#handspun — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/117052483104931251

Reaching through time.
Wonderful drop spindle with stone whorl. Over 5000 years old - and the spun fibers on the cop are crosswise wound like we still do it today (and how I teach it in my workshops, I just like to wind it in a slightly other form). Thinking about how this spindle was lost.
#handspun #handspinning

RE: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/117052483104931251

Reaching through time.
Wonderful drop spindle with stone whorl. Over 5000 years old - and the spun fibers on the cop are crosswise wound like we still do it today (and how I teach it in my workshops, I just like to wind it in a slightly other form). Thinking about how this spindle was lost.
#handspun #handspinning

RE: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/117052483104931251

Reaching through time.
Wonderful drop spindle with stone whorl. Over 5000 years old - and the spun fibers on the cop are crosswise wound like we still do it today (and how I teach it in my workshops, I just like to wind it in a slightly other form). Thinking about how this spindle was lost.
#handspun #handspinning

RE: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/117052483104931251

Reaching through time.
Wonderful drop spindle with stone whorl. Over 5000 years old - and the spun fibers on the cop are crosswise wound like we still do it today (and how I teach it in my workshops, I just like to wind it in a slightly other form). Thinking about how this spindle was lost.
#handspun #handspinning

RE: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/117052483104931251

Reaching through time.
Wonderful drop spindle with stone whorl. Over 5000 years old - and the spun fibers on the cop are crosswise wound like we still do it today (and how I teach it in my workshops, I just like to wind it in a slightly other form). Thinking about how this spindle was lost.
#handspun #handspinning

I spun this yarn a few years ago but did not have a plan. So I improvised this sweater in an effort to reduce my stash. I love high-necked sweaters but will randomly get issues with stuff touching my neck. So buttons. I like the asymmetry of the neck when open.
#handspun #knitting

I spun this yarn a few years ago but did not have a plan. So I improvised this sweater in an effort to reduce my stash. I love high-necked sweaters but will randomly get issues with stuff touching my neck. So buttons. I like the asymmetry of the neck when open.
#handspun #knitting

I spun this yarn a few years ago but did not have a plan. So I improvised this sweater in an effort to reduce my stash. I love high-necked sweaters but will randomly get issues with stuff touching my neck. So buttons. I like the asymmetry of the neck when open.
#handspun #knitting

I spun this yarn a few years ago but did not have a plan. So I improvised this sweater in an effort to reduce my stash. I love high-necked sweaters but will randomly get issues with stuff touching my neck. So buttons. I like the asymmetry of the neck when open.
#handspun #knitting

I spun this yarn a few years ago but did not have a plan. So I improvised this sweater in an effort to reduce my stash. I love high-necked sweaters but will randomly get issues with stuff touching my neck. So buttons. I like the asymmetry of the neck when open.
#handspun #knitting

Filés et retordus
Les écheveaux mouillés
Dansent dans le vent

#handspinning #handspun #laine #poesie #petitsbonheurs #couleurs #poesie

Filés et retordus
Les écheveaux mouillés
Dansent dans le vent

#handspinning #handspun #laine #poesie #petitsbonheurs #couleurs #poesie

Filés et retordus
Les écheveaux mouillés
Dansent dans le vent

#handspinning #handspun #laine #poesie #petitsbonheurs #couleurs #poesie

Filés et retordus
Les écheveaux mouillés
Dansent dans le vent

#handspinning #handspun #laine #poesie #petitsbonheurs #couleurs #poesie

Filés et retordus
Les écheveaux mouillés
Dansent dans le vent

#handspinning #handspun #laine #poesie #petitsbonheurs #couleurs #poesie

My Tour de Fleece progress so far: 200 grams of Veluws heideschaap and 9x20 grams of the Shetland/tussah silk mix of this years TdF box from @Spinspul #TourDeFleece2026 #TourDeFleece #Handspinning #Handspun

My Tour de Fleece progress so far: 200 grams of Veluws heideschaap and 9x20 grams of the Shetland/tussah silk mix of this years TdF box from @Spinspul #TourDeFleece2026 #TourDeFleece #Handspinning #Handspun

