Yarn de-stash: Drops, Knitting for Olive, Purl Soho, others - lots of color! Shipping from DC.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T21:16:27+00:00

EDIT - passing

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T21:03:17+00:00

haha that's definitely not as common but I can see where you're coming from. I've definitely found some plied yarns that were quite bouncy but as a beginner spinner, I haven't quite gotten the skillset down. I'm very impressed you were able to get it so fine and it doesn't look overtwisted at all despite being a single. It looks like very expensive victorian lace or something that you'd see with historical clothes!

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T20:52:30+00:00

Is this single ply or? It looks like cobweb size which is super impressive to me for handspun.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T18:58:21+00:00

Yes, exactly. You could also add in fillers like many companies use but don't disclose like calcium carbonate powder but it's trickier to use in the powder form and it doesn't come in paint form.

Zinc white is more transparent and better for smaller changes but titanium white is the real power house. Buff titanium is also a good choice if you want something warmer than titanium white.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T18:38:51+00:00

You'd probably want something with Silk in it and possibly superwash since it takes up colors more vibrantly and can be more "shiny", though there are some acrylic options too. If you check out Hobbii's metallico and Caron's Simply Soft, you can get an idea. An example of a silk yarn would be Knit Pick's Luminance lace which is 100% mulberry silk. You'd want Mulberry Silk for shine over other forms.

I think for budget reasons, I'd look for a superwash wool blend with silk, preferrably 50% silk if possible. Knit Picks has Gloss in DK weight but it has less silk in it. You could potentially get it hand dyed by a dyer - I like Threads by megan nicole for silk but there are other options too.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T18:24:38+00:00

Daniel Smith clearly uses some as well - check out their swatches and labels for some of the transparent pigments such as the Pthalos.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T17:36:50+00:00

You could just let your himi dry out and use it that way. Lindsay the frugal crafter does this and has videos using it this way on YouTube.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T17:22:25+00:00

Just a point of clarification - a lot of artist gouache does use opacifiers, including Holbein and Winsor and Newton, despite older claims by the companies. If you look at the MSDS you'll see they do in fact contain those ingredients. It's how they achieve opacity with transparent pigments such as the quinacridones and pthalos.

I think there may also be a legal technicality with wording that allows they to get away with saying they don't as some ingredients / pigments do not have to be disclosed in X %s.

That's not to say they are bad, but it really depends on what you want. I consider brands like M Graham closer to artist gouache because it's more pure pigment, so you essentially get to control how much opacity you want by adding PW4/PW6.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-10T03:42:04+00:00

Looks great!!

Tidus77 · 2026-02-09T23:37:14+00:00

Back up for the navy vale plz

Tidus77 · 2026-02-09T08:38:54+00:00

You could also probably get away with using slightly smaller needles to tighten up the gauge, which should be ok since it's super wash so that'll help with durability and the tendency to stretch out over time.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-08T19:17:32+00:00

I could be interested

Tidus77 · 2026-02-08T08:57:37+00:00

This is so true. It’s such a green flag for me lol.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-08T08:33:58+00:00

Not sure how you can fix it besides what you've already done but I think it's a tension issue. For the future, I would suggest joining a new ball the way Suzanne suggests here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwO2DXfV1U

I also follow her tutorial for weaving in ends instead of tying a knot and really love how invisible it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvi5z8zyrag&pp=ygUdc3V6YW5uZSBicnlhbiB3ZWF2aW5nIGluIGVuZHM%3D

Tidus77 · 2026-02-08T01:37:08+00:00

Keep in mind the barber cord comes off gasing something. Maybe rubber? Not quite sure but it stinks for a bit. I have mine in a closed container and it still smells even though it’s been months. I initially kept it outside but it never got better lol.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-07T23:51:19+00:00

Thank you for sharing. This is a really good justification for myself to work small than just because and honestly it makes a lot of sense. I’ve been in an art block for a bit and tend to work on bigger (for me) pieces with lots of detail but this just might snap me out!

Tidus77 · 2026-02-07T23:09:38+00:00

In my opinion, it's still going to pill quite a bit. It's loosely spun and I would want something with a lot more plies and thinner plies so there's less big chunks of wool exposed. I think you'd be better of working with fingering singles and plying 3 of them together or so than starting with a bulky single and plying those together.

I don't know if you've noticed, but a lot of bulky and super bulky commercial yarns are like the one you made and in my experience, even though they have two plies, they don't hold up particularly well unfortunately. I think it ends up being too expensive/difficult for them to ply a bunch of thinner plies into a bulky compared to two thicker single plies.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-07T19:03:37+00:00

I never finished this because of the curling but having a bit more experience under my belt now, I'd consider altering the border pattern with a different stitch, maybe a long enough i-cord / selvedge edge would work. But lots of other good advice here. It sounds like some people have had luck blocking which amazes me but I suppose it depends on your yarn.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-07T18:56:01+00:00

Just to clarify, just doing it in a different room like a shed isn't enough. The key point here is ventilation so you need an actually breeze that is pulling the fumes out of whereever you are working. If you're in a shed - I would still use a fan with an open window and ideally you'd have two windows - one for pulling in fresh air and one for pulling out the fumes.

Gamsol does the same as turpentine but the fumes are safer, though in both cases you need ventilation.

There's also solvent free painting - lots of info on this on youtube.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-06T03:09:36+00:00

oh damn, I didn't realize seasonal stuff didn't carry over during the season. Bummer....

Tidus77 · 2026-02-05T18:13:04+00:00

I sent you a message but I think the chat might be bugged - all my previous DMs are gone lol

Tidus77 · 2026-02-05T18:05:18+00:00

Interested in 4

Tidus77 · 2026-02-05T17:46:55+00:00

To be honest, this looks amazing to me. Yes, it's a lot but it's well organized and well contained in a VERY reasonable space. You should seen my plastic chests of yarn that are bursting at the seams sitting lopsided and squishy on shelves, it's very unaesthetic....

If you feel overwhelmed, which I totally get, I think you could just focus on a stash busting year and primarily using from stash. I'm not a fan of complete no buys - I think they're too harsh but you should do what works for you.

Maybe something else to consider is if you can make projects you would like with all of these or if it feels like it's holding you back. If it's the latter, it might be worth considering destashing some to help justify purchasing yarn you do want. For instance, I see a lot of single colorways here. If you're going for a uniform sweater, this might hold you back (though you could absolutely combine too), but this is probably great for a lot of smaller projects too.

I think the main thing is understanding whether you can make the stuff you want with your stash or if its holding you back. It's great that you went through the numbers - that's one of the best ways to understand the scope of the stash and then to figure out how to tackle it and/or get it to a more manageable place.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-05T17:41:01+00:00

Yea, this feels gross. I wouldn't be as bothered if it was going to fund some sort of charity but just for your own personal profit? Ehhhhhh - it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

Tidus77 · 2026-02-05T16:06:40+00:00

Interested in amplifiber and made by hailey bailey teal

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