Breed Study 13-Teeswater & Texel! Spinning Wool Into Yarn
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2021
- Welcome to lucky breed study episode 13! Today we're spinning Teeswater and Texel wool top, and I am here for it! I wasn't sure if I'd like the Teeswater as I've only spun locks before, but I loved it. I actually really enjoyed making these into yarn. They were super easy to spin, and very different, but each great for something! Thanks for joining me on my fiber journey to see knitting, spinning, felting, and all this other fun stuff we do here!
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I love watching the breed study, I am learning a lot, eventhough I have been spinning for 30 years and spun a lots of different wools there is always something to learn
I can not believe it has already been 13 weeks since this breed study began. More surprising, is I have watched all of them
This year has flown by for me. I can't believe how fast it has gone by either!
I’m learning so much from this breed study. Thank you for sharing.
I'm so glad!
So enjoying this breed study, Trish!
You're right. This study is fascinating! So many breeds, choices characteristics to choose from yet all sheep. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
really enjoying these study videos, all caught up with them now. really happy you are going to add some breeds and the series will last longer.
The color of that Welsh is really pretty!
That's so interesting how the yardage differs so much between the different breeds! 😊
Oooh a blue gray would be so pretty. It's so great to see the differences in these different breeds!
Love this weeks breed study.
You crack me up with your commentary. “Weaving....why haven’t I done that? Doll hair...we won’t be doing that.” These two spin up so differently. I am learning so much. Cheers.
So happy I found your channel! I’m learning so much.
Love your haircut. And happy to see your smiling face!
I really enjoy learning about the different breeds
I'm glad!
I agree they are both gorgeous in their own right, very different yet beautiful.
🕊❤️🧶
I am always excited when i see you have put up the breed study video, love this series.
Excellent study this week! Love the teeswater. Both are absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks so much!
And yet another awesome video
Currently working on some teeswater myself and I'm loooving the pearliness! And the music in this video is particularly cheerful and happy so thanks for that too!
Glad you love it! I do try to choose cheerful music. Not everybody likes it, but my channel isn't for everybody 😂😂
As always Trish your videos are so fun and informative at the same time. Thanks for being you✨♥️
Thank you so much!
Hi Trish, Thanks for another great breed study!
Welcome!
Thanks again Trish. The Texel was a new one for me - looks really tempting!
Hope you like it!
I love the Teeswater's cute knees
I find myself behind again on the breed study. I am making progress on my goat spinning and knitting. Our weather is finally getting nice so I can knit outside. Cheers.
Love seeing the Teeswater as a top, ive only seen as locks like you said! Thank you for all the awesome information! X
I'm really enjoying this breed study. I'm very new to the wool game. I'm learning alot, thank you.
Welcome!
Once again, a very fun and interesting video. I love this study! I love the idea of a study on the feltability of breeds also. P.S. my husband enjoys your videos also!
These breed study videos are great! I love silky smooth Teeswater but I've never seen it spun before.
Glad you like them!
Very cool! Thanks for the video!!
I have the Fleece and Fiber book but ....more interesting and fun when you explain it.
We own Texel sheep and I was thrilled to find this great video with information about the breed! The wool you showed is gorgeous, I try to save some better quality wool every year from the trash. It's the reason I started spinning (I already was a knitter and crocheter). Thank you for all the inspiration!
Glad it was helpful!
You're doing such a fantastic job with this breed study. I had no idea that it would be so interesting!♥
Thank you so much! I didn't either, honestly. I have learned WAY more than I thought I would!
I love this study. It makes me want to own a sheep farm. It’s so amazing how different each wool is from the others. Thanks for brightening my day. ☺️💜
I love that you can find the perfect wool for anything
great info, as usual. I am currently half-way thru spinning my Targhee sample. This has been so fun and informative!
aww shucks! I love watching! You do such a nice job!xx
Texel and Teeswater are two that I spun up last year, Texel from a local fleece and Teeswater humbug top from Looking Glass Sheep and Wool Farm. Absolutely LOVED both!
Loving the breed study and the excitement you have for learning and growing your spinning. This series inspired me to get a smaller breed study from a local yarn/fiber store on LYS day! I have 15 breeds to try that come from within a couple hundred miles of the store in my state! I can't wait to get started on it and try something similar here to what you've done.
