Latest posts tagged with #breedstudy on Bluesky
A bobbin of spun yarn, a chain of wool roving, and a book open to a page of information about Perendale sheep.
I am so far behind on my breed study spinning! Yesterday I got acquainted with the August wool of the month, Perendale. It is indeed easy and pleasant to spin! 🐑🧵 #breedstudy #spinning #wool
Breed and fiber study card showing information on the Silk Mawatas/Hankies samples spun with attached yarn samples and knit swatches.
DAY 14 (July 18th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the card for the Silk Mawatas/Hankies for my breed and fiber study.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinner #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #SilkMawata #TourdeFleece2025
Breed and fiber study card showing information on the Cormo wool samples spun with attached yarn samples and knit swatches.
DAY 13 (July 17th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the card for the Cormo wool for my breed and fiber study.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #CormoWool #TourdeFleece2025
Nylon fiber yarn chain plied on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0.
3 ply, sport weight, nylon fiber yarn on a niddy noddy against my fingers.
Nylon fiber yarn with a penny for scale laying on a table.
Nylon fiber yarn wound in a skein laying on a table.
DAY 6 (July 10th) of Tour de Fleece - I chain plied the first half of Sample 88, Nylon fiber. Yarn is a 3 ply, sport weight at 12 wpi, 37 yards to 1 ounce.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #Nylon #NylonFiber #TourdeFleece2025
Nylon fiber on a table.
Nylon fiber singles spun on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0.
DAY 5 (July 9th) of Tour de Fleece - I finished spinning the singles for the first half of Sample 88, Nylon fiber, at 35 wpi.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinner #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #Nylon #NylonFiber #TourdeFleece2025
Lleyn yarn singles spun on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
3 ply Lleyn yarn on a niddy nody
3 ply Lleyn yarn laying on a table with a nickel for scale.
3 ply Lleyn yarn wound in a skein laying on a table.
I spun the singles at 30 wpi, and I chain plyed the singles of the second half of Sample 85, Lleyn sheep. The yarn is a 3 ply worsted weight, 9 wpi, about 62 yards to 1.75 ounces.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #LleynFiber #LleynSheep
Ball of Faroe Island commercial top for spinning in a light gray.
Singles of Faroe Island Top spun at 20 wpi on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
I spun singles for the first half of Sample 84, Faroe Island sheep at 20 wpi. Seems really similar to Icelandic.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #handspinnersky #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinners #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #FaroeIslandFiber #FaroeIslandSheep
Cormo singles spun at 40 wpi on and Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
Cormo 3 ply yarn, 14 wpi, fingering weight on a niddy noddy.
Cormo 3 ply yarn, 14 wpi, fingering weight, laying on a table
Cormo 3 ply yarn, 14 wpi, fingering weight, wound in a skein on a table.
Here's the second half of Sample 81, Cormo. Singles were spun at 40 wpi, and chain plyed to get a 3 ply, fingering weight, 14 wpi yarn, about 75 yards to 2 ounces.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinner #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #CormoWool #CormoFiber
My breed and fiber study page for Eri Peace Silk in Natural White with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the two yarns spun, and a swatch knit from each of the two yarns.
I finished the swatches for the Eri Peace Silk (Natural White). The color results from feeding Philosamia ricini silkworms castor leaves.
#handspinning #handspun #yarn #🧶 #handspinners #yarnspinning #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #EriPeaceSilkNaturalWhite
My breed and fiber study page for Tussah Silk with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the two yarns spin, and a swatch knit from each of the two yarns.
I finished the swatches for the Tussah Silk, which is unbleached. It is one of my favorite silk fibers.
#handspinning #handspun #🧶 #yarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinner #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #TussahSilk
If Tussah and bombyx (cultivated or mulberry) silk are softest and Peduncle silk is the coarsest, the Eri silk is in the middle. My breed and fiber study page for Eri Peace Silk in Natural Golden with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the two yarns spun, and a swatch knit from each of the yarns spun.
I finished the swatches for the Eri Peace Silk (Natural Golden). The color results from feeding Philosamia ricini silkworms ficus citrifolia leaves.
#handspinning #handspun #yarn #handspinners #🧶 #yarnspinning #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #EriPeaceSilkNaturalGolden
My breed and fiber study for Peduncle silk with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the two yarns spun, and a swatch knit from each of the yarns spun.
