Congrats on the new place! Woo hoo no more communal living. I (sort of) know how to spin using a drop spindle but processing a fleece is on my list of things to do. There's something so satisfying about watching videos of fleece processing.
Thank you and I agree. I've seen some awesome documentaries on how they do it commercially and definitely need to experiment more with streamlining my own process now I feel I have the basics down!
Haha I agree though hopefully they will go well together! I'm aiming to enter the finished piece into a cosplay contest and can't wait to tell the judges Ive little made the fabric myself lol
Haha I was very happy that this was all free. Probably because it wasn't great condition But it's been a fun thing to pick up and put down though now I have the big brushes I may make a day of trying to turn everything into roulettes so that I don't have to deal with the messy part for the next year!
This was very informative as I have recently started crochet and am already dreaming of spinning my own yarn - especially when I learned about drop spindles! It gives me a glimpse of what to expect - and some lessons on what not to do 😂 in excited tonsee this journey continue for both of us!!!
I actually only saw her series last night so haven't had a chance to watch it yet but I'm so excited to compare our approaches and hopefully learn (a lot) of what I can do better lol
@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics I've been watching that too, and Be Queer Make Stuff has posted a couple of videos on processing wool recently as well so you must be on trend. Interesting to see people's different experiences doing the same thing.
@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics yeh it's random isn't it? I've been enjoying this though as it reminds me of my granny who kept sheep and spun their wool to make lumpy brown jumpers.
Hi Annabelle, Spinning is a difficult skill to learn so you are very brave to try it out and well done on your first bit of spinning. Where I live in the UK the is a town with a valley that is called "Carding Mill Valley" I think the name speaks for itself. Always look forward to your videos, thank you ☺
To be honest I'm still using the small ones occasionally for the wool. Apparently they are processing brushed, called flick brushes but I'm not really sure where they fit in in terms of the overall order it should be brushed in....
Jillian Eve has a video on different methods of carding and combing (I know virtually nothing about this craft), and she features a carding roller thing. Is that something that the Ben could make?
That's the carding drum that I mentioned is horribly expensive. If I can't find a cheap second hand one I may ask Ben to try making me one but it does seem it needs some specialized parts which I'm a little worried about getting a hold of
I am no expert, so here goes nothing ! When carding, you are trying to get the fibers to lay flat & perpendicular. (Like little soldiers laying side by side!) When you go to spin, either drop spindle or spinning wheel, you take a small piece and start twirling it.....this is what starts turning into a single "ply." (I'm simplifying!). As you twist, you will be "drawing" more of the fibers into the twist. If they are laying like "little soldiers/side by side" (no tangles or bumps!), they will slide into the twist.....You must keep the twist going to add more wool. Tension is everything & hard to get right. Hope that made some sense !? By the way, you will break your twist/ply a zillion times when you start ! Just want you to be prepared for some frustration! 😞 When you have one "ply" on your drop spindle, you will twist it together with another "ply" to actually make yarn ! (Most commercial yarn is 3 or 4 ply. I believe home spun can be 2 ply?) Back to the video ! Best of luck !
Thank you! And I appreciate the soldier's explanation :) now I have better carding brushes I think it will be a lot easier to get the yarn smooth but I'm still very happy with it :)
Those official carding brushes will definitely help ! Lots of folks start with what we in the USA call "slicker" brushes ! Can't wait to see the spinning wheels ! I recently was offered my Grandmother's spinning wheel - (which will stay at my sister's place for now - in Canada).
You have a LOT of spinning ahead of you. Enjoy! It's a fun project.
I will though I reckon I will like it far more when I've got the spinning wheels up and running!
I'm sheepish at how long it took me to watch this, but I spun up and got that internet roll in just to make sure I got here.😂
Haha thank you :)
Congrats on the new place! Woo hoo no more communal living. I (sort of) know how to spin using a drop spindle but processing a fleece is on my list of things to do. There's something so satisfying about watching videos of fleece processing.
Thank you and I agree. I've seen some awesome documentaries on how they do it commercially and definitely need to experiment more with streamlining my own process now I feel I have the basics down!
I find spinning yarn and using the yarn to make stuff are different hobbies. Ive never got as far as plying the yarn ive spun. 😅
Haha I agree though hopefully they will go well together!
