Yak is my favorite fiber, I stumbled 1 kilo of yak down and bought it immediately from a friend of a friend that had connections in Mongolia. It was a feel good purchase because it came from a family that lives without much.
I've spun yak and camel too. The other exotic fiber I have spun is more local to me: bison and qiviut (muskox fiber). Both are extremely light and warm. I would love to try a Ladakhi spindle. I will keep my eyes open for them in the future. Thanks so much for making this video!
This is so cool! The phangs got me to wondering: would you ever consider DIY-ing yourself a phang to the size, weight and length that would conform most to your spinning wishes? Or some other spindle? Perhaps from wood reclaimed from pruning a tree, or from a branch that broke off during a storm? During Tour De Fleece I got my hands on a gorgeous blend of undyed wool, camel, alpaca and silk. I’m hoarding it for now, as I’ve still got another spinning project going and I need time to allow for a nice knitting project to percolate through my chaotic brain before starting on it. But from time to time I take it out and admire it. So soft and pretty… My SO caught me doing so once. I was fishing for some more fibre for my current spinning project. Poor, sweet man. He sighed, shook his head, smiled and softly retreated. He doesn’t get it but lets me enjoy my thing. 😊 I hope at some point we get to see what you will make out of this yarn!
It's so interesting to see the variety of tools people have engineered around the world to spin yarn! Here's a tip for when you lose the end of a spun singles on the spindle: grasp the entire cob in your hand and turn it in the opposite direction it is wound. The end pops right up! *chef's kiss*
Hey. I am happy to see you excited about this. You know in Buddhism generosity is one of the important practices. So it's selfish. you give me an option to accumulate merit this way. Yes i still study buddhism here and will continue with it for the rest of my life. Seeing the Dalai Lama this weekend. And yes i was in Tibet. We have winter holidays for 3 month and it gets super cold here in the Himalayas (no heating). So i go travel. Next year will be indonesia. Yes your phang looks like made with a machine. These ones are hand whitteld by the nomads while watching the animals. The camel is also ready prepared but it is a different style of spinning as well. Enjoy your experiments. Greetings from dharamsala
Sorry to say this but your autocorrect did the dirty on you. You need to change "widdled" to "whittled". ("Widdled" means "urinated" in some dialects of English.) Have fun with your adventures in spinning and travelling to Indonesia. Climatically (and culturally) Indonesia is a big change of pace.
@@MijnWolden i would love to receive that box. it was wonderful. i found out our library has a 3 d printer and the guy who runs the machine is making me a 3 d printer drop spindle for under 5$. i am so excited. i told him my other thru the mail 3 d printer drop spindle cost me 15$ plus shipping. he said oh that is crazy. so i am getting it next week in yellow. i looked up old used drip spindles. some were 270$ cause they were antiques. i would love to have some. thank u for u. love your videos and share them when i can.
@@MijnWolden I ended up spinning for 12 hours straight that day. 4 of them outside because you inspired me, but I did end up with a sunburn do to my own foolishness of not applying sunscreen 😂
@@MijnWolden Oh my GOODNESS. It is time to learn Dutch! Or…wait until I get to my PC so I can have Google translate it…because I may want to purchase one of these…!
@@MijnWolden Sad update. Regenbogenwolle doesn't ship to Canada! Curses! Although I have had my eye on a supported bird bead spindle that I believe is Canadian, so . . . I'm very tempted to get that. I have not spun on a supported spindle, so I don't know what to look for lol. Either way, thank you for the recommendation - I will keep it in my pocket for whenever I get to Amsterdam/the EU.
What a wonderful gift!! The yak will make a wonderfully warm hat or shawl! I'm still spinning some yak on my Turkish spindle and I want to make a warm hat for a colleague who is allergic to wool. But it's taking a while 😅
Ahhh my curiosity! I have too many questions. How does the flat surface affect the spindle spinning? I thought it would wobble if it wasnt symmetrical. Also the bowl! In my head it feels mushy. Or is it more like clay? Does it smell like apricots? I'm sorry, I'm sure you cannot answer them all since you probably are busy spinning yak and camel😍
Fascinating stuff! Well done spinning a new fibre on a new type of spindle (it's not always as easy as one might expect). I look forward to seeing more of these exotic fibres spun up and then knitted (or crocheted or woven???) into finished items.
I love my Ladhaki spindles! Mine have brass tips, which is just as well as they would be well and truly worn off by now … 😁 Baby camel down is my all-time favourite fibre to spin! I have 5 wheels, but I LOVE spindle spinning! It’s so relaxing and so easy to take with you everywhere. Thanks for sharing your lovely spinning with us … hugs from Down Under … 🥰🌴🌴🌴
@@MijnWolden I did a video about a year ago, I spun the baby Camel on drop spindles and then crocheted a camel with it. It is so soft and so cute. One of my favorite projects.