That's so cool!
thanks for another informative and oh so very enjoyable video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you haven't already I'd love a video comparing and explaining the different kinds of spinning and draft/draw. I loved the video for long draw.
I've done a few that explain why I choose to spin something the way I do, and it always covers at least part of it. It is a GIANT topic, so I've kind of struggled to figure out how to do it without making it a whole huge class. Maybe I need to just make a whole huge class 😂😂
Thanks for sharing all this great info about breeds! I purchased some texel core wool for needle felting and it was awesome!!!🐑❤️
I feel as though these breed studies you are doing are really helping me understand more about the differences in fiber, and how one can alter how they spin when they start noticing those differences. Again, thank you sooooo much! BTW, I too hate mispronouncing words, so I can totally relate on that issue!
It's weird that it gives me so much stress LOL. I think it's related to feeling disrespected when people mispronounced my name a lot growing up maybe. Not sure.
Just checking in to say I'm still watching and weaving.getting more proficient with turkey hand ply. Now I want a targee fleece
"Am I right? I am."
That's the place where I lost it and couldn't quit laughing.
Glad you got a chuckle!
Thanks for another great video! I want to get some Texel now! How smooshy!
It's so good!
Not ready for a full fleece but definitely going to spin different fibers.
I'm loving this study! Going to try the teeswater looks interesting.
Hope you like it!
Now I need some tensil thanks trish
wow i want to spin more teeswater, beautiful! What a sweet guy wrapped up in his blankie. We have only seen bits of him in the past :) So good to see your video, was a sucky day now Im forgetting the suck and have a smile and want to cuddle dogs and spin wool.
He is actually the sweetest dog, and very chill, but he has had some health problems over time that make him a bit grouchy sometimes. Just very persistent ear infections, but those would make me grouchy too. He has about five of those fleece blankies 😂😂
That quite a big difference!
Probably the biggest contrast in a weekly pair yet!
Enjoying these. It really does help decide if I want to purchase a specific breed to try out or not. I'm a fairly new subscriber so I've been going back and watching your old stuff too.
Welcome aboard! I'm so glad some of my content is helping you as a new spinner!
You seem to be feeling better 🌞!
I must be. I am going back and forth a bit, but sometimes I"m feeling pretty normal, so that's progress!
Your "Welcome back!" every time is so cute
Not tried either of these yet but cant wait to try them out x thanks again trish for another great video x
You are so welcome!
Love the new hair.
Thanks! Cut more than I meant to, but it grows!
I want to spin all the things! Your breed study is awesome. Am I right? Yes I am.
It would be interesting to get a blue Texel fleece...TFS
Thanks Trish! I have Teeswater Roving from Sheepspot Breed School waiting for me by my wheel. I may start in on it!
Have fun!
Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing!
You bet!
Alway have been curious about spinning teeswater that is not in locks form. Looked really nice. Thanks
I thought I wouldn't like it at all, but I'm wrong a lot 😂😂
I'm so glad you are doing this study! ❤️ A lot of your terminology is lost on me as I've only ever spun a crafting wool on a drop spindle. But I'm still learning tons! 😁 I'm building one of those PVC pipe wheels (as I can't afford a regular one right now), and if it works, I look forward to going back through your episodes to choose the right wools for specific projects. So thank you for doing this!❤️
I always thought Texel was an odd name for a sheep breed. To me it sounds like a fiber that’s made in a laboratory. Now I know where it comes from. 😁
Awesome
Oh I am SO loving this breed study. I keep saying it but you keep being it ...you are so inspiring! I always want to spin when I watch you... It’s amazing how I could see the crap of the Teeswater and the springiness of the Texel. That does seem a long staple length for a meat breed! Thank you a million for keeping up with this every week - it must be hard with all that you do but I appreciate and look forward to it. 🙏I hope you are beginning to feel better 💕
I think I have some Teeswater in my stash now to find it and start spinning
That said I have spun texel in the greaseish (dirt washed out, but still had a lot of the lanolin ) and loved it.