My Tour de Fleece progress so far: 200 grams of Veluws heideschaap and 9x20 grams of the Shetland/tussah silk mix of this years TdF box from @Spinspul #TourDeFleece2026 #TourDeFleece #Handspinning #Handspun

My Tour de Fleece progress so far: 200 grams of Veluws heideschaap and 9x20 grams of the Shetland/tussah silk mix of this years TdF box from @Spinspul #TourDeFleece2026 #TourDeFleece #Handspinning #Handspun

Today’s day 4, an early spin - Whirlwind. This time no sparkly firestar, but still very much on a colour theme. Merino/silk/bamboo from Golden Fleece Studio as usual, and a smooth, smooth ride.

I think I’ll split the next (Edinburgh) over two days - that braid is substantially bigger than these samples.

#TourDeFleece #spinning #handspun

Today’s day 4, an early spin - Whirlwind. This time no sparkly firestar, but still very much on a colour theme. Merino/silk/bamboo from Golden Fleece Studio as usual, and a smooth, smooth ride.

I think I’ll split the next (Edinburgh) over two days - that braid is substantially bigger than these samples.

#TourDeFleece #spinning #handspun

Today’s day 4, an early spin - Whirlwind. This time no sparkly firestar, but still very much on a colour theme. Merino/silk/bamboo from Golden Fleece Studio as usual, and a smooth, smooth ride.

I think I’ll split the next (Edinburgh) over two days - that braid is substantially bigger than these samples.

#TourDeFleece #spinning #handspun

Today’s day 4, an early spin - Whirlwind. This time no sparkly firestar, but still very much on a colour theme. Merino/silk/bamboo from Golden Fleece Studio as usual, and a smooth, smooth ride.

I think I’ll split the next (Edinburgh) over two days - that braid is substantially bigger than these samples.

#TourDeFleece #spinning #handspun

Today’s day 4, an early spin - Whirlwind. This time no sparkly firestar, but still very much on a colour theme. Merino/silk/bamboo from Golden Fleece Studio as usual, and a smooth, smooth ride.

I think I’ll split the next (Edinburgh) over two days - that braid is substantially bigger than these samples.

#TourDeFleece #spinning #handspun

#TourDeFleece Stage #2: plying the singles from the previous day.

The good: The yarn sources were almost perfectly matched for length! The husky blend cake only had a tiny amount left when the 100% husky ball ran out.

The bad: It's not my best work. In fact, it's pretty ugly. The center-pull cake of thin and energetic singles required full-time attention from my left hand, leaving my right hand to manage both the meeting point of the singles and occasional tangles from the Turkish ball. It went slower than I'd like AND the results were still uneven and mostly under-twisted.

This may be the first yarn I go back and add twist to. I may also not end up using it for the project for which it was originally intended: my Rio heather gray deserves a better pairing than this!

#Handspun #TourDeFleece2026

#TourDeFleece Stage #2: plying the singles from the previous day.

The good: The yarn sources were almost perfectly matched for length! The husky blend cake only had a tiny amount left when the 100% husky ball ran out.

The bad: It's not my best work. In fact, it's pretty ugly. The center-pull cake of thin and energetic singles required full-time attention from my left hand, leaving my right hand to manage both the meeting point of the singles and occasional tangles from the Turkish ball. It went slower than I'd like AND the results were still uneven and mostly under-twisted.

This may be the first yarn I go back and add twist to. I may also not end up using it for the project for which it was originally intended: my Rio heather gray deserves a better pairing than this!

#Handspun #TourDeFleece2026

#TourDeFleece Stage #2: plying the singles from the previous day.

The good: The yarn sources were almost perfectly matched for length! The husky blend cake only had a tiny amount left when the 100% husky ball ran out.

The bad: It's not my best work. In fact, it's pretty ugly. The center-pull cake of thin and energetic singles required full-time attention from my left hand, leaving my right hand to manage both the meeting point of the singles and occasional tangles from the Turkish ball. It went slower than I'd like AND the results were still uneven and mostly under-twisted.

