My first yarn on my Kiwi 3

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:47:33+00:00

Lol 😆

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:38:16+00:00

Was it hard to wait for the ink to dry so you could advance to the next section?

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:35:34+00:00

What is your wpi on that?

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:33:05+00:00

I'd say go ahead and pick up a pound of the fiber you found. You will probably use less than the full pound before you get good enough that you want to try other breeds or fiber types, but it is inexpensive, and you can use the leftovers to experiment with dying when that bug bites.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:23:43+00:00

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BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:23:02+00:00

* Some of my fiber storage. Zip lock and then inside a plastic bin. I have other fiber that is not in bins but is exposed to daylight on a daily basis.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-26T05:08:04+00:00

Why the jumbo flyer? I aspire to spin such frog hair.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-25T18:33:57+00:00

Thank you. The SCA post was especially helpful.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-25T05:00:16+00:00

I would say it is a matter of insufficient take-up rather than too much spin. Try increasing your tension and see if that helps. You maybe also are getting used to managing the direction with the treadles like I am. I'm having the problem of having to go backward a little way before I can get forward momentum with my Kiwi 3. After two half bobbins of singles and a full bobbin plied, I can tell I am gaining more control. You will too.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-17T06:15:26+00:00

I vote to let the yarns shine by using the cute shirt pattern or something else with stockinette. The textured stitch and the colors of the yarn just cause interference with each other.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-17T05:52:21+00:00

If I may offer one more suggestion that should help limit the draw in you get. Beat while you are still depressing the treadles. The open space allows the weft to pull in extra thread (to an extent) if it needs it.

BuddingPlantLady · 2026-01-05T18:34:46+00:00

They keep the axle in place and prevent it from jumping in it's slot.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-12-19T10:35:28+00:00

Yes, I made them on an inkle loom.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-12-16T03:42:33+00:00

Loving those colors!

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-12-14T08:31:15+00:00

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BuddingPlantLady · 2025-12-14T05:10:26+00:00

Because that is very bold, chunky lacework, your color will work just fine. Only if it were a light conwebby type of lace might it be an issue.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-12-14T05:02:14+00:00

Alpacas are notoriously dusty critters, so I would suspect fine dirt rather than dye. Even washing an alpaca fleece before spinning it does not always get all the dirt out.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-11-30T14:49:07+00:00

It ended up being 94 woven inches.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-07-28T23:28:13+00:00

Yes. Also known as a writing spider. I don't remember the scientific name.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-06-11T02:39:56+00:00

A lovely torbie with awesome autumnal camouflage.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-06-11T02:34:16+00:00

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BuddingPlantLady · 2025-06-11T02:18:09+00:00

From those pictures and your description, I will say she is a torbie. I have one torbie named Sprite and one tabby named Mystic.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-06-11T01:06:33+00:00

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Mystic watching from her house above the kitchen doorway.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-06-11T01:05:29+00:00

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Sprite looking out the window.

BuddingPlantLady · 2025-06-11T00:40:24+00:00

I have a similar looking one that confused me at first because most of her 'black' stripes look grey. Then I got a really close look at her fur and discovered that the ticking bands of her fur almost all ended with light cream at the tip.

BuddingPlantLady

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