My fleece and fiber source book came today! 🤩
Hi Trish, I've been following your breed study and wanted to try it out myself. As a very new spinner, I thought it would help me discover what I enjoy spinning. I'm in the UK, so have gathered a few breed fibres from a UK supplier. Gradually, I will add more. I didn't think about the amount I ordered, 100g of each! Four times your quantity. I think I'll just take 25g to test as that's a huge amount of spinning. I'm enjoying all your videos immensely. You have such a lovely way of expressing yourself. You encourage me to have a go. I hope you are keeping well. Thank you so much for all you do. PS, I even bought an acid dye kit to experiment with because you mentioned it. xx
You could spin it all and just take your time too. I'm so glad you're feeling inspired to try more. That's the whole purpose of my channel.
@@FiberLoveDiary Thank you. I've spun BFL tops. Lovely and silky. I spun the whole 100g. Totally newbie result but it's useable. 😄
Loving all these breed study spins, so helpful in understanding how best to spin them and what each breed’s fleece is best for. You are so bubbly, love your podcast!
Glad it was helpful!
You must have so much fun editing these videos! Hahaha Great info! I never thought of teeswater top as I have a bunch of locks in my stash. Now I need to get some! Oh boy, here I go shopping again.
I am the worst editor in the world. If this channel ever grow big enough to support an editor, I'll jump at the chance! I could put out four a week easily if I didn't have to edit 😂😂
You are a wealth of information. Short forward woolen draw - will definitely look into that technique. Love the breed study. Are owning sheep in my future? So many wonderful breeds. We'll find out once I retire.
Honestly I'm not sure if anyone else does it quite the same!
I love seeing the differences in breeds and it's fascinating how different one ounce is spinning up from breed to breed. Thank you so much for doing this and sharing with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I would love to see you extend the breed study. Teeswater is dreamy to comb and make your own top.
Really useful and interesting vid, thanks Trish! I'm practicing long draw with a blue texel fleece, well worth trying if you haven't yet.
Love all of the info you give on the breeds. It’s very interesting. Thanks! 💕
Hi Trish, hope you're OK, love those 2 breeds. Your Breed Study is making ne want to spin them All. When I've finished (or almost) what I already have. Then I will buy some of these breeds to spin. I've already spun some Jacob & some Finn, the Finn is really nice to spin. Of the 2 i really prefer the Finn. I also have some Generic Wool.
Just remembered I've got some Merino to spin.
Take care & stay safe.
Lots of love Jen 💘xx
Sounds like you're having fun!
@@FiberLoveDiary Hi Trish, yeah I'm having fun!!!
Just starting to manage to draft & spin my spindle at the same time. Now got to try & get a consistent yarn again. Taken me 41/2 months to get this far, but love everything I've got.
You & Luther are so adorable. I love All your video/podcasts. Your weavings are so inspirational, love watching you even watching videos that you've done in past years.
Take care & stay safe, sweet lady.
Lots of love Jen 💘xx
This has been such a fun study, I’ve learned so much about all the different breeds and how the fibers spin up.
I really like Teeswater, I've found it in grey and while it's not the softest thing ever, it's fun to spin and has amazing drape, great for warp!
Thanks for sharing!!
Great timing! I’m just beginning to get into spinning (your videos have been really helpful!) and am currently waiting for my first bit of Texel (pronounced Tessel instead of Texel for some reason haha) to arrive so I can try and spin it! I’m a Dutchie, and wanted to try a local wool, so this was an ideal primer :D Thanks!
Thank you for telling me! I hope your experience is similar. I'm much more curious than I was about the Texel sheep now.
Hi Trish, Love all your Breed Study episodes, and all your other videos too, BTW, I referred your etsy shop to several other ppl, hope you don't mind, Hugssssss and Blessings
Thanks for sharing!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it!
For the people (like myself) who are new to spinning. Would you consider doing a video on using different whorls w which breeds (long wool vs short wool) ? And a video about adding twist? Please and thank you
There have been so many requests on this, I think it will happen. It is just a really huge topic, so trying to organize my thoughts for it has been tough 😂😂
Looking forward to next week - I have a kilo of Wensleydale (which I bought in Wensleydale) and don't know how to spin it.
Not long to wait now.