This may be the first yarn I go back and add twist to. I may also not end up using it for the project for which it was originally intended: my Rio heather gray deserves a better pairing than this!

#Handspun #TourDeFleece2026

#TourDeFleece Stage #2: plying the singles from the previous day.

The good: The yarn sources were almost perfectly matched for length! The husky blend cake only had a tiny amount left when the 100% husky ball ran out.

The bad: It's not my best work. In fact, it's pretty ugly. The center-pull cake of thin and energetic singles required full-time attention from my left hand, leaving my right hand to manage both the meeting point of the singles and occasional tangles from the Turkish ball. It went slower than I'd like AND the results were still uneven and mostly under-twisted.

This may be the first yarn I go back and add twist to. I may also not end up using it for the project for which it was originally intended: my Rio heather gray deserves a better pairing than this!

#Handspun #TourDeFleece2026

#TourDeFleece Stage #2: plying the singles from the previous day.

The good: The yarn sources were almost perfectly matched for length! The husky blend cake only had a tiny amount left when the 100% husky ball ran out.

The bad: It's not my best work. In fact, it's pretty ugly. The center-pull cake of thin and energetic singles required full-time attention from my left hand, leaving my right hand to manage both the meeting point of the singles and occasional tangles from the Turkish ball. It went slower than I'd like AND the results were still uneven and mostly under-twisted.

This may be the first yarn I go back and add twist to. I may also not end up using it for the project for which it was originally intended: my Rio heather gray deserves a better pairing than this!

#Handspun #TourDeFleece2026

Partner finished #knitting this lap blanket from yarn #handspun by @Kymberly. It’s lovely and soft and warm. #fibrearts #fibrearts #wool #spinning

Partner finished #knitting this lap blanket from yarn #handspun by @Kymberly. It’s lovely and soft and warm. #fibrearts #fibrearts #wool #spinning

Partner finished #knitting this lap blanket from yarn #handspun by @Kymberly. It’s lovely and soft and warm. #fibrearts #fibrearts #wool #spinning

Partner finished #knitting this lap blanket from yarn #handspun by @Kymberly. It’s lovely and soft and warm. #fibrearts #fibrearts #wool #spinning

Partner finished #knitting this lap blanket from yarn #handspun by @Kymberly. It’s lovely and soft and warm. #fibrearts #fibrearts #wool #spinning

I've been making clothes again and the weather's nice today, so pic spam incoming. Starting with this lace shrug I knitted from handspun yarn a while ago, but only blocked this week #knitting #handspun #lace

I've been making clothes again and the weather's nice today, so pic spam incoming. Starting with this lace shrug I knitted from handspun yarn a while ago, but only blocked this week #knitting #handspun #lace

I've been making clothes again and the weather's nice today, so pic spam incoming. Starting with this lace shrug I knitted from handspun yarn a while ago, but only blocked this week #knitting #handspun #lace

I've been making clothes again and the weather's nice today, so pic spam incoming. Starting with this lace shrug I knitted from handspun yarn a while ago, but only blocked this week #knitting #handspun #lace

I've been making clothes again and the weather's nice today, so pic spam incoming. Starting with this lace shrug I knitted from handspun yarn a while ago, but only blocked this week #knitting #handspun #lace

Balling up this #handspun #wool #yarn on me nostepinne. Think I'm going to make myself #crochet something...🤔 #FiberArts

Balling up this #handspun #wool #yarn on me nostepinne. Think I'm going to make myself #crochet something...🤔 #FiberArts

Balling up this #handspun #wool #yarn on me nostepinne. Think I'm going to make myself #crochet something...🤔 #FiberArts

Balling up this #handspun #wool #yarn on me nostepinne. Think I'm going to make myself #crochet something...🤔 #FiberArts

Balling up this #handspun #wool #yarn on me nostepinne. Think I'm going to make myself #crochet something...🤔 #FiberArts

Here is the finished blue-green 💙💚🧶 #yarn. I'm pleased with it. 😌 Pretty sure I can call it DK weight.

