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Thank you so much ❤

After spinning on a wheel for a decade, I have a a hard time with the slow progress that spindle spinning brings - even though I love spindle spinning as meditation. You inspired me to get back to my supported spindles and hit the cashmere!

I loved watching spindle spinning. I can do it, but still need more practice!

Just found your channel. Was super excited to watch this episode. I had just been sitting in the garden spinning on my Russians can you believe? 😊 I too have studied the Orenburg lace shawls. I made a small one, and it was a really sharp learning curve, but a joy to knit. I have spun cashmere in the traditional manner, only a small amount, but it was an amazing experience. Because I live in the tropics in Australia (Darwin), we don’t need thick sweaters or the like, (we average 31 Celsius all year ‘round, even in winter), but shawls are always handy in coffee shops where the air-conditioning is usually set to freezing! 🥶 🥶🥶 Thank you so much for sharing … hugs from Down Under 🥰🌴🌴🌴

Loved watching you spin! I was spinning on my Turkish spindle will I watched

Wow. What a tour de force! It is beautiful

The jacket is stunning.

What an heirloom you have created!

What a great video! Subscribed! ♥ it!

Wow, Becca, this is a masterpiece indeed. Something you can wear for a lifetime. Pieces like that are heirloom pieces, that can be passed down, that`s how sturdy and high quality they are. And the pattern is timeless, traditional. I love those colours by the way. So refreshing. 🙂 I also love your wrap top you are wearing today. I think this would also make a wonderful dress. 🙂

How I missed that you posted this I don't know. Thankfully, it was suggested at the end of your latest video, so here I am! I love the background music you used. It really heightened my sense of anxiety and excitement watching the process. I think I was making that face that guys make when watching some other guy who takes a shot to the private parts. Like "Oh, God! That's gotta hurt! DAMN!" 🤣🤣🤣 You are a brave, brave woman. Kudos for knocking it out of the park! Good job! Hugs

Oh, Becca! This is STUNNING! And you got a chance to do so many fiber things all in one project - knitting, crochet and embroidery! Too cool. I think I already follow her over there, but I'll double check to make sure I am. This is 1,000 times out of my depth, but I can appreciate just extraordinary the work is. I am in the midst of crocheting a pair of slippers. The pattern isn't available any longer so I'm trying to go by the pictures, only, to recreate them. I got hopelessly lost on my lace knitting, but just frogged it yesterday, so I'm anxious to start over and conquer! And thank you for showing your fuzzy helper during the button portion! Such a cutie! Love & hugs

Thanks for the look at this wheel! I will look it up for sure.

I'm not a huge fan of frogging so I'm wondering if I will like this yarn.

When do we see the next step?

Hi, Becca! Boy, you've been busy! Love it all! Hugs

I will be watching you many times. I have a great wheel and have been spinning a little most days on it. But it hasn’t come smoothly. Watching you will really help me to learn to spin with a smoother, relaxed motion! Thanks!

Hi! I found your video a little late. I love your wheels! I think by switching to a saxony wheel that has the flyer on the right side you can spin with a double treddle very comfortably! I used to have a Kromski but for this reason I switched to a right side flyer wheel and that made all the difference. I wish Kromski would add this option!

Such a treat to see you spinning so expertly with this great wheel. I'm on awe of you draughting with one hand!

Hi, Becca. What a great lady you have there. What kind of fiber were you using? It's so fluffy! Hugs

I like the idea of something holding my fibers back, but a distaff like this one is just too big for me to hold and spin. Cool idea to replicate how they did it centuries ago tho

Amazing spinning Accosseriers I didn't know about....thank you...and Goodluck in your channel ❤

Hi, Becca! Good to see you! I have a little bit of experience with wood, and one thing you may wish to try to get the round piece back into shape (couldn't hurt to try!) is using a damp cloth and an iron on the steam setting. Cover the wood with the cloth and iron the wood, hitting it with stream once or twice. This expands the wood fibers and may just be enough of a temporary fix to have the connecting piece make contact again. Repeat this process as necessary until the desired shape is achieved. Depending on the finish it may not look pristine, but it may just work, so function over beauty, in this case! I loved seeing how to wind by hand using the two fingers. Makes sense and it never even occurred to me! Great job on your FO & WIP! Hugs, always.

Thanks for this great video and sharing your tips. One of my favorite spinning things is my hand steamer. I set it on the table with steam and run my braids from end to end 2x. I then open the fiber from the back seam and it’s such a smooth fiber to draft and spin. I originally bought it to steam block my garment. Now as a spinner, fiber prep tool.

