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November 24 2009
Singles party
That's what my living room is right now.
That's what my living room is right now.
November 08 2009
Ounce eleventy poses on the ballwinder while Packet continues to ignore
For Thebug, to show my method for winding singles off my spindle and onto toilet paper rolls. I actually cut a slit into the top and into the bottom so I can tuck ends in wherever they need to be tucked.
For Thebug, to show my method for winding singles off my spindle and onto toilet paper rolls. I actually cut a slit into the top and into the bottom so I can tuck ends in wherever they need to be tucked.
October 07 2009
7 Days - Day 4 (Progress)
It's not a sweater yet, but it will be. I'm spinning the wool on the right into the yarn on the left. By hand, because I believe that spinning wheels are overpriced unless they're given to me as gifts. Near the top of the basket, you can see the spindle I'm using. I've been doing this for a little over a year, off and on, with several long breaks. The finished sweater will go to my mom.
It's not a sweater yet, but it will be. I'm spinning the wool on the right into the yarn on the left. By hand, because I believe that spinning wheels are overpriced unless they're given to me as gifts. Near the top of the basket, you can see the spindle I'm using. I've been doing this for a little over a year, off and on, with several long breaks. The finished sweater will go to my mom.
October 31 2008
22! 22 ghetto bobbins of singles! Ah! Ah! Ah!
The six on the right are the ones I spun in October.
The six on the right are the ones I spun in October.
August 31 2008
Balls. I have some.
Six of them. I zeroed out the scale while the empty basket was on it, so 7.2 oz is the weight of just the yarn and the toilet paper rolls. Subtract .6 oz for those, and we're looking at 6.6 oz of singles. (Each toilet paper roll weighs .1 oz)
Six of them. I zeroed out the scale while the empty basket was on it, so 7.2 oz is the weight of just the yarn and the toilet paper rolls. Subtract .6 oz for those, and we're looking at 6.6 oz of singles. (Each toilet paper roll weighs .1 oz)
August 03 2008
Packet has a very strict fiber approval process
Luckily, the Falkland has a WONDERFUL wool smell to it. She approves. This is .7 oz of it.
Luckily, the Falkland has a WONDERFUL wool smell to it. She approves. This is .7 oz of it.
Packet helps model the singles.
This was my first spindle. I had to draw an arrow to remind myself which way it's supposed to go, and I haven't gotten around to painting over it yet :)
This was my first spindle. I had to draw an arrow to remind myself which way it's supposed to go, and I haven't gotten around to painting over it yet :)
July 09 2008
Aaaand I got carried away and did a little MORE spinning
Oooh, this is going to be a pretty pretty yarn. Yay!
Oooh, this is going to be a pretty pretty yarn. Yay!
Wrapping progress after more spinning
I happen to think that yarn with color changes looks better when you wrap the singles side-by-side, but this will keep them from slipping much later when the spindle is heavy.
I happen to think that yarn with color changes looks better when you wrap the singles side-by-side, but this will keep them from slipping much later when the spindle is heavy.
Wrapped back up the shaft and ready for more spinning
The first part of the singles will just sit there on the bottom part of the hook, out of the way. When I wrap the singles, I try to keep the topmost wrap under that one, which is why it ends up looking like a bobbin of kite string. Hey, look. The cat left.
The first part of the singles will just sit there on the bottom part of the hook, out of the way. When I wrap the singles, I try to keep the topmost wrap under that one, which is why it ends up looking like a bobbin of kite string. Hey, look. The cat left.
Continuing the first wrap
At this point, if you don't have enough yarn to wrap, you can just put the yarn through the hook and start spinning again until it's long enough to do this. I made sure I had enough to swirl down the spindle and back up again (next photo).
At this point, if you don't have enough yarn to wrap, you can just put the yarn through the hook and start spinning again until it's long enough to do this. I made sure I had enough to swirl down the spindle and back up again (next photo).
Starting the wrap
Again, if you have a notch or don't want a piece of yarn sticking off your hook, you can skip this part. I just drew the yarn around the whorl to the spindle and wrapped it around. Now, if my singles wants to unwind when the spindle gets heavier, this bit will stop it in its tracks (usually, anyway). Sorry, this seems to be more a picture of the whorl and not the singles - but you can see it there on the hook.
Again, if you have a notch or don't want a piece of yarn sticking off your hook, you can skip this part. I just drew the yarn around the whorl to the spindle and wrapped it around. Now, if my singles wants to unwind when the spindle gets heavier, this bit will stop it in its tracks (usually, anyway). Sorry, this seems to be more a picture of the whorl and not the singles - but you can see it there on the hook.
Starting the new project
Whee! If you're used to using a leader, do that. Otherwise, you can just start with the fiber you'll be spinning by pulling out a piece that's long and skinny. Fold it back on itself, grab it with the hook, and add twist.
Whee! If you're used to using a leader, do that. Otherwise, you can just start with the fiber you'll be spinning by pulling out a piece that's long and skinny. Fold it back on itself, grab it with the hook, and add twist.
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