Hi, this is my favorite time of the day to get to watch you and the breed study...I have learned so much considering I have only been spinning about a year...Thank you so much
Wow, thank you!
Another good one!!! My weaving/spinning friend says I should get a wheel....hmmmm...
Go for it!
I would love you to do a test on how each will felt in the washing machine! That would be awesome!
I think that is coming down the road in a sock series.
Wow, they’re different! The texel looks on camera like cheviot, which you said it also felt like. But the cheviot I’ve spun was a little prickly.
Everybody has a different level of what they think is prickly, so maybe you would feel the same about this. I was at our LYS recently and someone mentioned a yarn she thought was too prickly that a friend of mine and I wear and don't think is prickly at all, so mileage varies!
@@FiberLoveDiary that’s the absolute truth! I’m sure the prepping and spinning can affect the feels too!
I’m here early! And a thunderstorm just started outside! What an exciting time. :D
Okay, I love this!
Those turned out so lovely! I'd really love to see how the yarns wash and felting that happens.
I love teeswater this fleece is out of my price range. Hope you are on Tenny’s Facebook page. She closing to vip pricing only.
I am, but I buy from most of her same suppliers, so I get wholesale pricing for my shop. I am glad she's going to take a break. It has really seemed to cause her a lot of stress and affect her quality of life. I kind of worry about her.
OOOPs! Please ignore my comment about the Week 14 Breed Study below! I found it and had viewed ahead of the earlier studies!! My bad!! Love your videos!
No problem! It had disappeared, so it was uploaded again later. Not sure what happened!
Just looked up definitions: Shiny - bright, glossy. Lustrous - having luster (don’t you hate when dictionary writers uses a version of the word you are looking up to describe it URRGH!); and shining, which to me is a version of shiny, right?. So yes Trish, again you are right😋
I'll make sure to tell my kids 😂😂
So, the problem with this series is that I want to spin everything and make everything after I watch...but I have to work and do laundry and stuff. Life can be so unfair!
I can relate to that!
You are spot on about the arguing. I want to look into the felting issue. If it resists felting, would that make it good for socks? I'd be interested to try knitting socks from a blend of felt-resistant wool, and the bio-nylon blend from the May PF club bag.
I was thinking it would be nice for socks if it resisted felting, but it's just my opinion.
From listening to Cammy on The Sheep Game channel, it's "Tex sl". Stress on the first syllable, second e not there.
A few Dutch people have weighed in to help, thank goodness! I would not have guessed.
Cute haircut
Hi! I’m Currently out in Germany still in Lockdown and your videos have kept me sane for months now!! I’m new to spinning, just learnt to drop spin with a top whorl. This is the first time I have commented but I didn’t want to bother you. I wonder if you could explain the different spinning techniques you talk about. Short and long draw is self explanatory but worsted and woollen and how you apply that to your spin. No hurry just an idea if you are ever struggling for a quick video? Lol. Thank you for keeping me sane. 😍
I've touched on this a bit here and there, but I do think it'll have to come because there have been so many questions during the breed study. It is a huge topic, so it may be a small series. Thank you! I am so glad this channel helped a few people make it through. I'm not sure how the feeling is in Europe about the vaccine, but we are hearing here that you can't get enough doses there. Things are getting slightly more normal here bit by bit. 💜💜
@@FiberLoveDiary yes they are struggling. I’m British military so the British side has had me vaccinated thankfully. Thank you for everything you do! I love your videos. X
Love watch your podcasts. How do you rap your fibre around your had before plying it?
Thank you! You can see an explanation and the process here: th-cam.com/video/wz-O8HSbLWw/w-d-xo.html
I have never spun either of these breeds. Loving your handspun Wensleydale with the beads 😍 how in the heck did you do that? Somehow I missed this wizardry.
Oh thank you! There are two videos on it (I think). This one has a couple of ways: th-cam.com/video/ulHNlAK18xg/w-d-xo.html. And this one is this specific yarn: th-cam.com/video/mk-e8OLfAzU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! I have some beads hanging around and I may just have to try this!
two videos in a row - wheee! I was going to tell you about how to pronounce it ( and not to feel bad about how you pronounce it, since it doesn't even follow Dutch pronunciation rules), but i can see another fan here in the Netherlands beat me to it. I hope you get a chance to try some of the Blue Texel - it is really great to spin like the Texel, and is a beautiful steely color. Do they have any of those in the US?