Hey Jente, super cool video 😊 I loved seeing the different materials and seeing you just try out spinning with it. I think it helps us all have more confidence to try and experiment and not be held back from the learning process and time it takes to master something new. And real life connections coming out of our digital fiber community is awesome! These spindles also inspired me to try carving my own. Right now I only have one so I’m always having to wind off on a dowel or cardboard roll to hold every cop I spin. Seeing these hand carved spindles in action makes me pretty sure I could whittle one from a thick branch of hard wood! And if I get a few whorls it would increase the weight and help them spin fast. I just got almost a kilo of wool from beautiful dark chocolate brown sheep in my region and am so excited to spinnnnn 🎉 Love from Germany- Katie
great work on the new tools and fiber
Thanks for sharing 😊 my daughter and I are going to carve some spindles.
Oh have fun!
So cool! I loved learning about spinning traditions in India, since I've never really heard about them before. The kernel spinning bowls are so nifty!
Yak is my favorite fiber, I stumbled 1 kilo of yak down and bought it immediately from a friend of a friend that had connections in Mongolia. It was a feel good purchase because it came from a family that lives without much.
I'm really excited to work more with it!
I just received my 1st yak roving from a yak farm in Tennessee in US and it is so soft!
@ it took me a few tries to get the hang of how much twist it needs but it’s such a wonderful fiber
@ thank you for that! I’m going to my first spin-in meeting at the guild tomorrow and taking it with me hoping to get some tech advice!
I've spun yak and camel too. The other exotic fiber I have spun is more local to me: bison and qiviut (muskox fiber). Both are extremely light and warm. I would love to try a Ladakhi spindle. I will keep my eyes open for them in the future. Thanks so much for making this video!
This is so cool!
The phangs got me to wondering: would you ever consider DIY-ing yourself a phang to the size, weight and length that would conform most to your spinning wishes? Or some other spindle? Perhaps from wood reclaimed from pruning a tree, or from a branch that broke off during a storm?
During Tour De Fleece I got my hands on a gorgeous blend of undyed wool, camel, alpaca and silk. I’m hoarding it for now, as I’ve still got another spinning project going and I need time to allow for a nice knitting project to percolate through my chaotic brain before starting on it. But from time to time I take it out and admire it. So soft and pretty…
My SO caught me doing so once. I was fishing for some more fibre for my current spinning project. Poor, sweet man. He sighed, shook his head, smiled and softly retreated. He doesn’t get it but lets me enjoy my thing. 😊
I hope at some point we get to see what you will make out of this yarn!
Oh yes, I do wish to make myself a spindle one day 😁
It's so interesting to see the variety of tools people have engineered around the world to spin yarn! Here's a tip for when you lose the end of a spun singles on the spindle: grasp the entire cob in your hand and turn it in the opposite direction it is wound. The end pops right up! *chef's kiss*
That's a great tip!
that's such a cool adventure box! :) I love learning about different traditions around fiber arts :)
Adventure box - that's the perfect description for it.
Me too, it's so interesting how all cultures everywhere have developped this craft
Aaaaa so exciting to see these in action!
Right? 😁
Hey. I am happy to see you excited about this. You know in Buddhism generosity is one of the important practices. So it's selfish. you give me an option to accumulate merit this way. Yes i still study buddhism here and will continue with it for the rest of my life. Seeing the Dalai Lama this weekend. And yes i was in Tibet.
We have winter holidays for 3 month and it gets super cold here in the Himalayas (no heating). So i go travel. Next year will be indonesia.
Yes your phang looks like made with a machine. These ones are hand whitteld by the nomads while watching the animals.
The camel is also ready prepared but it is a different style of spinning as well. Enjoy your experiments.
Greetings from dharamsala
Sorry to say this but your autocorrect did the dirty on you. You need to change "widdled" to "whittled". ("Widdled" means "urinated" in some dialects of English.)
Have fun with your adventures in spinning and travelling to Indonesia. Climatically (and culturally) Indonesia is a big change of pace.
@@resourcedragon thanks i didn't know that
Yes, the camel indeed already looked processed. Have Fun travelling, I'll follow your adventures online 😁
wow! what a beautiful gift box! oh so fun. spinners are always generous beyond compare. lovely video. thank u.
They are!
@@MijnWolden i would love to receive that box. it was wonderful. i found out our library has a 3 d printer and the guy who runs the machine is making me a 3 d printer drop spindle for under 5$. i am so excited. i told him my other thru the mail 3 d printer drop spindle cost me 15$ plus shipping. he said oh that is crazy. so i am getting it next week in yellow. i looked up old used drip spindles. some were 270$ cause they were antiques. i would love to have some. thank u for u. love your videos and share them when i can.
Thanks for sharing this incredible gift!
