Absolutely wonderful to see how you plan your fiber to FO process! Thank you so much for sharing! I completely agree. Planning is a very very important part of the process. It takes most of the guesswork out so you can more easily enjoy the making of the finished object 🧶
Good Morning. I do not need a wheel, I do not need a wheel. You are making me miss having a wheel. I love knitting/weaving with yarn that I have made. Using yarn I've made gives the project an extra feeling of warmth.
This was an insanely helpful vlog. I'm saving it to my Spinning playlist to come back to it when I need & I am so excited to use that spreadsheet! Thank you so much!
Absolutely SING IT, sister! Gauge is a shifty thing and so many people place WAY too much importance on it. I hack the math on almost every single pattern I knit because my gauge is mine...and the sweater is mine. So why stress myself out trying to make something mine into something that is representative of someone else? I love listening to you talk people through spinning and knitting, you are setting people FREE. Keep it going!
This comment made me smile so big and I’m going to save it for the days when I’m not feeling that great and I need a little pick me up. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
@@waldinclm I don't know about that. I'm such a klutz I'd likely make a mess of it and not enjoy myself. It may be better I stick to watching and desiring to knit up all the handspun yarns.
Tahzi!!! This is so serendipitous. I literally had just started the first spindle of my first large project spin. I have 16oz of manx loughtan/silk blend that is very special to me. I used the first spindle to sample - soooo fun you get to knit up a bit of yarn right away!!! And i realized Ive been spinning my singles "backwards" (counterclockwise on my drop spindle, then plying clockwise). So im gonna try to spin clockwise this time and ply counter and then compare. I feel like a real spinner now. Thanks for the technical vibes today, it was perfectly timed
I enjoy watching and drinking a cup of tea to start my day. you had me laughing when you said start sweater sspin but don't always finish the project because from where I sit you finish a ton of projects ; )
I loved to hear all the sweater spinning talk, super informative! I have yet to dare try spinning for a sweater but it seemed a lot less scary after listening to your talk 🤩👏🏻
Hahhaha that was me doing the present dance 😂. I tell my daughter I’m watching my friends when I’m watching you tube and she says “they are not your friends mom “ 😝 so I sent her a video of you saying that and I said seeeee they are my friends hahahahh
I reeeally want to do a sweater spin but am so inconsistent between days and bobbins and am afraid of shifting from the spinning I do now (which is just for joy, all of it) to leaning into predictability for a sweater spin. But it will happen! I know it will, at some point, when I can brace myself against falling into the pit of decision-paralysis and perfectionism.
Thanks so much for this episode! I’ve been wanting to do a sweater spin and have struggled with really understanding how much fiber I need. Now I’m excited to get into my stash, pull together some braids for a combo spin, and start sampling. I saved this video for when I’m ready to start that project. ❤❤
So the more I watch of these. The more likely I am to go on a treasure hunt of my family home to find my great grandmother's spinning wheel this Christmas. Not that I know how to bring it with me on the train but just to know where it is and if it's intact and ready for when I inescapably get sucked in
non-spinner here, knitting is still all can manage -- and chuckling at myself for listening to these vlogmas posts with fascinating while knitting a shawl from nutiden, totally unspun here! but totally agree with you that gauge is a much less absolute quality than some yarn-makers and designers act like it is -- thank goodness!
Thank you for sharing how you approach and plan for big spins. And also thank you for a more mundane demo of something that has vexed me: how to tie a knot in a playback sample without all the twist escaping. Winding the extra length of singles around your fingers makes so much sense.I shall no longer dread the frustration of making ply-back samples! Huzzah! harpingJanet
I have been doing chaos spinning, I just start spinning and we'll see what kind of yarn I end up with. For the most part, I've only ever done two ply yarns, and braids plied with itself. I saw the new traveler shawl and saw that Andrea did three braid plied together and immediately started spinning for that. I of course have not sampled or done anything to make sure that I get the yarn I want (especially fun since I've never made a three ply). But as you say, it's a shawl, so... whatever. At some point I'm sure I'll start taking notes and actually trying to improve my spinning, but for now, I'm just getting more skeins under my belt to get the feel of things. It's worked out surprisingly well, but I don't know that I'd be consistent enough for a sweater spin without some actual notes, sampling, and work.
