Spinning Longdraw on Blended (Combed) Top?! Yep! How to Spin Blended Top Two Ways, Heathered/Tweed!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Over the course of filming and editing this video, even I can tell I got better! The COVID congestion really had me down for a bit, but my house is clean, so LET"S SPIN some blended top. I know I don't usually recommend longdraw for Top, but I'll show you some tips, and what to expect! Bonus! I used the exact same top to make a coordinating yarn that's both heathered, and tweed!
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I love this pink, it has just the right tone.
I was so thrilled. I designed it online, so no colors in real life. When it showed up, I was like, OOOOOOOO. 😂😂
Holy moly! I finally got it!! I've watch you spin long draw for a year trying to figure it out and all the sudden something finally clicked! Those colors are absolutely stunning!!! Live you too!
I am so happy if I helped you!
Are you sure Luther isn't a cat? 😉 Looks so cosy, spinning with your two buddies. So glad you are feeling a bit better, your enthusiasm is infectious!
I'm sure. I think he is more of a barnacle sometimes 😂😂
Great to have you back!!!! Always learn something.... colors lovely.
Stunning colours, as usual. I’m so glad you are feeling better. Looking forward to a busy year spinning and weaving with you. 🧡
Glad you are feeling better. Thank you for showing the different ways to spin, you make sense.
I'm so glad. Sometimes when you are so used to doing things that it becomes partly instinctive, it can be hard to explain.
I could watch you spin for hours! I need to practice long draw. I've been doing a short draw for 14 years! It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but I will keep practicing. Thanks again for all you share with us. God bless.
If it's working for you, there's no rules saying you have to change it either!
I am glad you are feeling so much better. This video has brightened my bad day up. 👍 The blend of silk is nice, and I'm sure anyone would love to get a gift made from it. Happy Spinning!
I'm so glad your day was brightened! and thank you! Happy Spinning to you too!
Your excitement is contagious!!
Love those colors. Glad you are feeling better.
Watching you spin is such a delight. I really like the blended top.
"There's more than one right way to do everything." This is one reason I love watching you! You're so open and welcoming. And it's so relaxing just to watch you spin. 💜 The pups are super cute too. 😆
Not everyone agrees with me, but there's more than one way to think too 😂😜
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That combed top is super beautiful, Trish. I might need to check out that shop of yours. Glad you are feeling better!
Thank you so much!
Happy to see you back and healthy!
Thank you!
Hi! You look beautiful. 😁
I’m the same about make up. I know it’s not necessary and I don’t judge anyone for not wearing it but some days I just feel like wearing it even though I work from home, it just makes me feel better. I get it.
Watching you spin and talk about getting a thick and thin yarn, I get why I was having so much trouble. I wasn’t really listening to what the fiber wanted to be, I kept trying to make it all perfectly even… No wonder I was having trouble! Thanks again for your help.
I love love. Love kicks butt.
Casting my vote for more sari silk blends, I’m actually spinning some right now, the Aurora from Paradise Fibers. So yes please, I for one would love it!
I’m also glad you’re feeling better, take it as slow as you need to.
It's interesting how we all feel different about it. My mom rarely touches it, but my older sister never left the house without it. Thank you so much! I do think more blends with the ss are coming!
This was very informative. Thanks! Love how the pink turned out!
I love the Valentine Fiber. I am an inchworm spinner so watching the long draw will be new for me. Thank you for posting.
So glad you are feeling better. Donnie and l had it right after Thanksgiving. It lasted about a week and then the COUGH. But it is all gone now and back to normal. Beautiful spin. 💕 Love.
It seems like the whole world had it between thanksgiving and the middle of January. I'm glad you're better!
Thanks for the reminder about your shop. I completely forgot that you moved over to shopify! Now I can go check out what I might need. 😏
HIIIIIIIII!!!!! I've missed your face. So glad you are starting to feel better! Also can't wait to see what you weave with this!
Hiiii! I swear the first time I was a lot sicker, but the head congestion this time just wouldn't let me stay upright 😂😂
I am not really a pink person, but this yarn is lovely. Can't wait to see what you spin. Blessings.
Pink is very polarizing. So many people either love it or hate it. Thank you! I hope you're doing okay 🤗
Love the Valentine colors. Lol didn’t even think about Valentine’s. Lol I been spinning mohair forever. My daughter got Covid this passed week. Been worried about her and the grand babies She lives so far away
I hope she's doing well. I will say this last time we had it was MUCH milder, so I hope she has that strain. It's not fun. I would be worried too.
This was a fun watch and it’s so good to see you looking healthy and happy…. Great start to the New Year.
Thank you! It's a relief to feel a little better with everything that's going on.
Glad that you are feeling better. Trying to get more organized but it makes me see just how much ready to knit yarn, bare yarn to dye and roving to dye that I have and that is making me nervous. I really need a bigger apartment so I do not look so much like a mad hoarder. Lovely colors of yarn you spun today - I really want to learn to spin now.
Whenever I organize stuff, I feel that way too. Now, I think of it as my "savings account" and it makes me feel better. We're all supposed to work on building our savings.
So happy you are doing better
Thank you!
Love those colours!
It really does help to see what you explain. I ordered some & am eager to try 😁
I kind of did the same but with a very SMALL amount as a "test run" and I liked it both ways, as is and blended. I didn't even think to fluff mine. Just pulled from whatever color area I wanted to show up next lol. I feel like sari always makes a spin a tad more difficult but it's worth it. I don't wear make up so I'm sure I don't pay much attention lol, so it's all good lol. So cute having both your buddies chillin with ya. Pretty sure Luther takes longer to get ready than you do lol
I'm glad you're liking it. Those shorter fibers do make it more texturey and a little trickier to spin, but I just love those bright color punches. d
Gus looks so comfy. ❤️
He has gotten a lot more snuggly in the past six months!