I hope I get to try it too! I haven't tried looking yet, but hopefully soon.
So Trish I decided to be brave/impulsive and just bought my first raw fleece because of you😱 (actually I got 2😳) I’m terrified! Lol I also think it might be from the same farm your Finn unboxing was from. Will you be processing that with us anytime soon? It made me wonder, how do you store your raw fleece before you process it? Any suggestions would be much appreciated 😂 can you tell I’m a bit overwhelmed?
Continuing to enjoy the breed study with you the texel looked really interesting. Have a great week Trish!
I've done them from Donna Putnam and Jim Merrifield. Was it one of those? If it was, please let them know where you saw it! I store my raw fleece separated from my stash (we use a porch, but you can even enclose it in a tote) until it's washed. I don't seal it airtight, but pretty close. If there is any possibility of a moth egg hatching, I want to make sure it can't make it out to the stash.
@@FiberLoveDiary I’m not sure, I found it on the FB raw wool group. It’s from spinning sheep fiber farm. When I was searching for videos on processing Finn your previous video popped up and after rewatching I thought it might be from the same farm which I thought made it meant to be since I was impulsive when I bought them 😂. But I’ll message her now and give you a shot out!
When you store them do you keep them in the plastic bag they come in or do you completely transfer them? I was thinking of leaving them in the plastic with some cedar/lavender bags as I don’t have a lot of space. But I did get some cotton laundry bags just worried my cats will go after them since they go crazy for all my non raw roving 😅. Open to suggestions!
Don't worry about not pronouncing it right. Us Dutch pronounce Texel like "Tessel". That is not very logical, normally the letter "x" in Dutch is pronounced like the "x" in English. Regarding the wool: I think you are right, it seems very similar to the British Down breeds I have tried. I sleep under a Duvet made of Texel wool (not a blanket, I guess the loftyness really makes it into a great duvet). It is the only wool I have ever spun, when I did a spinning course when I was 16, this is the wool we used.
I thought you might be Dutch! I great up in Holland, Michigan where there are still lots of Rynsburgers (their spelling). I was married to a Bareman too, and had a Bareveld Mother-in-law. They told me those were Dutch names. We even have a tulip festival there.
@@FiberLoveDiary oh that's so cool! Rijnsburg is a little town in the west of the Netherlands, right in the middle of the area where all the tulips grow. There aren't many people called Rhijnsburger or Rijnsburger. We are probably related to each other far, far away, no matter the spelling...A couple of generations ago not that many people could write, so the spelling of the name just depended on whoever happened to record the birth of a new child. Now living in London in the UK though...
We hear a lot here about names being recorded with incorrect spellings as people entered the country, because they couldn't write. Whomever recorded them did their best, and sent them along. Back in the '80s, the queen even visited during the tulip festival. So much fun!
@@FiberLoveDiary wow! I just googled Holland, MI. That's incredible! Such a strange mixture between some very Dutch buildings and sights with US features....
I am soooo far behind on spinning the study.
I kind of binged on fleece buying this year and trying to get them all washed so i can get them out of my hubby's woodshop....lol! I have got to stop clicking on all your links for fiber providers. :D I wound up with Daffodil's fleece from Basking Meadow - love, love, love!
Having a bear of a time getting the grease out of a beautiful Rambouillet fleece, if you have any tips for heavy grease?
OOO Didn't I get Daffodil's fleece once? I think I did. Your water has to be HOT. I've got our water heater turned up all the way (because we don't have any kids in the house anymore). And even though it means you have to rinse more, don't skimp on the soap. Soap plus the hot water melting it is what will remove grease.
@@FiberLoveDiary Thanks Trish -- guess I'll need to boil some water to add to my bins. My water heater is jacked up too, but this is an exceptionally greasy fleece...so round 2 then -- lol
Yes, I mentioned you to Jennifer at Basking Meadow and requested "something like Daffodil that I saw FLD" and she sent me Daffodil. Now THAT was a perfectly behaved fleece -- lol!