I finished the swatches for the Peduncle Silk. It's the coarsest silk sample I've spun so far. The silk is from the stem that the silkworms make to attach to a branch before it spins its cocoon.
#handspinning #handspun #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #yarn #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #PeduncleSilk
My breed and fiber study page for Carbonized bamboo with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the other two yarns spun, and a swatch knit from each of the yarns spun.
I finished the swatches for the carbonized bamboo, which is bamboo infused with carbonized bamboo particles. It's more like cotton than other bamboo fibers I have spun.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #CarbonizedBamboo
My breed and fiber study page for Pearl fiber with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the two yarns spun, and a swatch knit from each of the yarns spun.
I finished the swatches for the pearl fiber, which is white cellulose fiber from Eucalyptus infused with pearl particles. It's absolutely gorgeous stuff, I'd spin it again.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #PearlFiber
My wool of the month arrived today - Hebridean! 🐏
I hope I can keep up with this, what with warm weather distractions coming soon! ☀️
#breedstudy
Tussah silk singles spun at 40 wpi on a bobbin on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
3 ply sport weight tussah silk yarn on a niddy noddy.
3 ply sport weight tussah silk yarn laying on a table with a nickel for scale.
3 ply sport weight tussah silk yarn wound in a skein laying on a table.
I spun the singles of the second half of the Tussah silk at 40 wpi and chain plied. Yarn is 3 ply sport weight, 12 wpi about 18 yards to half an ounce.
#handspinning #handspun #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #CarrParkArtisans #TussahSilk
Muga Silk Top, in a golden blonde color
Picture of the singles, showing them at 60 wpi.
Showing bobbin of Muga Silk singles at 60 wpi, on Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
Started spinning the first half of Sample 73, Muga Silk. Singles are being spun at 60 wpi.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinner #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinning #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #CarrParkArtisans #MugaSilk
Happy Friday! My February woolly arrived today and it is Shropshire! 🐑 I don’t know anything about this breed yet; excited to get #spinning ! 🧵
#mainefiberworkshop
#breedstudy
Singles of carbonized bamboo spun at 55 wpi on Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
Singles of carbonized bamboo plied on Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
Carbonized bamboo yarn chain plied on a niddy noddy.
Carbonized bamboo skein of yarn on a table
Last night I spun singles of the second half of the carbonized bamboo at 55 wpi, and chain plied it. Yarn is fingering weight, 14 wpi, 3 ply, 24 yards to a half ounce.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #SlimChickenEtsy #CarbonizedBamboo
White pearl fiber singles spun on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0.
White Pearl Fiber Yarn on a niddy noddy being held with my fingers for scale.
White pearl fiber yarn laid on table with my hand for scale.
Skein of white pearl fiber yarn laying on table
I finished the second half of the Pearl fiber. I spun singles at 55 wpi and chain plied. The yarn is 3 ply, 16 wpi, a light fingering, and 24 yards to 0.44 ounces. Very shiny.
#handspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspinner #yarnspinning #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #ForeverinFiber #PearlFiber
2 ply Pearl fiber yarn held in my fingers for scale.
Skein of pearl fiber yarn laid on a table with my hand for scale
A skein of pearl fiber yarn laying on a table.
I finished plying the first half of the Pearl fiber sample. The yarn is 2 ply, 16 wpi, a light fingering to lace weight, 33 yards to 0.44 ounces.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinner #handspun #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #ForeverinFiber #PearlFiber
Picture of Pearl fiber top from Forever in Fiber. It's a shiny, white fine fiber.
Pearl fiber being spun on an Electric Eel Wheel 6.0
Next sample: Pearl fiber, which is Eucalyptus cellulose fiber infused with pearl particles. I spun the first half of the sample 40 wpi. I'll ply tomorrow.
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinner #handspinners #yarnspinning #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #ForeverinFiber #PearlFiber
Yesterday’s spin on the new wheel: Exmoor Horn wool roving. Finished yarn coming soon. 🐑 #breedstudy #fiberarts #handspun
My wool of the month arrived, and January is Galway! I’ll #weave my homespun in my blanket project, and I’m excited for the “superior stitch definition” this breed promises.
#mainefiberworkshop
#breedstudy
Been singing Galway Girl all day-I-ay-I-ay too. Naturally! 😆