I am currently spinning some black welsh mountain for a cardigan and I have no idea what my grist is, but I'm fine with that lol. All the knitting and spinning concepts are wibbly wobbly to me and I just accept my chaotic consequences lmao. Respect to the shiny squirl brain, it's working hard 😂
I absolutely adore each of these Vlogmas videos. They are so comforting, fun and informative. I may have already watched each video multiple times. Thank you, Tazhi, for creating a safe space during this starlight season✨
Glad you were able to find some joy in the 2nd southdown spin. I have not spun southdown top, only carded prep. It's interesting how the spinning experience is so different based on the prep. I love hearing your takes on things. Be well. 🥰
Patty Lyons has something similar to the calculator you mentioned. She calls it Cookie Math, which sounds silly but makes it feel much less scary when I look at a fingering weight pattern and say... but what if sport weight instead?
another brilliant episode, love, love , love your neuro spicy brain( just working mine out at 52) loved this fibre colour , think i’m going to have to do a pink/ chocolate project
Thank you so much for all of the information. I'm a super beginner spinner (just got my first real drop spindle last week) so I'm not kidding about the sheer amount of notes I took during this episode and yesterday's episode. You ramble like my thoughts think so when you bring up a term or technique and define it mid-sentence, it makes my heart happy. ❤😊 Thank you for the crafty chaos! Looking forward to more vlogmas.
I’m so glad! So much of this “content” is evergreen so you can come back to it whenever you’re ready and whenever it feels good. Happy spinning and welcome to the spinsterhood.
I’m constantly learning and it’s really a joy to share the things I know with everyone else. The why we call things the things we do has always fascinated me.
I keep trying but it’s one of those things I have to think too much about and some days I just want to do what feels good and not think so hard. One of these days, it’ll hopefully become more intuitive.
Thank you for all the wonderful tips! Would you recommend sampling for everything you spin, even if it's just random braids or small amounts? I'm still getting the hang of drafting in general and getting consistent singles, and I never know how to take notes. It's so obvious how passionate you are about spinning when you talk about it. It's a joy to listen to. You're a fantastic teacher! I'm nowhere near a sweater amount, but I'm holding onto all of this for my next spin.
I don’t sample for my one offs but I also have worked with these fibers for some time and I treat the small one off skeins as sample projects anyway. If you’re still learning, I would take notes on your ratio, on the WPI of your finished yarn and make control cards with your singles and ply back tests and then continue to build control cards.
CVM and mohair??? I want some if you can remember where that’s from! I have some beautiful green dyed mohair but I should just burn it because it’s filled with VM. So sad. Love your vlogmas and all the sharing you do. ❤
I have a weaving bobbin winder from the knit store on Etsy and I just put the bobbins on to that and mechanically crank it. I think I’ve included a bit of me winding one of these in past videos.
Once this fiber is spun it no longer looks patriotic.💖 Oh so true about gauge. I also don’t want to knit on small needles and now your secret is out.😂 Please, please, please ask Brenda about sharing.
Absolutely wonderful to see how you plan your fiber to FO process! Thank you so much for sharing!
I completely agree. Planning is a very very important part of the process. It takes most of the guesswork out so you can more easily enjoy the making of the finished object 🧶
Good Morning. I do not need a wheel, I do not need a wheel. You are making me miss having a wheel. I love knitting/weaving with yarn that I have made. Using yarn I've made gives the project an extra feeling of warmth.
This was an insanely helpful vlog. I'm saving it to my Spinning playlist to come back to it when I need & I am so excited to use that spreadsheet! Thank you so much!
Absolutely SING IT, sister! Gauge is a shifty thing and so many people place WAY too much importance on it. I hack the math on almost every single pattern I knit because my gauge is mine...and the sweater is mine. So why stress myself out trying to make something mine into something that is representative of someone else? I love listening to you talk people through spinning and knitting, you are setting people FREE. Keep it going!
This comment made me smile so big and I’m going to save it for the days when I’m not feeling that great and I need a little pick me up. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I just love watching how somehow that fluff turns into yarn. I find it fascinating.
it’s even more fun to do!!! 😊
@@waldinclm I don't know about that. I'm such a klutz I'd likely make a mess of it and not enjoy myself. It may be better I stick to watching and desiring to knit up all the handspun yarns.
@@nefraial everyone is a klutz in the beginning, its like learning to ride a bicycle. but, choose your own adventure!
It’s a real joy and one I look forward to nightly. My wheel is one of my favorite possessions and spinning has been so good for my mental health.
Another lovely watch!! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️
I enjoy all your vlogs and the Christmas ones are extra special because I get to see you every day! You're my kind of people, too!!! All the best 💕
Thank you so much! That is so kind of you to say.
