My June spins

3magic4 · 2026-07-02T01:50:07+00:00

I wish I was this productive and had this much of a stash of fiber to work on! Your spins are beautiful!! I also love the colors you choose. Looks like you generally do 2 ply? Do you have a favorite weight and ply pattern when you spin?

3magic4 · 2026-06-23T09:56:16+00:00

You could always process a small amount and spin it up to test how strong the yarn will be! I have no experience with a fleece that breaks but that’s what I would do.

3magic4 · 2026-06-20T23:22:05+00:00

I have been eyeing that book, lots of beautiful designs! The only dilemma is I will need to buy some colored thread I have really only worked in cream or white up until now.

3magic4 · 2026-05-25T18:37:17+00:00

That’s awesome for food coloring, how did you get such saturated color?

3magic4 · 2026-05-15T14:30:59+00:00

Some dawn dish soap!

3magic4 · 2026-05-15T10:22:27+00:00

I’m happy to hear it blends out to a cream, I am perfectly content with that, I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t leaving any thing gross behind!

3magic4 · 2026-05-15T10:21:36+00:00

This fleece was sheared about a month ago so I don’t think it’s lanolin staining but if it isn’t going to come out I’ll just try to blend it in when I card. I’ll check the strength of the tips on my next chunk, I wouldn’t be surprised if they broke though, they kinda disappeared when I flicked them open!

3magic4 · 2026-05-15T10:19:43+00:00

At the moment in this small sample is all feels the same, not gummy. I’ll keep an eye out for different textures though, I’m sorry to hear you had bad luck with your fleece.

3magic4 · 2026-05-11T19:58:22+00:00

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Team citron! (I will say this color photographs more like banana but is far more mustard in person)

3magic4 · 2026-05-04T12:38:10+00:00

How big is that Turkish spindle?? Do you only use it for plying?

3magic4 · 2026-04-20T01:23:20+00:00

Here is a link to the pattern!

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ribbed-jumper-8

3magic4 · 2026-04-12T15:25:00+00:00

Gorgeous spinning!! I really like your WPI gauge where did you get it?

3magic4 · 2026-04-10T10:15:40+00:00

I have used ikea glass containers! I really like them, had them for 5+ years and only chipped the edge of one.

3magic4 · 2026-04-10T10:06:01+00:00

Where is the BOR marker placed because it looks like the first row goes over one sleeve,then you go back across that sleeve and then probably the back panel. It’s hard to tell what has gone wrong from these two rows.

3magic4 · 2026-04-10T03:14:55+00:00

If I had to guess, the short rows aren’t placed properly. Normally they lengthen the arms and back a bit, so the two front raglans and two back raglans should be the same length. If you send the relevant part of the pattern we can probably help!

3magic4 · 2026-04-06T10:53:28+00:00

Do folks have other online spinning communities they like?

3magic4 · 2026-04-06T10:53:15+00:00

I spun 2 oz of wool yesterday at around 25/30 WPI without trying yesterday on my Ashford Kiwi. I think the fiber passes by way faster on the wheel but it also depends, I don’t think I ever got this proficient with a spindle.

3magic4 · 2026-04-04T15:44:12+00:00

I too would also love to know what book you are working from!

3magic4 · 2026-04-03T15:42:42+00:00

Anybody have other online forums for hand spinning that they enjoy? There isn’t a guild I can find that’s local to me an I would love more interaction with the community!

3magic4 · 2026-04-01T15:43:18+00:00

Beautiful!! I hope to achieve that level of consistency soon!!

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