I'm aiming to enter the finished piece into a cosplay contest and can't wait to tell the judges Ive little made the fabric myself lol
What fun! I almost picked up some partially processed wool at a by-the-pound sale but I really don’t need another hobby…yet
Haha I was very happy that this was all free. Probably because it wasn't great condition
But it's been a fun thing to pick up and put down though now I have the big brushes I may make a day of trying to turn everything into roulettes so that I don't have to deal with the messy part for the next year!
I can't imagine the amount of patience you have
Awesome job on developing this new skill
Thank you :)
This was very informative as I have recently started crochet and am already dreaming of spinning my own yarn - especially when I learned about drop spindles! It gives me a glimpse of what to expect - and some lessons on what not to do 😂 in excited tonsee this journey continue for both of us!!!
Thank you! I really enjoyed this and can't wait to make some stuff with it when I at least have enough!
This is so fascinating! Looking forward to the next stage. I've been enjoying watching Engineering Knits process her fleece, too.
I actually only saw her series last night so haven't had a chance to watch it yet but I'm so excited to compare our approaches and hopefully learn (a lot) of what I can do better lol
@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics I've been watching that too, and Be Queer Make Stuff has posted a couple of videos on processing wool recently as well so you must be on trend. Interesting to see people's different experiences doing the same thing.
@Ella-iv1fk haha I love the 'on trend' is just the luck of the work that we all decide to post about our experiments at the same time lol
@@AnnabelleAndBensAntics yeh it's random isn't it? I've been enjoying this though as it reminds me of my granny who kept sheep and spun their wool to make lumpy brown jumpers.
@Ella-iv1fk sheep are so high on my list once I get a house with some land though I can't decide what kind I want....
Hi Annabelle, Spinning is a difficult skill to learn so you are very brave to try it out and well done on your first bit of spinning. Where I live in the UK the is a town with a valley that is called "Carding Mill Valley" I think the name speaks for itself. Always look forward to your videos, thank you ☺
Oh I may be going back to the UK next year so will see if I can drop by and check the place out. Thank you! :)
More fiber crafts? Tunisian Crochet, narbinding, Noro felting some more things to dive into. You mentioned some related crafts
Narbinding is actually quite high on my list to try!
I've also not heard of Tunisian crochet but will look it up now thank you :)
You sound so busy! At least your cats got some new brushes out of it - with all made dodgy purchases from aliexpress
To be honest I'm still using the small ones occasionally for the wool. Apparently they are processing brushed, called flick brushes but I'm not really sure where they fit in in terms of the overall order it should be brushed in....
Jillian Eve has a video on different methods of carding and combing (I know virtually nothing about this craft), and she features a carding roller thing. Is that something that the Ben could make?
That's the carding drum that I mentioned is horribly expensive. If I can't find a cheap second hand one I may ask Ben to try making me one but it does seem it needs some specialized parts which I'm a little worried about getting a hold of
I am no expert, so here goes nothing !
When carding, you are trying to get the fibers to lay flat & perpendicular. (Like little soldiers laying side by side!)
When you go to spin, either drop spindle or spinning wheel, you take a small piece and start twirling it.....this is what starts turning into a single "ply." (I'm simplifying!). As you twist, you will be "drawing" more of the fibers into the twist. If they are laying like "little soldiers/side by side" (no tangles or bumps!), they will slide into the twist.....You must keep the twist going to add more wool. Tension is everything & hard to get right.
Hope that made some sense !?
By the way, you will break your twist/ply a zillion times when you start ! Just want you to be prepared for some frustration! 😞
When you have one "ply" on your drop spindle, you will twist it together with another "ply" to actually make yarn ! (Most commercial yarn is 3 or 4 ply. I believe home spun can be 2 ply?)
Back to the video !
Best of luck !
Hey, congratulations on that drop spindle start ! That ply looks FANTASTIC for a beginner !!!
Back to the video !
Thank you! And I appreciate the soldier's explanation :) now I have better carding brushes I think it will be a lot easier to get the yarn smooth but I'm still very happy with it :)
Those official carding brushes will definitely help ! Lots of folks start with what we in the USA call "slicker" brushes !
Can't wait to see the spinning wheels ! I recently was offered my Grandmother's spinning wheel - (which will stay at my sister's place for now - in Canada).