Tahzi!!! This is so serendipitous. I literally had just started the first spindle of my first large project spin. I have 16oz of manx loughtan/silk blend that is very special to me. I used the first spindle to sample - soooo fun you get to knit up a bit of yarn right away!!! And i realized Ive been spinning my singles "backwards" (counterclockwise on my drop spindle, then plying clockwise). So im gonna try to spin clockwise this time and ply counter and then compare. I feel like a real spinner now. Thanks for the technical vibes today, it was perfectly timed
I enjoy watching and drinking a cup of tea to start my day. you had me laughing when you said start sweater sspin but don't always finish the project because from where I sit you finish a ton of projects ; )
Someday I will be sweater spinning. But I finally understand grist, thank you!!
I loved to hear all the sweater spinning talk, super informative! I have yet to dare try spinning for a sweater but it seemed a lot less scary after listening to your talk 🤩👏🏻
It’s actually not as scary as we think it is and I’m so sure you could do it if you like.
I loved Fig Leaf and Port color way from Hello Yarn and had to spin it right when I got it. Thinking about putting it in a shawl ♥️
Very informative! Thank you!!!
👋👋👋!💜💜💜! I'm totally inspired- I really want to do my first full sweater spin!
Hey, fancy meeting you here! I am such a fan of you and your work and I’m so glad you’re finding this inspiring.
Hahhaha that was me doing the present dance 😂. I tell my daughter I’m watching my friends when I’m watching you tube and she says “they are not your friends mom “ 😝 so I sent her a video of you saying that and I said seeeee they are my friends hahahahh
You tell her you’re in good company here and we all do tiny dances when we open tiny presents and the enthusiasm is infectious!
I reeeally want to do a sweater spin but am so inconsistent between days and bobbins and am afraid of shifting from the spinning I do now (which is just for joy, all of it) to leaning into predictability for a sweater spin. But it will happen! I know it will, at some point, when I can brace myself against falling into the pit of decision-paralysis and perfectionism.
This was super interesting and a sweater spin is definitely something to aspire to.
It just takes a little planning and practice and then you’re off on the races!
Thanks so much for this episode! I’ve been wanting to do a sweater spin and have struggled with really understanding how much fiber I need. Now I’m excited to get into my stash, pull together some braids for a combo spin, and start sampling. I saved this video for when I’m ready to start that project. ❤❤
Hooray! I’m so glad you found use here and it helped.
Thank you so much!!
So the more I watch of these. The more likely I am to go on a treasure hunt of my family home to find my great grandmother's spinning wheel this Christmas. Not that I know how to bring it with me on the train but just to know where it is and if it's intact and ready for when I inescapably get sucked in
Yes, yes please go hunt down the wheel and get it ready for the inevitable dive in. The spinning fever is catching!
Great explanation on grist. Needed to know that for my current project that fell short on yardage for a shift cowl
New subscriber here! -- I've been spinning for years, and learned a good deal in from your vlog today!
I’m so glad you’re here and I’m so glad you decided to stick around! Happy making and welcome to the party.
non-spinner here, knitting is still all can manage -- and chuckling at myself for listening to these vlogmas posts with fascinating while knitting a shawl from nutiden, totally unspun here! but totally agree with you that gauge is a much less absolute quality than some yarn-makers and designers act like it is -- thank goodness!
It’s all a wibbly wobbly concept anyway and we get to choose what matters and what doesn’t! That’s the joy of being on a making journey like this.
Thank you for sharing how you approach and plan for big spins. And also thank you for a more mundane demo of something that has vexed me: how to tie a knot in a playback sample without all the twist escaping. Winding the extra length of singles around your fingers makes so much sense.I shall no longer dread the frustration of making ply-back samples! Huzzah! harpingJanet
Happy magical accidents! I’m so glad this made something clear for you.
I totally get the dopamine rush from starting a project. I'm like that too! The amount of wips I have is a bit frightening...
SAME and I will not let myself feel the tiniest bit bad about it.
wibbly wobbly timey wimey
I have been doing chaos spinning, I just start spinning and we'll see what kind of yarn I end up with. For the most part, I've only ever done two ply yarns, and braids plied with itself. I saw the new traveler shawl and saw that Andrea did three braid plied together and immediately started spinning for that. I of course have not sampled or done anything to make sure that I get the yarn I want (especially fun since I've never made a three ply). But as you say, it's a shawl, so... whatever. At some point I'm sure I'll start taking notes and actually trying to improve my spinning, but for now, I'm just getting more skeins under my belt to get the feel of things. It's worked out surprisingly well, but I don't know that I'd be consistent enough for a sweater spin without some actual notes, sampling, and work.