#handspun #wool #GulfCoast #FiberArts

Here is the finished blue-green 💙💚🧶 #yarn. I'm pleased with it. 😌 Pretty sure I can call it DK weight.

#handspun #wool #GulfCoast #FiberArts

Here is the finished blue-green 💙💚🧶 #yarn. I'm pleased with it. 😌 Pretty sure I can call it DK weight.

#handspun #wool #GulfCoast #FiberArts

Here is the finished blue-green 💙💚🧶 #yarn. I'm pleased with it. 😌 Pretty sure I can call it DK weight.

#handspun #wool #GulfCoast #FiberArts

Here is the finished blue-green 💙💚🧶 #yarn. I'm pleased with it. 😌 Pretty sure I can call it DK weight.

#handspun #wool #GulfCoast #FiberArts

Migraine/eye grumbles are settling in with the warm spike means I am finding it very hard to concentrate on editing.

So, Feb craft update published, recipe written up for patrons. And a little bit of work done.

Then off screens, all the sock left-overs rewound and boxed. Running away from wheel as the drive band needs replacing, and the espinner requires far too much concentration.

Maybe knitting will need less from the eyes. And tea. 'Cos ... tea.

#spinning #handspun #sewing #FiberArts @fiberarts

Migraine/eye grumbles are settling in with the warm spike means I am finding it very hard to concentrate on editing.

So, Feb craft update published, recipe written up for patrons. And a little bit of work done.

Then off screens, all the sock left-overs rewound and boxed. Running away from wheel as the drive band needs replacing, and the espinner requires far too much concentration.

Maybe knitting will need less from the eyes. And tea. 'Cos ... tea.

#spinning #handspun #sewing #FiberArts @fiberarts

Migraine/eye grumbles are settling in with the warm spike means I am finding it very hard to concentrate on editing.

So, Feb craft update published, recipe written up for patrons. And a little bit of work done.

Then off screens, all the sock left-overs rewound and boxed. Running away from wheel as the drive band needs replacing, and the espinner requires far too much concentration.

Maybe knitting will need less from the eyes. And tea. 'Cos ... tea.

#spinning #handspun #sewing #FiberArts @fiberarts

Migraine/eye grumbles are settling in with the warm spike means I am finding it very hard to concentrate on editing.

So, Feb craft update published, recipe written up for patrons. And a little bit of work done.

Then off screens, all the sock left-overs rewound and boxed. Running away from wheel as the drive band needs replacing, and the espinner requires far too much concentration.

Maybe knitting will need less from the eyes. And tea. 'Cos ... tea.

#spinning #handspun #sewing #FiberArts @fiberarts

This scarf is a gift for my uncle, inspired by quartz clusters we saw together backpacking in Cottonwood Canyon in Death Valley. From what I've been reading I think they were formed by intrusive igneous rock forming around xenoliths, and by cooling very slowly forming the incredible quartz crystals we saw, which looked like rings around the darker xenoliths in the weathered rock face we saw. I'm not trained as a geologist though and would love to find more information about the geology of Cottonwood Canyon from someone with some real expertise!

The wool is targhee roving I got at the nor cal ren faire. I spun it on my small cross arm spindle and wove it on a loom I've been borrowing from a friend. It's plain weave set at 8epi. It looked very open on the loom, but fulled into a wonderfully bouncy and dense fabric.

After fulling I scoured the fabric, then used rubber bands to do this shibori inspired dye process. After putting on the rubber bands I gave it a bath in tannins I extracted from an oak gall, then in a bath of cool water with just a tiny bit of dissolved ferrous sulfate. It was so exciting to see the fabric turn grey in a a matter of just a few minutes when I put it in the iron bath!

#handweaving
#weaving
#handspinning
#naturaldyes
#dyes
#textiles
#handwoven
#handspun
#tiedye
#shibori
#oakgalls
#ferroussulfate
#naturaldye
#targhee
#wool
#geology
#xenolith
#quartz
#deathvalley