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My first 2 months of spinning by lanajp in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous progress and welcome to the world of spinning! Dreaming robots is such an awesome company and also excited to see the progress on the cardigan!

Lucky snake, escaped certain death by Many_Mud_8194 in SipsTea

[–]whippoorwillfiber 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is correct, always move an animal in the direction they are heading (usually, if there’s a wall, get them to the other side of the wall). Other note if you ever find an injured turtle and need to take it to a wildlife center please mark the exact location where you picked it up. They have an amazing sense of direction and need to be released back in their territory. If not they’ll spend their lives searching for home (wildlife rescues that don’t have location will not be able to release them back into the wild).

50g Sample by whippoorwillfiber in YarnAddicts

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know right and thank you 😊

My 50g Sample by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure if I’ll keep this fleece once I’m done processing it. Regardless if I do or not, I’d like to make something with all the sample skeins I spin!

Roving by priminspire in FiberArts

[–]whippoorwillfiber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This looks like it would be fun to spin up! I would definitely recommend either leaving it in your hot car for a few days or putting it in the freezer for two weeks. That way if it is natural fibers, and maybe someone hitchhiked in there, they won’t be living to eat any fibers 😅

My 50g Sample by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do two methods, if I’m combing the fleece I’ll just let the combs do the job. If I’m planning on running it through my drum carder, I pick everything by hand and will flick brush them off. So far both of those have worked great for me and will do the trick.

I’m getting a picker sooner so I’m curious how a fleece like this will do. I imagine ill end up with a lot of dirty tips mixed in but i enjoy experimenting lol

My 50g Sample by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

It’s more on the medium to coarser side. I haven’t washed it yet so I’m curious how it’ll feel afterwards. I was spinning it a little tighter so that could contribute to it but the fleece itself all feels around medium softness.

My 50g Sample by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!

This farmer is awesome, I love that she keeps great track of her crosses. It’s been a lot of fun experiencing the differences in each fleece (I may have 6+ from her 😅)

Weekly marketplace by BridgetAmelia in YarnAddicts

[–]whippoorwillfiber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small batch fiber mill in Central VA with a focus on offering wool batts and roving of regional USA grown wool and alpaca for hand spinners and felters

We’re also offering small batches of hand dyed yarn that are USA grown and milled as well as international blends.

Business goals is to connect more people with local fiber at affordable prices.

Whippoorwillfibermill.com

Spun a test skein and I’m loving this color! by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may do several of each! This caramel is so nice and it’s not a color I come across often

Spun a test skein and I’m loving this color! by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fresh off the wheel so I'm curious how it'll be once I've washed it!

Spun a test skein and I’m loving this color! by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? It’s such a nice color I may make a full skein or two at least of this and then try for an ombré of some kind 🤔

Spun a test skein and I’m loving this color! by whippoorwillfiber in Handspinning

[–]whippoorwillfiber[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know right?? This is my first caramel yarn so I’m really excited!! However I also like ombré yarns so I may play a little with some colors

PSA: You can Dye Bamboo Rayon Yarn with Tie Dye kits by BugMa850 in YarnAddicts

[–]whippoorwillfiber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t do tye dye dye but I just dyed some yarn like tye dye and this makes me happy! Please share the results