buying 1 fleece for this project, then 1 fleece should be good to get you started and probably finished, so long as it is a good big fleece. The one I show in the video from the Blue Texel was huge, it weighed over 1.5kilo after I washed it. But in the case of peg loom rugs where you are using very chunky yarn like I show, or where you are weaving the hand twisted fleece right onto the loom, then we are talking pounds not ounces. You want a few pounds! I hope this inadequate answer helps somewhat!

Hi. Thanks for watching. Boreray wouldn't be the easiest beginners fleece. I have spun about half dozen Boreray's from Orkney, and they have varied widely in quality. Firstly you don't want one that has a felted or matted back to it. It needs to be 'open' so you can pull it apart easily. Also hopefully you got one that wasn't full of chaff. Providing you have a good fleece, you could tackle it a few ways. It's a 2 coated ancient breed, with a soft undercoat that keeps the sheep very warm, and a longer coat, more resembling hair (but still often quite soft), that wicks away the rain from the sheep's body. If you have English combs, you could flick card each lock clump. Alternatively, you can hold each clump of wool in your hand and pull the longer coat away from the shorter, and then make a pile of the shorter to spin, either carded or uncarded, whichever you prefer. My favourite way of spinning is usnig my Ashford Country Spinner, (jumbo), and slowly spinning the entire fleece, short and long, into a lock yarn, with all the longer locks dangling off the yarn. Because most Boreray fleeces are well under 1kilo in weight, making the very small indeed after washing and cleaning, then you wouldn't want to throw too much away. Alternatively you could get 2 fleeces the same colour and mix them up. Somewhere on my instagram I think I have a spinning video of boreray fleece, but would need to go and check where it is!! HOpe all this helps a little bit. Nothing like just diving in and finding out on the job!

Thanks so much!

Thank you for watching!

Hi, i think i covered peg length in video. Ive now got taller pegs (see the end bit) Spacing is the medium setting, going from memory i think its 1". I mentioned spacing in my peg loom cushion cover video and used same spacing here,, but i think its 1", will check, if different will let you know. Thanks for watching!

Thank you- I’ve watched both videos but was trying to find info so I could try making my own - I think I found it on the loom website :) thank you!

I’m very new to this- aside from the ashford country spinner, is there something you might recommend for a beginner who wants to try spinning like this? Thank so much for your great videos! And responses! (Hello from Alaska 😊)

@@DiannaWehr Hi there, I'm glad you got the spacing info. Sorry I thought I had mentioned it, but maybe got that bit edited out of the video! If you don't have a spinning wheel, or cant get a bulky spinner of some kind, I would recommend you twist the fleece as you go and weave it in by hand without spinning it. If you are doing this, I would recommend the largest spacing, if your fleece is 3 or more inches long. If you have a choice, choose a fleece that is already partially matted on the back, although it doesn't really matter, but if it's partially 'cotted' or felted on the back, (not too much or you won't be able to pull it apart - you have to pull it apart to do this, so make sure you can) then you can just tear off 'strips', and twist them as you go. It will all hold together this way. I've done rugs like this. In fact the largest spacing on the pegs, and the chunkier look is really super. I tend to use only coloured wool or dyed wool because obviously 'white' wool is going to get discoloured on a floor rug, very quickly. If you are making your own peg loom, I would recommend making it a bit longer than you think, so there's room to make a larger one some day! And also the peg length, as at the end of the video is helpful to have them longer as I'm showing. Also just sand round the tops of the pegs so they are smooth for your wool to slip over and not snagging, but don't sand the bottom end of the pegs as they need to fit tight into the holes. Hope this helps.

@@DiannaWehr ps. I only spin this super-bulky yarn because I can, and because it suits me to have my unwanted fleece bits and pieces all spun up together in yarn balls in a basket so I can start into a new rug when I want, and weave quickly, but if you haven't got a wheel, I wouldn't be going out and spending $$$ on one JUST for this type of project, unless of course you are buying one for other projects. I would just do the twisting by hand as you go. It will grow fast because you will be using chunkier 'yarn'.

That;s a difficult question! You could try to purchase from those who understand what a hand-spinner is looking for. That's always a good starting point. It depends what country you live in. Talking to a breeder and find out what they know about their wool is what I would do first.

Hi Felicity, hmmm...yes that would be interesting, but I'm probably not going to try! This particular cat fur is more like hand-plucked angora rabbit, if you ever have tried that. It would spin, but I wouldn't want the yarn when I'm done!! haha..

Hi there thanks for commenting. Yes Shetland is a big part of my spinning-life too. I'm sure I will be revisiting...

You mean the knitting on the gansey is twisted? No it isn't I'm glad to say!! (or it would be very depressing!). I'm not sure I would do a gansey top down. I think it would make more work when it comes to the shoulders. If you google channel cast on there are lots on youtube, so I didn't go over it. I-cord cast on could work but be careful you don't end up with a stiffer sort of 'ring' around the bottom of your sweater. If you are talking about the shawl, yes that could work I expect. Good idea. Circular needles are possible too with a gansey But the weight of the whole sweater is heavy as you get going, and the knitting belt helps with that. It's personal choice I guess. Circulars important on the shawl because of width. Thanks for watching!

@@highlandcolours7675 not the knitting, your torso.

@@robynknits oh! hmm..not sure why that is!

Hi, sorry about that. I'm not a pro at youtube, but will try and check into that next video. thanks!

Thanks Diane!

You can soak a rug like this in a big bath of very hot soapy water, drip dry outside on flat surface, then put somewhere for heat to get it thoroughly dry. But wool repels dirt, and you shouldn't need to clean it that often.

If you watch the other video on peg looms, you can see it from the beginning. Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! So glad you got something out of it! I agree, the peg loom is wonderful. I'm spinning for my next rug right now.

Hi. Thanks for watching and for commenting. This rug could be washed. I have an industrial sink which is huge and an over head sprayer, and a sink sized basket to raise it up and rinse it with. However if you didn't have all that, I would recommend waiting till the Summer, fold in half, soak in the bath tub, it will take 2 people to raise it, remove to a trug of some kind, and let it drip dry on a flat surface somehow outside, like a picnic table perhaps? and when the weight of water is out of it (because it's too big to put in a spinner), then you can see how to get it super-dry. Best to wash your yarn before weaving so it starts life very clean and only wash if absolutely necessary. The packing down takes a bit of time, but on wool rugs the wool sort of 'bites' on the warp, which a rag rug on a peg loom doesn't do in the same way. So it's not as hard as it looks. Also, after it's made, it will even out on the warp a good bit as it gets walked on. Happy weaving!! (and spinning!)

Hi, the yarn for warp is flax rug yarn, pretty strong! Don't know the name. You just need it strong!

Thank you! I think I'm going back for round 2 on the mittens as I have lots of ideas on this. Maybe the next video?...

Thanks Jessica!!

Glad you like them!

Awesome! Thank you!