Wow I love those colors and the yarn is just stunning.
Loving the pink
Thank you!
Never tried long draw or spinning top. Still a active beginner. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome! If you try longdraw sometime, that video might help you get started.
That fiber is so colorful and fun to watch you spin. I have a Rambouillet spin going on. All white (will dye after it is plied). May need to break it up with some color.
I find it hard to spin white sometimes. Thank you so much!
I’m really not a fan of pink. It’s my second least favorite color, slightly ahead of orange. But that top is gorgeous!! Glad you are both feeling better and I can’t wait for the weaving video. Blessings!
There's certain colors I don't think I like either, but there's always a combo of shade that surprises me. Thank you!
Those are very pretty shades of pink!
Thanks, It was so much fun to design this top.
So enjoyed watching this video about blends. It was good to immerse myself into your spinning (I am in hospital atm and so the days are endless and mindless and this is a welcome oasis!) . I do love this valentine blend - so pretty. I think I would try spinning from the fold to accommodate the different staple lengths maybe🤷🏼♀️ I miss my wheel!!!
I hope you get to go home soon, Beverley! I'm sorry to hear that you're so bored. Spinning from the fold would be a good way to keep the colors more separate too.
This was a REALLY helpful video. I didn’t understand what blended top was. Now I do. I love that you prepped and spun it both ways. So helpful to see the difference. Are there any videos you know of that show how they make blended top. I’d love to see one.
I haven't ventured into longdraw yet, but this makes me want to try! And of course I had to stop the video and go shopping when you said that you'd updated the shop now that you're feeling better! YAY!!
Thank you so much! There's no rules saying you have to ever spin longdraw either. As long as you like what you're getting, there's no rules at all!
Beautiful fiber and yarn!
That’s really cool. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Love those pinks!
Oh I was wondering where the shop was at too! Ran ran ran to get some :D
Thank you!
That is so pretty. Very Valentines Day
Thanks so much 😊
It turned out beautiful, I love valentines colors! I have been doing a pre-spring deep clean of all the totes I have been moving around for years, some have not even been opened for years! I have empties 4 large totes and 2 medium toes a a few very small totes, tho I filled the two medium toes back up, one with fiber I bought from various on line stores and the other with stuff I want to keep but not sure what to sort it into yet, gives me a second chance to go through it again when I’m tired of sorting and ready to just pitch 🤣🤣. I still have a box that says important papers (but honestly how important can the be if I haven’t seen them in years 😂, will probably be more stuff in my shred pile which will keep me busy shredding for months so far 😂😂). I’ve thrown away trash bags of miscellaneous junk paper and old non craft magazines). Then I have a smaller than medium box with who knows what in it. Then my bedroom closet will be gone through and much less stuff will be in it, but hey, I have totes now so I can buy more fiber!! Tho right now with all the sorting my bedroom and craft room looks like a bomb went off 🤣🤣. But if I do this now I won’t have to waste beautiful spring days doing it when I could be spinning on my balcony!!
That's why I cleaned that closet now. I want to be able to enjoy being outside asap! I've also picked paint for one of our bathrooms, so I can paint them all before it gets nice too!
@@FiberLoveDiary Spring is my favorite time of year and I hate missing a min of it!
Lovely yarn! Your enthusiasm is contagious and I needed it this week! Love watching you create!💗
Oo, I was pretty amped about this yarn LOL
Thanks for the tips on long draw
Happy to help!
I really appreciate these tip videos.
So glad you’re feeling better!! I’m not the biggest fan of some pinks, but that yarn is lovely! Will you be weaving it with your rigid huddled loom? It’s going to be beautiful!
I just dyed, for the first time in months, some merino top in reds and pink. Now I’m going to check my stash to see if I want to blend something else with it. I only have a blending board and 8 ounces of merino but who knows? I may blend just a little to see how I like it.
Sounds fun. You can always just test a little bit!
Gus is like "really, you're gonna make me move?" And Luther be like "gimme lap, gimme lap"
LOL. They are serious about pack behavior 😂😂
I don't know about all that pink, hehe, anyway I'm glad you guys are doing better and I will be looking forward to seeing you weave that yarn.
I figured someone would hate it! LOL Not saying you hate it, but you know. It's going to be fun to weave.
@@FiberLoveDiary Nah, I don't hate it, I'm just a guy and not really into pink LOL . I'll be looking for what you weave with it. Love ya 🙂
I love this blend🥰
I'm so glad! I do too.
The fluffing helped me so much!
But I'm still struggling with getting my hands fat enough apart with out breaking or ginormous clumps
Beautiful
Pretty!
i am way too scared to try longdraw. very good explanation though! if im ever brave enough to try then i will find this video again lol
Well now I’m going to have to rewatch a bunch of this video because I was too focused on being jealous of Gus and his cozy spot falling asleep while you were spinning.
He never used to come sit with me, so I'm happy even though we're smooshed in this chair and a half 😂
What kind of drum carder is that? It's awesome!
IKR! It is the biggest electric Brother carder they make. I think it's just called the Brother XL Electric. I'm a dealer for them, but I paid full price because I got it, and then decided to be a dealer. I guess I'm not so smart sometimes 😂
Did you think of me with the long draw and having issues with fiber grabbing onto itself? 😂
I was thinking of us all 😂😂😂
I have such a hard time with my back hand. I end up playing tug of war with myself
That yarn is gorgeous. And that look on gus' cute little face. I just wanna huge him.
I think we're both still getting used to squeezing into this chair and a half together 😂
Take my money!!!
😂😂