Thank you for sharing this information❤

I can’t wait for you to publish the pattern for your beautiful pullover! In the meantime I must learn to steek 🙂

i just bought the "hot stuff" skein today & i'm watching videos before i start. quick thought -- you could use those tails at the end to weave your squares together. nice work, btw. 😻😻😻😻😻 5/5

Im not really a fan of granny squares, but i was excited to try this yarn. I just made my first square with it and i love the fact that i only had two ends to weave in.

I am making a double crochet blanket with Soft White Green Scream...from Pretty Peaceful...it is a lot of fun....

You should try combing the Soay fleece. The guard hairs will come out during combing. Good luck

Thanks for the review Becca!

I really like how you reviewed this yarn. I didn't know it came in so many colors. I use boye hooks, but i have to use the comfort padded handles now. If you can sometime, try this yarn out in a square that's not a granny. Just to see what it would look like. New subbie here, and will binge all your videos tomorrow

Why add when we in England can’t bye

I plan to spin enough natural breed study fibre to knit myself a hat and maybe a shawl

This was so interesting, thank you

A comprehensive study. Thankyou. Having found out the hard way, I would suggest you are very careful about putting soft fleece ie BFL/Shetland through the picker. It can tear staples to shreds. You have a lovely podcast😊

This is so wonderful. I love that you are recreating craft practices that our forefather/mothers used in the past eras. This a deep passion of mine. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful wonderful piece of the past in this ultra modern world. 💚 Irish blessings

Made a blanket out of the colorway HOTSTUFF. 10 squares by 15. It turned out great. Thanks for showing the other colors!

Hi, it was nice to see hownyou carded the wool, dressed your distaff and used your Turkish spindle. However, how did you wrap the yarn on your spindle? I have learned it goes 'under two, over one' or the other way, but it looked like you went 'over one, under one'. Does that work too? And I had to turn the sound off - that really hurt my ears. So I may have missed a lot of your teaching because of that, which is a shame...

Thank you for this one, Becca! I'm not a granny square fan, and probably wouldn't buy this for granny squares because of how finicky it is... HOWEVER, that 1960's very vibrant one with the white is so cool! I'm wondering how it would work up with just doing regular projects, and how each of the different stitches would effect the patterns it will make. You gave me some ideas! Hugs!

Well how funny is this? I just found you today. It's ROC day and you are talking about and using your distaff! What a strange occurence huh? Thank you!

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Lovely \(^-^)/

A happy, healthy & prosperous New Year to us all. I don't want to count my chickens, but my daughter and her fiancee MAY have bought me a 3-D printed wheel from Good & Basic this year. My first mechanical wheel, as opposed to my drop spindles & larger Navajo style one. Between my arthritis and depression, these methods are so slow. It may be a game changer, completely. We'll see. Love ya lots. Hugs!

That distaff says to me that that wheel was originally intended for spinning flax (although I may well be wrong, distaffs can also be used with wool or any fibre you like). Do you have any plans to try spinning flax on it?

Have a blessed Christmas and wonderful new year my friend. I love those Indio jumpers / poncho style garmetns. Used to wear them in the eighties a lot. The sweater your are wearing is devine. I am currently working on another Ankers Summer Blouse, by Petite Knit. But I am knitting a winter version. I also started working on a vintage embroidery kit. Huggs from Fairy Tale Cottage, Schurwald Forest, Germany. 🌲 🌲 🌲

My grandmother taught me to knit as a young girl and then in my teens I picked up a how to knit book to continue my skill, both taught me to throw my yarn. This past year I decided to learn how to knit continental style. Like you I decided I needed a large project to commit the style to muscle memory… so I knitted a 4 foot long stocking cap for my 5 year old. He absolutely loves the hat and now I’m fairly proficient with my left hand. I’m currently knitting a lace top in left hand. My next goal is to work towards balancing my gauge between the two different styles so that I can use them interchangeably. If I’m knitting to relax I still prefer right hand knitting as that has been my go to for a very long time.

Thanks for the video. I have exactly the same wheel, my grandmother left it to me in her will. I use it nearly every day to produce some wonderful yarn!

Hi I just started spinning and I have this exact spinning wheel! This is a Longshot but do you know how I would be able to get another bobbin for this wheel? Mine only came with one

It's good to see you again! The blouse is lovely! When I moved away from knitting and started to crochet, I was a thrower. About 15 years have elapsed and I have forgotten much of what I knew back then, as I was a very beginner when I stopped. I'd like to resume my knitting journey, and will probably throw when I pick the needles back up, but I've found there to be many more tutorials for Continental. To which I say "Pbbbt." It's interesting that your gauge changes, but since they are very different hand motions, it makes sense. I really love the red autumn shawl the best, visually. It's is striking! Lots of love, many hugs, always.