Do what feels good! When you’re ready to add a little bit of regimen to the chaos, all of the tools and strategies will still be here waiting.
I am currently spinning some black welsh mountain for a cardigan and I have no idea what my grist is, but I'm fine with that lol. All the knitting and spinning concepts are wibbly wobbly to me and I just accept my chaotic consequences lmao. Respect to the shiny squirl brain, it's working hard 😂
I absolutely adore each of these Vlogmas videos. They are so comforting, fun and informative. I may have already watched each video multiple times.
Thank you, Tazhi, for creating a safe space during this starlight season✨
Hooray! I’m so happy you’re here and so glad you’re enjoying the chaos.
I found myself doing the present dance with you on the treadmill at the gym. 😊 love your vlogs!!
It’s INFECTIOUS! All of the dances for all of the tiny presents.
Glad you were able to find some joy in the 2nd southdown spin. I have not spun southdown top, only carded prep. It's interesting how the spinning experience is so different based on the prep. I love hearing your takes on things. Be well. 🥰
Patty Lyons has something similar to the calculator you mentioned. She calls it Cookie Math, which sounds silly but makes it feel much less scary when I look at a fingering weight pattern and say... but what if sport weight instead?
Love when you sit and spin with us. One question does Joshua have any hobbies
He’s mainly a gamer and enjoys card games and video games.
another brilliant episode, love, love , love your neuro spicy brain( just working mine out at 52) loved this fibre colour , think i’m going to have to do a pink/ chocolate project
Were all just muddling our way through, aren’t we? I’m so glad you’re figuring things out and working your way through what works for you.
Thank you so much for all of the information. I'm a super beginner spinner (just got my first real drop spindle last week) so I'm not kidding about the sheer amount of notes I took during this episode and yesterday's episode. You ramble like my thoughts think so when you bring up a term or technique and define it mid-sentence, it makes my heart happy. ❤😊 Thank you for the crafty chaos! Looking forward to more vlogmas.
I’m so glad! So much of this “content” is evergreen so you can come back to it whenever you’re ready and whenever it feels good. Happy spinning and welcome to the spinsterhood.
And there I thought the down breeds were called that way bc the staple length made them downy like the feathers...
I’m constantly learning and it’s really a joy to share the things I know with everyone else. The why we call things the things we do has always fascinated me.
Spinning from the fold is so stressful to me. I normally end up doing exactly what you did and switching back to spinning across the top
I keep trying but it’s one of those things I have to think too much about and some days I just want to do what feels good and not think so hard. One of these days, it’ll hopefully become more intuitive.
@@stitchesandstarlight one spin at a time. We will get better!
What is “10,000 yards or bust?” 😊
My goal was to get 10000 yards out of my stash and into projects this year and we are very, very close!
Thank you for all the wonderful tips! Would you recommend sampling for everything you spin, even if it's just random braids or small amounts? I'm still getting the hang of drafting in general and getting consistent singles, and I never know how to take notes.
It's so obvious how passionate you are about spinning when you talk about it. It's a joy to listen to. You're a fantastic teacher! I'm nowhere near a sweater amount, but I'm holding onto all of this for my next spin.
I don’t sample for my one offs but I also have worked with these fibers for some time and I treat the small one off skeins as sample projects anyway. If you’re still learning, I would take notes on your ratio, on the WPI of your finished yarn and make control cards with your singles and ply back tests and then continue to build control cards.
CVM and mohair??? I want some if you can remember where that’s from! I have some beautiful green dyed mohair but I should just burn it because it’s filled with VM. So sad. Love your vlogmas and all the sharing you do. ❤
It’s from Roubaix wool on Etsy! Their shop is currently sold out but they restock all the time so keep your eyes peeled.
@@stitchesandstarlight Thanks!!!!!❤️
How do you wind your spin onto the weaving bobbin? Would you show that sometime? Thanks again for your Vlogmas.
I have a weaving bobbin winder from the knit store on Etsy and I just put the bobbins on to that and mechanically crank it. I think I’ve included a bit of me winding one of these in past videos.
Once this fiber is spun it no longer looks patriotic.💖 Oh so true about gauge. I also don’t want to knit on small needles and now your secret is out.😂 Please, please, please ask Brenda about sharing.
The link is in the description box - it’s a link to a google spreadsheet!