Yay! Perfect timing! I was just looking to do some spinning alongside you 😁
Every Wednesday at 18.30 CET 😉
@@MijnWolden I ended up spinning for 12 hours straight that day. 4 of them outside because you inspired me, but I did end up with a sunburn do to my own foolishness of not applying sunscreen 😂
That box is cooooool! But I must admit, I now want to know more about those goddess spindles. They looked so pretty…!
Regenbogenwolle.de 😉😉😉
@@MijnWolden Oh my GOODNESS. It is time to learn Dutch! Or…wait until I get to my PC so I can have Google translate it…because I may want to purchase one of these…!
@@MijnWolden Sad update. Regenbogenwolle doesn't ship to Canada! Curses! Although I have had my eye on a supported bird bead spindle that I believe is Canadian, so . . . I'm very tempted to get that. I have not spun on a supported spindle, so I don't know what to look for lol.
Either way, thank you for the recommendation - I will keep it in my pocket for whenever I get to Amsterdam/the EU.
Yak is absolutely beautiful fibre!
It is!
Wow....super neat!
What a fun experiment!
What a wonderful gift!! The yak will make a wonderfully warm hat or shawl! I'm still spinning some yak on my Turkish spindle and I want to make a warm hat for a colleague who is allergic to wool. But it's taking a while 😅
Oooh what a kind gesture!
I would love to try one of these, once I get into whittling I probably will :p
It doesn't look all too difficult
Really interesting and how nice of her to send along those lovely fibres.
It was super nice!
I love spinning yak and camel, it’s what I first started to learn on when I got my first spindle. I am only just now learning how to spin sheep wool 😂
That's a novel way of doing things :D
Ahhh my curiosity! I have too many questions. How does the flat surface affect the spindle spinning? I thought it would wobble if it wasnt symmetrical. Also the bowl! In my head it feels mushy. Or is it more like clay? Does it smell like apricots? I'm sorry, I'm sure you cannot answer them all since you probably are busy spinning yak and camel😍
It smells really interesting and fragrant, but I wouldn't necessarily say like apricots. It's also not mushy, but a bit flaky.
Ooh zulke mooie spindels..... en dan nog die vezels er bij.....ja een feestje en een avontuur....geweldig.
Ja een echt feestje 😁
What fun. I haven’t tried spindles yet. But a very interesting package
Loved watching this ,thank you so much for sharing your adventures 😊
Fascinating stuff! Well done spinning a new fibre on a new type of spindle (it's not always as easy as one might expect). I look forward to seeing more of these exotic fibres spun up and then knitted (or crocheted or woven???) into finished items.
Who knows what they'll become 🤭
I love my Ladhaki spindles! Mine have brass tips, which is just as well as they would be well and truly worn off by now … 😁 Baby camel down is my all-time favourite fibre to spin! I have 5 wheels, but I LOVE spindle spinning! It’s so relaxing and so easy to take with you everywhere. Thanks for sharing your lovely spinning with us … hugs from Down Under … 🥰🌴🌴🌴
Exactly! I love my 4 Wheels, but spindles you can take everywhere with you
Wat fijn! Nieuwe tolletjes! Veel plezier ermee.
Tolletjes zijn net schapen, ze komen in kuddes ;-)
Wielen ook 😅
Ooh yay here you are.. I was just thinking about you. Now I have something fabby to watch while I eat my dinner 😀
You're already conditioned to think about me on Wednesdays 😂
@@MijnWolden 🤣🤣🤣
What an amazing package. The yarn came out beautiful. Isn't Yak and Camel just amazing?
I haven't tried the camel yet, but the yak sure is amazing
@@MijnWolden I did a video about a year ago, I spun the baby Camel on drop spindles and then crocheted a camel with it. It is so soft and so cute. One of my favorite projects.
Hey Jente, super cool video 😊 I loved seeing the different materials and seeing you just try out spinning with it. I think it helps us all have more confidence to try and experiment and not be held back from the learning process and time it takes to master something new. And real life connections coming out of our digital fiber community is awesome!
These spindles also inspired me to try carving my own. Right now I only have one so I’m always having to wind off on a dowel or cardboard roll to hold every cop I spin. Seeing these hand carved spindles in action makes me pretty sure I could whittle one from a thick branch of hard wood! And if I get a few whorls it would increase the weight and help them spin fast.
I just got almost a kilo of wool from beautiful dark chocolate brown sheep in my region and am so excited to spinnnnn 🎉
Love from Germany- Katie
It should be easy enough if you know how to whittle indeed :D
A year's supply of tea?? Two days if I'm lucky in my house 😂
Hahaha 😁
can you make a video talking about all the sweaters that you had knit or crochet these many years love from India❤❤
I do one at the start of the year looking back at the ones I did in the year that has passed. You can look back at 2022 and 2023 with those videos 😁
This was very cool! very interesting spindle shape. I would also like to try yak one day, but for now I work on not over twisting
Everything at its time 😁